PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca comes to the cage accompanied by Carthage. Gonna Spanked will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Barca
vs
Spanked

175 cm
28
165 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

187 cm
38
158 lbs
39 - 15 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
AnonymouS

Warrior

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca moves out of range as Spanked strikes.
Barca throwing a counter right hand but Spanked manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Barca has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barca misses with a hook.
Barca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spanked circles away.
Barca looks to throw the jab but Spanked is out of range.

Barca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Spanked controlling the position well.
Barca is nestled in close to Spanked, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spanked controlling the position for now.
Let's hope that Spanked has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spanked's head.
Barca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spanked trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spanked wants to improve his position but Barca is controlling well.
Spanked has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barca is working away from the top position though.

Barca is trying to work for a kimura but Spanked is defending well.
Spanked is concentrating on defense, preventing Barca from advancing position.
Spanked keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barca trying to pass the guard but Spanked defending well.
Spanked trying to control here.

That's two 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.

Barca seems to be looking for submissions.
Spanked controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barca connects with a nice short shot to Spanked's temple.
Barca lands with a punch from half guard.
Spanked controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Barca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spanked's head.
Spanked is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barca scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is looking to control Barca's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spanked avoid being mounted?
Spanked keeping control of the position.
Spanked tries to get to full guard but Barca has control of the leg.
Spanked keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Spanked.
Spanked avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barca.

Barca is working for a kimura but Spanked is defending it quite comfortably.
Barca missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spanked trying to control but Barca postures up.
Barca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spanked wants to control but Barca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spanked doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spanked throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Spanked 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spanked moves away from the strike by Barca.
Spanked avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Barca.
Spanked doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barca misses with an uppercut. Spanked saw that one coming.
Spanked let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barca throws a hook to the side of Spanked's head but Spanked sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spanked appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanked manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Spanked misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spanked scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Spanked misses.
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanked was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Spanked paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked misses with a few strikes there.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spanked doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spanked just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barca jabs Spanked right on the nose. Spanked blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Spanked there.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Spanked.
Barca misses with a straight left.
Barca lands a slapping body shot.

Spanked gets caught napping as Barca dives in and scores a takedown. Spanked manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca postures up in Spanked's guard and throws a big left but Spanked blocks it.
Spanked has control of Barca's left arm, preventing Barca from doing any damage.
Barca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca pushing down on Spanked's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spanked blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barca.
Barca throwing shots but Spanked is blocking nicely.
Spanked is concentrating on defense, preventing Barca from advancing position.
Barca tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spanked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spanked trying to control here.
Barca missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is positioning himself well to prevent Barca advancing to mount.
Barca wants to free his trapped foot but Spanked is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spanked is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Barca is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spanked doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barca.
Spanked trying to control here.
Hannibal Barca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spanked controlling the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Spanked throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Spanked looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Spanked throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca feinted with a counter takedown.
Barca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanked.
Spanked throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Barca moves forwards but Spanked connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spanked tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Spanked.
Gonna Spanked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca's corner calls for a 1-2. Barca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barca misses with an uppercut.
Barca connects with a nice looking jab.
Spanked pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Barca dominated that second round.
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!

Barca scores with a hook to the body. Spanked takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spanked misses with a wild body shot.
Barca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barca fails with a takedown attempt.
Spanked is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barca rather than just go for the knockout.
Spanked lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanked looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Barca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanked.
Spanked getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Spanked throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Barca takes a swing at Spanked's ribcage but misses.
Barca misses with a looping left.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spanked can do to turn this around?
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spanked misses with a head kick.
Barca lands with an uppercut that bounces Spanked off the cage and back into range.
Barca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spanked waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barca.
Gonna Spanked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spanked fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.

Spanked gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spanked is trying to keep Barca in close.
Barca with a nice head shot there.
Gonna Spanked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Spanked keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Spanked is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spanked is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barca postures up in Spanked's guard and throws a big left but Spanked blocks it.

Spanked has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barca can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to control from the top but Spanked keeps moving.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Spanked is keeping the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barca throws a hook to the side of Spanked's head but Spanked sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spanked throws out the jab.
Barca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barca slips a jab from Spanked.
Barca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spanked.
Spanked defending well as Barca loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands with a nice body punch.
Barca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spanked throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spanked loads up on a big right hand but Barca slips the punch.
Barca looks to land a right hand but Spanked moved out of range.
Spanked uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barca.
Barca lands the left hand.
Barca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spanked throws a lazy right hand but Barca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barca looks to land a left hand but Spanked moved out of range nicely.
Spanked appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spanked is fending him off so far but Barca persists. Nope, Spanked circles away and we're back to standing.
Hannibal Barca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spanked ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barca 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hannibal Barca thanked AnonymouS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).