PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barraclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraclough comes to the cage accompanied by MGMT - Electric Feel. Stan The Man is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Barraclough
vs
The Man

188 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Barraclough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan The Man!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barraclough moves in looking to clinch but The Man pushes him off.
Barraclough swings for the body but The Man moves out of range.
The Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Man misses with a hook to the body
and Barraclough counters with a head kick.
Barraclough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Man has time to react.
Barraclough tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from The Man.
Barraclough throws a hook but The Man avoids it easily.
The Man slips a jab from Barraclough.
Barraclough looks to throw the jab but The Man is out of range.
Barraclough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Man's head.
Barraclough misses with a straight left.
Barraclough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barraclough.
Barraclough misses with a body shot
and The Man counters with a three punch combo that has Barraclough backing up. Barraclough nods at The Man to acknowledge the strikes.
The Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraclough throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as The Man stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Barraclough follows into mount!

The Man is rocked!

It looks like Stan The Man has been cut.
Barraclough thowing shots but they're missing.
Barraclough throwing strikes here but The Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Man tries to lock up and control but Barraclough gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barraclough looking to ground and pound but The Man is blocking nicely.
Barraclough with shots to the head and body - The Man looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Man working to try and regain half guard.
Barraclough throwing strikes here but The Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The Man is trying to escape the mount.
The Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough throwing strikes here but The Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barraclough controlling his opponent.
Barraclough misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barraclough has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Man can't escape the position.
The Man is bucking up trying to escape but Barraclough cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Man gets back to half guard.
Barraclough is keen to just control but The Man is a slippery customer.
The Man tries to get to full guard but Barraclough has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barraclough is looking to stall here but The Man recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barraclough landing with the ground and pound.
The Man wants to stand up but Barraclough is controlling him.
The Man keeping moving, preventing Barraclough from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Barraclough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan The Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barraclough misses with a shot to the body
and The Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barraclough tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mike Barraclough is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barraclough misses with a combination
and The Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barraclough throws a jab when The Man was well out of range.
The Man throws a right hand that Barraclough ducks under and follows up with a left that Barraclough also avoids with ease.
The Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Barraclough tries to clinch up.
Barraclough throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for The Man. That snapped Barraclough's head back.
Barraclough looks to clinch
and The Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barraclough wants to clinch up but The Man keeps it at a distance.
Barraclough fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barraclough goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barraclough throws a head kick but The Man moves out of range.
The Man connects with a single shot there.
The Man swings for the body but Barraclough moves out of range.
Barraclough catches The Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a leg kick that misses.
The Man loads up on a big right hand but Barraclough slips the punch.
The Man moves forwards but Barraclough connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraclough throws a lazy right hand but The Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Man lands with a straight right. Barraclough didn't see that one coming.
The Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barraclough counters with a head kick. That will keep The Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Barraclough finish him?
The Man takes a swing at Barraclough's ribcage but misses.
The Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Barraclough takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Man misses with a body shot.
Mike Barraclough is winning the standup battle so far.
The Man misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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The Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Man throws a hook but Barraclough avoids it easily.
The Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barraclough counters with a straight right hand.
Barraclough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Man manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for The Man. That snapped Barraclough's head back.
Barraclough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Man blocks a head kick by Barraclough.
The Man misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man scores with the left hand. Barraclough knows he should have avoided that one.
Barraclough darts in trying to clinch
and The Man counters with a straight right hand.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
Barraclough throws a sloppy head kick
and The Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barraclough takes a swing at The Man's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Man cracks a nice hook into Barraclough's ribs.
The Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barraclough counters with a low kick, right behind The Man 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stan The Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stan The Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Man misses the shot to the body.
Barraclough closes the distance but The Man moves to the side
enabling The Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Barraclough misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barraclough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraclough is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barraclough.
Barraclough throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Man takes a swing at Barraclough's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough throws a sloppy head kick
and The Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from The Man.
The Man throws a right hand that Barraclough ducks under and follows up with a left that Barraclough also avoids with ease.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Man scores with a nice head shot.
Barraclough takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from The Man misses its intended target.
The Man moves away from the strike by Barraclough.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraclough shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barraclough defending well as The Man loads up on a big left hand.
The Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barraclough lands a body shot.
The Man scores with a shot to the body.
Barraclough takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barraclough moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by The Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by The Man.
The Man misses with a body shot.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
The Man lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from The Man.
Barraclough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barraclough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Man just misses with a punch to the body.
The Man throws a right and a left that Barraclough avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraclough throws a hook but The Man avoids it easily.
Barraclough takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Man throws a combination that misses
and Barraclough counters with a head kick.
Barraclough checks a leg kick.
A big right from Barraclough misses.
The Man throws a right and a left that Barraclough avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Man slips a jab from Barraclough.
A punch combination from Barraclough misses.
The Man blocks a head kick by Barraclough.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan The Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!