PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macale has chosen Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Charles Barkley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barkley
vs
Macale

200 cm
42
184 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

173 cm
49
177 lbs
62 - 27 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 62 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Barkley scores with a takedown into Macale's guard.
Barkley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barkley postures up and lands a big shot to Macale's brow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Macale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barkley.
Barkley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barkley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Our spies down at at Bonsai Club MMA inform us that Macale has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barkley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barkley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barkley 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barkley.
Macale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barkley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barkley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barkley with a nice head shot there.
Barkley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Macale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barkley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barkley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barkley trying to control but Macale is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barkley is looking to work some ground and pound but Macale has wrist control.
Barkley trying to control but Macale is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Barkley wants the takedown. Macale is fighting it off but Barkley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Macale's guard against the ropes.
Macale keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.
Barkley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barkley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barkley content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley landing with the ground and pound.
Barkley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barkley working some strikes from top position.
Barkley is working Macale over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barkley trying to control but Macale is working from the bottom.
Barkley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Macale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barkley.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barkley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macale is keeping the position for now.
Macale has momentary wrist control but Barkley slips an elbow through the middle.
Barkley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barkley wants to control from the top but Macale keeps moving.
Barkley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barkley with a nice head shot there.
Barkley is stalling in the full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barkley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barkley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barkley connects with a couple of short punches.
Barkley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barkley throws a big elbow that misses.
Barkley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barkley working some strikes from top position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barkley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Macale's guard.
Barkley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Macale defending well though.
Macale regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barkley.
Barkley throwing strikes but missing.
Barkley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barkley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barkley is looking to work some ground and pound but Macale has wrist control.
Macale keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barkley cracks Macale with a solid left hand.
Barkley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barkley landing some decent shots from guard.
Macale looks winded!
Macale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barkley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Macale's head.
Barkley is in close to Macale's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barkley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barkley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barkley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barkley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barkley postures up in Macale's guard and throws a big left but Macale blocks it.
Barkley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barkley wants to control but Macale is keeping him busy.
Barkley cracks Macale with a big right hand but Macale just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barkley lands a nice forearm strike.
Macale defending against the ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barkley cracks Macale with a big right hand but Macale just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barkley controls the position.
Barkley cracks Macale with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Macale taking a bit of punishment here - Barkley scoring with strikes.
Macale is not content to let Barkley control the position.
Barkley takes a little break here. Macale wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Barkley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Barkley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Barkley instigates a clinch.
Macale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Macale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barkley's brow.

Macale is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barkley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Macale to the mat. Macale regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Barkley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barkley scoring with some ground and pound.
Barkley scoring with some ground and pound.
Charles Barkley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barkley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barkley is stalling in the full guard.
Barkley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley landing with the ground and pound.
Barkley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barkley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Macale is breathing heavily.
Macale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macale can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barkley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Macale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barkley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Macale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barkley advances position into side control!
Macale is not content to let Barkley control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to score with some ground and pound. Macale controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barkley advances to full mount.
Barkley has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Macale's face.
Barkley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Macale looks a forlorn figure.
Barkley landing punches.
Barkley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barkley working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley working the ground and pound effectively.

Macale is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Barkley! Macale is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Barkley!
After the fight, Charles Barkley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.