PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Shadow Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Barret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Cherokee War Dance. Morgan Barret told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Shadow Hunter
vs
Barret

187 cm
24
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Kalashnikov Nutrition (Weekend Sale)

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 Las Vegas, Chief Shadow Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morgan Barret!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow Hunter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barret throws a shot from downtown. Shadow Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Shadow Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barret's waist but Barret gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shadow Hunter off to one side.
Shadow Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barret scores with a jab to the head.
Barret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shadow Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barret thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shadow Hunter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shadow Hunter avoids the body shot from Barret.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barret connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barret throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barret.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barret works the jab nicely.
Shadow Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barret as he avoids it easily.

Shadow Hunter drives through with a takedown into Barret's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shadow Hunter postures up in Barret's guard and throws a big left but Barret blocks it.
Shadow Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Shadow Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Barret has wrist control.
Shadow Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shadow Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Shadow Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barret works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barret utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shadow Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shadow Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Shadow Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Barret has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow Hunter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shadow Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shadow Hunter with a nice head shot there.
Shadow Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadow Hunter throws a strike but Barret rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barret slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barret tries to free his leg and advance position but Shadow Hunter is retaining full guard.
Barret seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shadow Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barret slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shadow Hunter is trying to keep Barret in close.
Barret trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shadow Hunter's guard.
Barret won't allow Shadow Hunter to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barret trying to move into half guard but instead Shadow Hunter has managed to sweep!

Shadow Hunter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shadow Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Barret blocks nicely.
Shadow Hunter postures up in Barret's guard and throws a big left but Barret blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barret working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shadow Hunter.
Shadow Hunter working some strikes from top position.
Shadow Hunter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barret preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shadow Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shadow Hunter chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Morgan Barret will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shadow Hunter avoids the body shot from Barret.
Shadow Hunter is looking to counter the offense by Barret and move into the clinch.
Morgan Barret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shadow Hunter drives through with a takedown into Barret's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shadow Hunter throws a strike but Barret rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Shadow Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shadow Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barret is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barret is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barret tries to free his leg and advance position but Shadow Hunter is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shadow Hunter has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barret has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shadow Hunter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barret gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shadow Hunter goes for a takedown attempt but Barret pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Shadow Hunter shoots in and bounces Barret off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shadow Hunter prevents Barret from getting back to his feet.
Barret avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shadow Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shadow Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing that Shadow Hunter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shadow Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barret is keeping the position for now.
Shadow Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow Hunter landing some decent shots from guard.
Shadow Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Barret has wrist control.
Shadow Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shadow Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shadow Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barret works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shadow Hunter throws a big right hand that misses.
Shadow Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Barret blocks nicely.
Shadow Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow Hunter throws a big right hand that misses.
Shadow Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shadow Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Barret blocks nicely.
Barret utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shadow Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barret can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shadow Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shadow Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barret utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barret preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barret is breathing heavily.
Shadow Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Barret has wrist control.
Shadow Hunter throws an elbow that misses. Barret uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shadow Hunter's guard. Nice move by Barret!

Barret content to stall in guard here.
Shadow Hunter trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shadow Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barret is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Shadow Hunter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Barret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadow Hunter.
Shadow Hunter tries to counter by clinching up but Barret breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice shot by Barret.
Shadow Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barret stuffs the takedown.
Shadow Hunter shoots and misses
and Shadow Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barret connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow Hunter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barret defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Shadow Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barret scores with a nice right hand.
Barret scores with a jab.

Shadow Hunter feints and as Barret raises his hands in defense, Shadow Hunter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shadow Hunter throws a strike but Barret rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Barret is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow Hunter is looking to stand up but Barret isn't so interested in that idea.
Barret forces his way into half guard.
Shadow Hunter looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
Barret stalling.
Barret trying to mount his opponent but Shadow Hunter defends it.
Barret is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shadow Hunter is looking to control Barret's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shadow Hunter avoid being mounted?
Barret sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shadow Hunter trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barret fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Barret comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barret has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Morgan Barret!