PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holy Jenova has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jenova
vs
Barrett

225 cm
35
285 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

194 cm
35
245 lbs
31 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenova's head.

It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Barrett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jenova is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barrett staying out of range there.

Barrett moves into the clinch.
Barrett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Jenova lands a nice uppercut.
Jenova gets through Barrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrett misses with the head strike.
Jenova lands a nice shot to the body.

Barrett breaks the clinch.
Barrett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jenova ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barrett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jenova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrett throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Jenova.
Barrett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenova.
Barrett throws a big shot that misses.
Jenova thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barrett if he has to take too many more of those.
Barrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jenova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Barrett ducks right into an uppercut from Jenova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barrett takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Jenova is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Barrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrett.
Barrett swinging wildly here.
Jenova tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenova throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenova looks to land a body kick but Barrett moved away.
Jenova dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Jenova scores with a kick to the body.
Jenova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrett.
Barrett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrett motions for Jenova to come forward. Barrett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barrett on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Barrett misses.
Jenova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett misses with a low kick as Jenova jumps back.
Jenova misses with a looping left.
Jenova backing away here, and Barrett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barrett misses with a right hand
and Jenova counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenova. Barrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenova lands a front kick.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Jenova moved out of range nicely.
Jenova throws a hook but Barrett blocks it.

Jenova rushes Barrett and presses him up against the cage.
Barrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Jenova misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Barrett.
Barrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike.
Barrett misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenova.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Jenova.
Barrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrett.
Jenova blocking some punches.
Barrett blocking some punches.
Barrett tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barrett blocking some punches.
Jenova blocks an uppercut.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenova working aggressively here.

Barrett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenova gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrett.
Barrett misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Barrett.
Barrett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenova just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenova moves out of range of the strikes.
Barrett blocks a jab.
Barrett is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenova swats away the attempt to clinch by Barrett.
Barrett throws a jab when Jenova was well out of range.
Barrett tries to work over Jenova's front leg with a kick but Jenova checks it.
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 Holy Jenova will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barrett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jenova takes a shot to the head.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
Barrett wants to break free but Jenova has control.
Barrett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenova throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barretts head.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Barrett.
Jenova prevents Barrett from breaking the clinch.
Jenova blocks a body shot from Barrett.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike.
Barrett tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenova avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Jenova on the inside.
Jenova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett scores with a shot to the side of Jenova's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett works on Jenova's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenova scores with a shot to the side of Barrett's head.
Barrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenova.
Jenova working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barrett tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenova avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jenova.
Jenova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Barrett on the inside.
Jenova prevents a body shot from Barrett.
Nice body punch from Jenova - that landed with a thud.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
Barrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jenova working aggressively here.
Jenova lands with a light punch inside.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Barrett misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jenova fails to land.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Jenova misses with some punches.
Jenova has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
Barrett blocking some punches.
Barrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenova pushes Barrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Barrett controls the action.
Barrett tries to break free but Jenova pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Barrett lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jenova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrett's efforts to push away.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
Jenova has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrett pushes Jenova back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrett's elbow.
Barrett throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.

Barrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenova.
Barrett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett lands with a cross.

Holy Jenova's cut is getting worse.
Jenova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrett.
Barrett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick from Barrett.
Jenova dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Jenova is looking to counter punch.

Jenova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barrett wants to break free but Jenova has control.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.

Barrett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barrett blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenova scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Holy Jenova will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A cross from Jenova lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jenova.
Barrett defending well as Jenova loads up on a big left hand.
Barrett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jenova, as that shot connected.
Jenova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenova.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but Jenova saw it coming and moves away.
Jenova throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barrett avoids it.
Barrett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barrett tries to clinch but Jenova moves out of range.
Barrett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barrett thumps Jenova with a low kick.
Barrett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barrett tries to clinch but Jenova moves out of range.
Holy Jenova is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Jenova there.
An inside leg kick from Barrett misses.
Barrett cracks Jenova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett throws a hook to the side of Jenova's head but Jenova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jenova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrett's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jenova.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barrett. Barrett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barrett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jenova.
Barrett avoids the body shot from Jenova.
Jenova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jenova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jenova misses the target.
Jenova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenova looks to land a combination. Barrett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barrett works Jenova's body with a nice hook.

Barrett has closed the distance and engaged Jenova in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrett.
Jenova lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenova.
Jeremy Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holy Jenova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova blocks an uppercut.
Jenova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrett or not.
Barrett is trying to push Jenova away but Jenova has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenova working aggressively here.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Jenova.
Barrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike.
Jenova tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrett missing with knees to the body.
Jenova misses with the head strike.
Barrett misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Jenova cracks Barrett with a nice body shot.

Barrett breaks the clinch.
Jenova bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrett's head.
Jenova uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barrett ducks right into an uppercut from Jenova.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jenova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrett misses with a right hand
and Jenova counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenova scores with a one two! Barrett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jenova with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett takes one to the chin there.
Jenova tests Barrett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenova lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barrett looks to land a combination but Jenova avoids it well.
Barrett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barrett throws a low kick, looking for Jenova's leg but Jenova calmly moves out of range.
Jenova clobbers Barrett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jenova misses with a straight right.
Barrett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenova.
Barrett throws a nice looking combination but Jenova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrett wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenova connects with a right hand. Barrett shakes it off.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holy Jenova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jenova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Jenova!
In his post fight interview, Holy Jenova started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.