PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale has chosen Ain't No Sunshine- DMX as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stunza
vs
Barksdale

198 cm
32
220 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

190 cm
34
211 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renars Stunza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stunza.
A jab from Stunza misses.
Barksdale is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barksdale misses with a kick to the body.
Stunza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barksdale.
Stunza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barksdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stunza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Stunza's head but Stunza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barksdale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Stunza.
Barksdale with a nice cross.
Stunza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stunza cracks a nice hook into Barksdale's ribs.
Stunza throws a big shot that misses.
Stunza tries to clinch up but Barksdale circles away and keeps his distance.
Barksdale feints the counter takedown.

Stunza drives through and clinches with Barksdale against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale tries a body shot but Stunza blocks it.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Stunza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stunza blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stunza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Barksdale.
A head kick by Stunza misses
and Barksdale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stunza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stunza is looking to clinch but Barksdale is avoiding it.
Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Barksdale.
Stunza lands a head shot.
Stunza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barksdale.
Barksdale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stunza to score with a decent uppercut.
Stunza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Barksdale as he checks the leg kick.
Stunza misses with the combination.
Barksdale connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunza wants to clinch up but Barksdale keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Barksdale tenderised Stunza's leg. Stunza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barksdale misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Barksdale - just one landing.
Barksdale slips under a jab.
Stunza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stunza throws a lazy right hand but Barksdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stunza darts in trying to clinch
and Barksdale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barksdale scores with a one two! Stunza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barksdale misses the jab.
Barksdale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barksdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Stunza feinted with a counter takedown.
Stunza is looking to clinch.

Stunza rushes Barksdale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Stunza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barksdale shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stunza eats them both and turns towards Barksdale to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale cracks Stunza with an open hand slap.
Stunza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stunza ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Stunza attempts a counter takedown but Barksdale avoids it well and moves away.
Barksdale is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stunza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stunza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stunza checks a low kick from Barksdale.
A counter left hand to the body from Stunza misses its target.
Barksdale scores with a jab. Stunza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stunza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stunza throws an overhand right that lands on Barksdale's shoulder, as Barksdale tries to avoid the shot.
Stunza wants to clinch but Barksdale slips to the side
and Barksdale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Stunza gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Barksdale.

Stunza breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stunza misses with a hook to the body
and Barksdale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stunza misses with a hook. Barksdale ducked under it nicely.
Stunza misses with a few strikes there.
Barksdale throws a low kick but Stunza moves out of range easily.
Stunza feinted with a counter takedown.
Barksdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza walks into a left hand.

It looks like Renars Stunza has been cut.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Stunza ducked under it nicely.
Stunza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barksdale's head.
Stunza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stunza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stunza misses with a hook.

Barksdale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barksdale leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barksdale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Stunza breaks from the clinch.
Barksdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stunza.
Stunza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stunza tries to clinch there but Barksdale circles away.
Stunza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barksdale.
Stunza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stunza throws a series of punches but Barksdale avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Barksdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renars Stunza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barksdale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stunza's head.
A left lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Stunza.
Barksdale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stunza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Stunza.
Barksdale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stunza tries to clinch but Barksdale is having none of it.
Stunza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barksdale lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Stunza. Those never looked like landing.
Barksdale let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barksdale lands a right hook to the body.
Stunza takes one on the button.
Stunza slips under a jab from Barksdale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunza blocks a head kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale scores with a body shot.
Barksdale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stunza defends well and Barksdale ends up having to push Stunza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jermaine Barksdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barksdale thuds his shin into the meat of Stunza's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale connects with a single shot there.
Stunza misses with a hook. Barksdale ducked under it nicely.
Barksdale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stunza throws a head kick but Barksdale moves out of range.
Barksdale thuds his right hand into Stunza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Stunza.
Nice uppercut there from Stunza.
Stunza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stunza as he avoids it easily.
Stunza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barksdale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barksdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stunza was well out of range. Poor timing from Barksdale.
Good shot there by Barksdale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stunza moves away.
Stunza looks to land a left hand but Barksdale moved out of range nicely.
Stunza tries to close the distance and clinch but Barksdale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stunza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale blocks a head kick by Stunza.
Barksdale keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Barksdale.
Stunza tries to clinch up but Barksdale circles away and keeps his distance.
Barksdale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stunza.
Stunza misses the body punch
and Barksdale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stunza thinking.
Stunza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stunza throws a leg kick but Barksdale moved away.

Barksdale pushes Stunza up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Stunza.

Stunza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barksdale works Stunza's body with a nice hook.
Stunza throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stunza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barksdale misses with a series of wild punches.
Stunza half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stunza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale scores with a hook to the body. Stunza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barksdale scores with a jab to the body.
Renars Stunza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barksdale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stunza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barksdale scores with a body shot.
Stunza throws a series of punches but Barksdale moves out of range.
Stunza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barksdale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stunza finds it's way round the side to connect with Barksdale's head.
Barksdale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barksdale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Barksdale. That snapped Stunza's head back.
Barksdale sizes up Stunza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
A jab from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale scores with a decent looking hook.
Barksdale works Stunza's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza throws out a loose jab but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stunza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barksdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Barksdale catches Stunza right on the button with a cross.
Barksdale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stunza throws out the jab.
Stunza moves out of range of the body kick from Barksdale.
Stunza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a looping left.

Stunza clinches.
Stunza stalling in the clinch.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stunza misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stunza dodges an elbow strike from Barksdale.

Barksdale manages to break the clinch.
Barksdale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stunza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stunza avoids the body shot from Barksdale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Barksdale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renars Stunza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stunza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barksdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Barksdale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stunza.
Barksdale with a hook.
No joy there for Stunza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barksdale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barksdale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stunza.
Stunza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale scores with a jab. Stunza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
Stunza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barksdale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stunza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale throws a looping overhand right but Stunza ducks down to avoid it.
Stunza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barksdale.
Stunza misses with a wild combination.
Stunza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale flicks out a counter leg kick but Stunza steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Barksdale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stunza doesn't seem phased though.
Barksdale jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stunza throws a lazy uppercut
and Barksdale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barksdale misses with a body shot.
Stunza wants to clinch.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Stunza ducked under it nicely.
Stunza lands with a cross.
Barksdale loads up on a big right hand but Stunza slips the punch.
Stunza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barksdale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barksdale is looking to score with low kicks.
Stunza misses with a straight left.
Barksdale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Stunza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barksdale.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Stunza.
Stunza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Stunza darts in trying to clinch
and Barksdale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stunza misses the shot to the body.
Stunza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stunza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Renars Stunza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stunza misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barksdale.
A punch lands to the side of Barksdale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Stunza ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barksdale.
Stunza wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands a nice shot that snaps Stunza's head back.
Stunza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barksdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barksdale scores with a jab. Stunza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Barksdale rushes Stunza and presses him up against the cage.
Jermaine Barksdale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barksdale tries to throw a body punch but Stunza avoids it by throwing Barksdale back against the cage.
Barksdale lands with a light punch inside.
Stunza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barksdale misses with the head strike.
Stunza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barksdale has Stunza pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stunza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale misses with a punch to the body.

Barksdale works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Barksdale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barksdale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stunza keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
Barksdale landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Barksdale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barksdale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jermaine Barksdale!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jermaine Barksdale!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jermaine Barksdale!

Jermaine Barksdale wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Jermaine Barksdale thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.