PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Spirit Detonator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit. The Spirit Detonator has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Spirit Detonator
vs
Barnes

195 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Spirit Detonator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a right and a left that Spirit Detonator avoids nicely.
Spirit Detonator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Spirit Detonator circles away.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spirit Detonator on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spirit Detonator.
Roger Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Spirit Detonator.
Spirit Detonator ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes sizes up Spirit Detonator with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spirit Detonator, pushing him back against the cage.
Spirit Detonator prevents a takedown attempt there.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spirit Detonator lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Spirit Detonator definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spirit Detonator jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot

and Spirit Detonator counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barnes! Spirit Detonator lets Barnes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Barnes is rocked!
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Spirit Detonator counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Barnes out cold! What a finish! Spirit Detonator is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Spirit Detonator!
Roger Barnes was interviewed post fight and said 'I win like a man and I lose like a man. On this night, the better fighter won, so I give my opponent full credit, but there will be other nights, other fights, and, I assure you, very different outcomes to those fights.'.