PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 2754 p4p, 380 weight class) and Oberion McKane (ranked 6030 p4p, 679 weight class). Barry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Dreams. Pat Barry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barry
vs
McKane

182 cm
43
170 lbs
34 - 14 - 1

169 cm
27
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oberion McKane!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barry gets a clinch.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Oberion McKane has been cut.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.
Barry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKane's defenses.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
McKane digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry lands an elbow just above McKane 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barry throws an elbow but misses.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but McKane blocks with his arms.
McKane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but McKane blocks with his arms.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
McKane misses with a punch on the inside.
Barry lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McKane misses with the head strike.
Barry throws an elbow but it misses.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
McKane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barry or not.
Barry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKane blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barry throws an elbow but misses.
Barry blocks a body shot from McKane.
Barry lands an elbow just above McKane 's eye.
McKane gets through Barry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barry's elbow.
Barry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKane's efforts to push away.
McKane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
McKane lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKane lands a body shot.
McKane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKane lands with a left to the head.
Barry misses with an elbow strike.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barry.
Barry throws an elbow but it misses.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKane scores with a shoulder strike.
McKane misses with some punches.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for McKane.
Barry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKane's defenses.

That has opened up Oberion McKane's cut even more.
Barry throws an elbow that misses.
McKane avoids a wild elbow strike from Barry.
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
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 Pat Barry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oberion McKane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

McKane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barry tries to clinch up.
Barry tries to clinch but McKane is having none of it.
Barry tries to clinch up
and McKane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barry seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barry at a distance.
McKane keeps the fight on the outside.
Barry tries to clinch up but McKane circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McKane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for McKane.
Barry tries to clinch up but McKane circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry is looking to clinch but McKane is avoiding it.

McKane gets tackled into the ropes by Barry. Barry maintains the clinch.
Barry lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Barry.
Barry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKane avoids a wild elbow strike from Barry.
McKane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McKane lands with a right to the head.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
McKane looking to slow down the pace here.
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
McKane digs a right hand into Barry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barry's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKane.
Barry misses with an elbow over the top.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McKane blocks it with crossed arms.
Pat Barry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKane misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands a body shot.
McKane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrys head.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but McKane blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from McKane.
McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKane lands a hook that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKane tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.

McKane breaks the clinch.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKane thumps Barry with a low kick.
McKane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barry at a distance.
McKane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McKane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane scores with a punch to the head.

McKane lands a head kick that bluckles Barry and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with McKane no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Barry is looking to clinch but McKane is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oberion McKane takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Oberion McKane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McKane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barry tries to clinch there but McKane circles away.

Barry has McKane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
McKane misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from McKane.
Barry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry tries a knee to the head but McKane blocks it.
Barry looking to throw knees to the head but McKane is blocking nicely.

McKane breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barry tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by McKane. Beautiful body shot.
Oberion McKane seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Barry ducks into a a hook from McKane and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

It looks like Pat Barry has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKane raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McKane digs a good hook to Barry's body.
McKane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barry rather than just go for the knockout.
McKane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane lands a jab to the nose.

Barry is rocked!
Barry doesn't manage to clinch there - McKane circles away.
McKane lands a jab to Barry's midsection.
McKane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

McKane connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Barry onto his butt! Barry bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Oh Barry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane keeps the fight on the outside.
McKane lands a nice shot to the body.
Barry seems to have got his legs back now.

McKane scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Barry beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Barry is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. McKane doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Barry crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Barry's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oberion McKane!
A victorious Oberion McKane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.