PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

kong
vs
Barnes

185 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
245 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

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The Fire Inside

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, king kong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barnes scores with a takedown into kong's guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but kong keeps moving.
kong is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.

kong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but kong blocks nicely.
kong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

kong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
kong trying to control but he's not successful this time.

kong wants to finish this one by submission but Barnes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes can't escape the position.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with kong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

kong has hold of Barnes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barnes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barnes throwing hammer fists to the chest of kong. What's that going to do exactly?
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
kong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnes tries to reverse the position but kong maintains control.

kong has control of Barnes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barnes regains control of the situation pretty easily.

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.
Barnes wants to hold on but kong pushes him away.

kong is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barnes has managed to escape the submission attempt.

kong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barnes is surviving well by controlling kong's body position as best he can.

kong wants to finish this one by submission but Barnes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from kong.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barnes throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but kong is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
kong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes thuds his right hand into kong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

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.

Barnes gets the takedown into side control.
Barnes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes is working kong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at kong to see if he's OK.
kong regains half guard.
Barnes trying to control from half guard but kong is working away.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for kong!
Barnes looking to finish kong with some ground and pound. This is bad for kong!
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
kong tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

kong misses with the combination.
kong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
kong throws a right and a left that both miss.

Barnes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
kong looking to control.
kong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.

kong has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
kong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barnes scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with punches from side control.
kong is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
kong prevents Barnes from improving position.
kong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barnes working the head with strikes.
Barnes cracks kong with a big elbow.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
kong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
kong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
kong is trying to improve his position.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
kong tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes grinds an elbow into kong's temple.
kong is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
Barnes lands a few punches from side control.
Barnes working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes grinds an elbow into kong's temple.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes is putting a hurting on kong here, landing some big shots from side control.
kong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
Barnes cracks kong with a big right hand but kong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barnes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
kong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kong gets back to half guard.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of kong's head.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed kong's head.

kong looking for submissions off his back.

kong looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes working kong over with strikes.

kong actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes winds up and cracks kong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through kong's hands, connecting with kong's forehead.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
kong taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
kong has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
kong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
kong is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brock Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.

kong looking for a guillotine here but Barnes defends easily.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is working kong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of kong's head.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but kong is retaining full guard.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from kong misses.

Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. kong sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
kong is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

kong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
kong has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes advances position into side control!
kong stops Barnes from passing to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
kong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kong is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can kong avoid being mounted?
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
kong gets back to full guard.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
kong has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes distracts kong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
kong keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
kong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from kong.
Barnes cracks kong with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
kong looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.

Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

kong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
kong wants to get back to full guard.
kong is not content to let Barnes control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. kong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from kong.
kong has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes is working kong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

kong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes distracts kong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
kong wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.

kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
kong working a defensive guard here.
kong can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

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.
Barnes working over kong with some ground and pound. kong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
kong is not content to let Barnes control the position.
kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes working over kong with some ground and pound. kong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
kong wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
kong wants to get back to full guard.
kong is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Barnes really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnes scores with a takedown into kong's guard.

kong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes is in close to kong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes is working kong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes pushing down on kong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes works his foot free and advances to mount.
kong wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kong is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but kong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barnes prevents kong from getting the reversal.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barnes landing shots from mount.
Barnes lands with some strikes.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. kong looks a forlorn figure.
kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
kong is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
kong is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
kong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
kong is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
kong manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. kong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
kong looking for a sweep. Not yet kong, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. kong is keeping the position for now.
kong is trying to keep Barnes in close.

kong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes cracks kong with a solid left hand.
kong is trying to keep Barnes in close.

kong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.

kong working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes wants to control from the top but kong keeps moving.
kong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
kong has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.

kong working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Barnes dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Barnes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barnes works to advance to full mount. kong defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish kong?
Barnes working kong over with strikes here.
kong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

kong actively working from the bottom here.

kong looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes winds up and cracks kong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
kong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for kong.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

kong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes works over kong with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. kong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kong is on top in guard.

kong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barnes can do anything to dispel that myth.

kong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and kong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
kong has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

kong looking for a guillotine here but Barnes defends easily.
kong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes is working kong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
kong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.

kong is trying to work for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Barnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
kong advances position into side control!
Barnes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

kong seems to be working for a kimura but Barnes defends the submission attempt.

kong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnes tries to roll over but kong keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Barnes keeping full guard, as kong tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Barnes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barnes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes lands with some strikes.
king kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
kong is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Brock Barnes!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Brock Barnes!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Brock Barnes!

Brock Barnes wins by unanimous decision!
Brock Barnes is the new heavyweight champion!