PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 2199 p4p, 235 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 3159 p4p, 310 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers. Franchise has chosen Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Franchise

170 cm
32
166 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

178 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franchise is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franchise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franchise managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a left hand.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Franchise.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franchise.
Franchise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Franchise connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes wants to clinch
and Franchise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Barnes is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franchise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Franchise throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franchise looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stevie Franchise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Franchise's head but Franchise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franchise unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes slips a jab from Franchise.

Barnes looking to score a takedown here. Franchise is defending well but Barnes drives through and ends up in Franchise's guard.
Franchise wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barnes manages to pass to side control.

Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franchise is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.

Franchise pushes Barnes off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Franchise throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Barnes has Franchise up against the cage in a clinch.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.

Franchise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franchise looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franchise lands with a good body shot.
Franchise fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Franchise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes prevents Franchise from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franchise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Franchise moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brady Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barnes dives in and grabs Franchise's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franchise pushes down on Barnes's head and hops out.
Brady Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franchise misses with a wild combination.
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franchise lands a jab to the head.
Franchise fails to land with a series of punches.
Franchise scores with a hook.
Franchise misses with a wild body shot.
Franchise throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franchises jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick but Franchise moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franchise tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Franchise throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Franchise pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Franchise scores with a nice right hand.

Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franchise, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Franchise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franchise misses with some punches.
Franchise misses with some punches.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franchise lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franchise takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Franchise avoids the head kick by Barnes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.

Barnes rushes Franchise and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franchise is trying to stall.
Barnes prevents Franchise from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franchise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Franchise.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barnes rushes Franchise and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franchise tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes has Franchise pressed against the cage, preventing Franchise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Our sources have told us that Barnes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Franchise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Franchise tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.

Franchise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Franchise. Those never looked like landing.
Franchise is breathing heavily.
Barnes scores with a push kick.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Franchise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Franchise.
Barnes checks a low kick from Franchise.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brady Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes slips under a jab.
As Franchise looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Franchise just gets out of the way.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Franchise does no damage.

Barnes forces Franchise back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franchise backwards.
Barnes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franchise wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes prevents Franchise from breaking the clinch.
Barnes is looking to control Franchise's arms but Franchise gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Franchise tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franchise.
Barnes with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Franchise off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Franchise lands.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franchise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes slips a straight right by Franchise.
Franchise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Franchise throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franchise walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Franchise. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes moves out of range as Franchise throws a body kick.
Franchise throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franchise misses with a straight left.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Franchise's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Franchise seems unphased.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.

Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Franchise in a clinch.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Franchise controls his hands.
Brady Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franchise leaning against his opponent.
Franchise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franchise backwards.
Franchise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franchise lands a right hand.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Franchise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franchise is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Barnes.

Franchise is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Franchise is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franchise can do to turn this around?
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Barnes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barnes pounces like a tiger and cracks Franchise with a vicious hook! Franchise is down but not out! Barnes follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes is the new lightweight champion!
Brady Barnes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.