PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Audley Barristan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Neuhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barristan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Round the (Yoshi) Twist. Neuhardt has chosen Street Fighter II Ryu Theme Original as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barristan
vs
Neuhardt

165 cm
26
144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition
Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Audley Barristan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Neuhardt!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neuhardt gets tackled into the cage by Barristan. Barristan maintains the clinch.
Neuhardt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barristan stalling against the cage.
Neuhardt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Neuhardt manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neuhardt wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barristan landing knees to the body.
Barristan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neuhardt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barristan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neuhardt up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barristan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neuhardt is trying to push Barristan away but Barristan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Neuhardt tries to break the clinch but Barristan is controlling the position.
Barristan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neuhardt up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barristan obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barristan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Neuhardt looks winded!
Barristan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neuhardt's face.
Barristan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neuhardt tries to work over Barristan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neuhardt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barristan is keeping busy.
Neuhardt tries to circle away but Barristan has him pinned against the cage.
Barristan with a knee to the head.
Barristan has Neuhardt pushed against the cage.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Barristan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neuhardt letting Barristan take a breather here.
Barristan crunches a lovely knee into Neuhardt's ribcage.
Barristan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Neuhardt is rocked!

It looks like Eddy Neuhardt has been cut.
Neuhardt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Neuhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Barristan finish him?
Barristan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barristan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neuhardt's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuhardt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barristan effectively controlling the action here.
Barristan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neuhardt's face.
Barristan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barristan with a knee to the head.
Neuhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Neuhardt seems to have recovered his senses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barristan lands a good knee to the midsection. Neuhardt won't want to take too many of those.
Barristan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neuhardt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neuhardt misses with the head strike.
Barristan connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Barristan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barristan obliges.
Barristan landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barristan obliges.
Barristan lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Barristan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Barristan.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Barristan digs a right hand underneath Neuhardt's ribcage. Neuhardt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barristan connects with a knee to the head.
Barristan lands a nice knee to the body.
Barristan with a knee to the head.
Barristan working Neuhardt over with knees to the body.
Barristan lands a good knee to the midsection. Neuhardt won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barristan scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Barristan.
Barristan pushes Neuhardt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barristan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barristan scores a nice knee to the body.
Barristan landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barristan stalling.
Barristan with a knee to the head.
Barristan stalling against the cage.
Barristan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neuhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Barristan.
Neuhardt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barristan landing knees to the head.
Barristan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neuhardt's face.
Barristan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neuhardt's efforts to push away.
Barristan lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Barristan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barristan obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barristan.
Barristan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Neuhardt takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Audley Barristan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Neuhardt'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.

Barristan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barristan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neuhardt. That did some damage!
Neuhardt swinging wildly here.
Neuhardt misses with a jab, cross combination.

Neuhardt has Barristan up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barristan as Neuhardt tries to tie him up.
Barristan stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barristan lands a nice knee to the body.
Neuhardt is breathing heavily.
Neuhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barristan's elbow.
Barristan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barristan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neuhardt can do to turn this around?
Barristan lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barristan lands a nice knee to the body.
Barristan is stalling here.
Barristan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barristan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barristan lands a good knee to the midsection. Neuhardt won't want to take too many of those.
Neuhardt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barristan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neuhardt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barristan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Barristan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barristan.
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 frustrated look appears on Neuhardt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neuhardt takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barristan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Audley Barristan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neuhardt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barristan scores with a hook to the body.
Barristan landing knees to the head.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Neuhardt has had enough of the clinch but Barristan keeps him there for the moment.
Barristan landing knees to the head.
Barristan lands a good knee to the midsection. Neuhardt won't want to take too many of those.
Barristan scores with a knee to the head.
Barristan lands a knee to the body.
Barristan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barristan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Barristan.
Neuhardt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Neuhardt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barristan lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barristan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barristan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neuhardt.
Barristan crunches a lovely knee into Neuhardt's ribcage.
Barristan has Neuhardt pressed against the cage.
Barristan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barristan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neuhardt's face.
Barristan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Neuhardt has had enough of the clinch but Barristan keeps him there for the moment.
Barristan landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barristan landing knees to the head.
Barristan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neuhardt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Barristan landing knees to the head.
Barristan connects with a knee to the head.
Barristan landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Barristan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barristan.
Barristan landing knees to the body.
Barristan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neuhardt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barristan crunches a lovely knee into Neuhardt's ribcage.
Neuhardt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barristan has him pressed against the cage.
Barristan landing knees to the head.
Barristan lands a nice knee to the body.
Barristan stalls.
Barristan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barristan has Neuhardt pressed against the cage, preventing Neuhardt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Neuhardt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barristan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barristan lands a knee to the head.
Neuhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barristan's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Audley Barristan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Neuhardt's cut.
That's time! Barristan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Barristan.
Barristan misses the shot to the body.

Neuhardt forces Barristan back against the cage and clinches.
Barristan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barristan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barristan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Neuhardt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neuhardt is trying to push Barristan away but Barristan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barristan is pushing Neuhardt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neuhardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barristan connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barristan prevents Neuhardt from breaking the clinch.
Neuhardt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barristan jerks Neuhardt's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Neuhardt drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Barristan goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Barristan because Neuhardt was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Audley Barristan!
Audley Barristan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Eddy Neuhardt was interviewed post fight and said 'we' ll be back'.