PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

High
vs
Barton

190 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
222 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Barton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High moves out of range as Barton throws a body kick.
High throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barton avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Barton.
Barton wants to counter the offense by High and move into the clinch position.
Barton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt High.
Barton scores with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barton - that will leave a mark!
High dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
High looks to land a right hand but Barton moved out of range.
Barton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. High doesn't seem bothered though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barton - that will leave a mark!

High gets caught napping as Barton dives in and scores a takedown. High manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barton working some strikes from top position.
Barton chips away with some ground and pound.
Barton throwing strikes from guard but High blocks nicely.
Barton wants to control from the top but High keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton looking to sit in guard and control but High gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Barton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. High gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
High working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barton's head.
High won't allow Barton to sweep him here.
Barton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Barton wants to control from the top but High keeps moving.
Barton throwing strikes from guard but High blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barton postures up and lands a big shot to High's brow.
Barton throws a big elbow that misses.
Barton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. High swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barton throws a strike but High rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've been hearing that High has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
High postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but High puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Barton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but High pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
High seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton gets full guard.

High avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
High content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
High chips away with some ground and pound.

Barton working for a triangle but High defends it easily.

Barton looking for a guillotine here but High defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Barton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! High escapes and throws Barton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
High landing strikes.
Barton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked High off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Barton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Barton.
Barton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Barton misses.
It looked like High wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Barton is predictable there
and High counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barton scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barton, as that shot connected.
Barton misses the jab.
Clint Barton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
High works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
High stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barton.
High on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barton. Barton obviously looking to wear him down.
High blocks the body kick.
High is looking to counter the offense by Barton and move into the clinch.
Barton blocks a head kick by High.
Barton lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but High manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
High just misses with a punch to the body.
Barton throws a low kick but High avoids it.
Barton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
High takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down High rather than just go for the knockout.
High throws a front kick aimed at Barton's knee but Barton avoids it well.
Barton throws a head kick that misses.
Barton scores with a push kick.
Barton cracks High with an open hand slap.
Barton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on High if he has to take too many more of those.
High misses with a low kick.
Barton cracks High with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
High slips a jab from Barton.
Barton looks to throw a body kick
and High counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
High throws a head kick that misses.
Barton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
High defending well as Barton loads up on a big left hand.
Barton looks for the body kick but High saw that one coming.
High looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
High misses with a body kick.
Barton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barton throws a body punch but High moves out of range.
High was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barton scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Barton is predictable there
and High counters with a leg kick.
Barton throws an overhand right that lands on High's shoulder, as High tries to avoid the shot.
High is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton throws the left hand but High avoids the punch easily.
High sizes up Barton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
High looks to land a left hand but Barton moved out of range nicely.
Barton misses with a kick to the body.
Barton misses with a low kick as High jumps back.
Barton checks a low kick from High.
Barton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
High swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
High blocks the body kick.
High seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
High throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from High. Barton does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton staying out of range there.

High lands a big head kick that sends Barton tumbling to the mat! High takes a step backwards and waves Barton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Barton misses with a shot to the body
and High counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for High.
Barton is breathing heavily.
High connects with a right that clearly hurt Barton. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as High proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Barton collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil High!
After the big win, Phil High made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Museum of Monsters & Madmen and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.