PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Kumtomanee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Allah Allah Praise be Allah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Barnes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Barnes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Barnes
vs
Kumtomanee

178 cm
38
153 lbs
33 - 24 - 3

200 cm
41
155 lbs
32 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kumtomanee lands a body shot.
Barnes throws a body punch but Kumtomanee moves out of range.

Kumtomanee closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes digs a right hand into Kumtomanee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumtomanee's gas tank.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee looking to stall.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Kumtomanee blocks it.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Kumtomanee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kumtomanee.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee misses with a body kick.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kumtomanee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kumtomanee throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kumtomanee slips under a jab from Barnes.
Kumtomanee throws a nice head kick!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Kumtomanee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kumtomanee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kumtomanee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Kumtomanee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kumtomanee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kumtomanee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kumtomanee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kumtomanee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kumtomanee takes the fight into the clinch.
Kumtomanee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumtomanee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Kumtomanee.
Barnes lands an elbow that stopped Kumtomanee in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Khali Kumtomanee has been cut.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kumtomanee fails to land.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kumtomanee tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Kumtomanee avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Kumtomanee blocks with his arms.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kumtomanees head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Kumtomanee blocks with his arms.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kumtomanee trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Kumtomanee blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumtomanee struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kumtomanee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kumtomanee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kumtomanee avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Barnes presses Kumtomanee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Kumtomanee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Kumtomanee blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Kumtomanee controls the action.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumtomanee blocks a head kick by Barnes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumtomanee misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Barnes moves out of range as Kumtomanee strikes.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khali Kumtomanee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kumtomanee misses with a double jab.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumtomanee scores with a nice body kick.
Kumtomanee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnes moves out of range as Kumtomanee strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes is looking to counter the offense by Kumtomanee and move into the clinch.
Kumtomanee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kumtomanee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
Kumtomanee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kumtomanee missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kumtomanee.
A punch combination from Kumtomanee misses.
Barnes slips a straight right by Kumtomanee.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kumtomanee!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee misses with a combination
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes with a jab.
Kumtomanee tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Kumtomanee.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kumtomanee tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kumtomanee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumtomanee throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Kumtomanee backing up. Kumtomanee nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Kumtomanee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kumtomanee throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kumtomanee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kumtomanee tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Kumtomanee.
A big right from Kumtomanee misses.
Kumtomanee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kumtomanee moves out of range of the strikes.
Kumtomanee lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Kumtomanee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kumtomanee misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kumtomanee thinking.
Nice body kick there by Barnes.
Kumtomanee thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook but Kumtomanee avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kumtomanee misses with a looping left.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kumtomanee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
Kumtomanee throws a body kick that misses.
Kumtomanee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Kumtomanee moved away.
Kumtomanee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kumtomanee.
A combination from Kumtomanee does no damage.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumtomanee.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kumtomanee under the eye.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kumtomanee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kumtomanee throws a poor cross that misses

and Barnes moves into the clinch.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Kumtomanee avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Kumtomanee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kumtomanee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Kumtomanee off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Khali Kumtomanee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Khali Kumtomanee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kumtomanee misses with a right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Kumtomanee misses with a body kick.
Barnes digs a good hook to Kumtomanee's body.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes jabs at Kumtomanee's body.
Kumtomanee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kumtomanee misses with a body shot.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes moves out of range as Kumtomanee strikes.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kumtomanee is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Kumtomanee misses with an uppercut.
Kumtomanee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kumtomanee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Kumtomanee is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kumtomanee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Kumtomanee misses with a looping right.
Kumtomanee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Kumtomanee.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumtomanee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kumtomanee moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kumtomanee or not.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Kumtomanee avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kumtomanee misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Kumtomanee misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumtomanee blocks it with crossed arms.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes presses Kumtomanee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Nice body punch from Kumtomanee - that landed with a thud.
Kumtomanee is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Kumtomanee.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Barnes.
Barnes avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Kumtomanee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
Barnes lands a nice elbow.
Barnes is working Kumtomanee over against the cage.
Barnes pushes Kumtomanee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Kumtomanee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes tries a body shot but Kumtomanee blocks it.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Kumtomanee avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Kumtomanee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes works on Kumtomanee's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Kumtomanee's head.
A body shot lands from Barnes.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumtomanee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kumtomanee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kumtomanee throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Barnes!
A relieved looking Mike Barnes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Khali Kumtomanee stepped up to the mic, saying 'May allah strike me dead for losing to this unwashed and untrained sinner...'.