PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 1647 p4p, 154 weight class) and Herschel Pettaway (ranked 1643 p4p, 153 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers. Pettaway has chosen Empire State of Mind - Jay Z as his entrance music. Brady Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Herschel Pettaway's chin.

Barnes
vs
Pettaway

170 cm
33
166 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

163 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Velocity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to clinch up but Pettaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes misses with a hook. Pettaway ducked under it nicely.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettaway misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pettaway counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pettaway lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Pettaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettaway misses with a double jab.
Pettaway drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Barnes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pettaway.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pettaway swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pettaway's head.
Pettaway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Despite the aggression on Pettaway's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pettaway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pettaway throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes swings for the body but Pettaway moves out of range.
Pettaway stalks Barnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnes's face. Barnes staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnes lands a head kick. Pettaway smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Pettaway checks it.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Pettaway's head.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Pettaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes swings for the body but Pettaway moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettaway misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pettaway counters with a straight right hand.
Pettaway throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Pettaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettaway throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Pettaway throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Pettaway.
Nice uppercut there from Pettaway.
Pettaway works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Pettaway throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Pettaway steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnes. That one must have hurt.
Pettaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Pettaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettaway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettaway.
Pettaway throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
As Pettaway looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Pettaway just gets out of the way.
Barnes wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes avoids the elbow strike from Pettaway, against the cage.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Pettaway avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Pettaway's head.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Pettaway's leg but Pettaway calmly moves out of range.
Pettaway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Pettaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway.
A slow jab from Pettaway misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pettaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Pettaway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettaway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pettaway throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Pettaway as he connects with a hook.
Pettaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettaway should have avoided that one.
Pettaway scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pettaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brady Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Pettaway.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Pettaway misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Pettaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pettaway misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pettaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Pettaway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pettaway throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettaway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pettaway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Pettaway lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Pettaway counters with a stiff right hand.
Pettaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Pettaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Pettaway has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pettaway tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes defending well as Pettaway loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Pettaway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway misses with a looping right.
Pettaway slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Pettaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pettaway throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Pettaway looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Pettaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Pettaway slips under a jab.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Pettaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Pettaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Pettaway looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Pettaway is avoiding it.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Barnes drives through and clinches with Pettaway against the cage.
Barnes is pushing Pettaway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Pettaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pettaway misses the shot to the body.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Pettaway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pettaway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pettaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Pettaway misses with a double jab.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Pettaway pushes him off.
Pettaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pettaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettaway to score with a decent uppercut.
Pettaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Pettaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettaway looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Pettaway avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Pettaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pettaway avoiding damage.
Pettaway's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pettaway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.

Pettaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pettaway avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Pettaway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a head kick but Pettaway moves out of range.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Pettaway.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Pettaway lands a shot to the body.
Pettaway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pettaway will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnes up against the cage.
Pettaway has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Pettaway fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Herschel Pettaway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pettaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Pettaway is avoiding it.
Pettaway scores with a body shot.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes tries to clinch but Pettaway moves away
and Pettaway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettaway slips a straight right by Barnes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettaway! But no joy.
Pettaway lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Barnes throws a push kick but Pettaway slaps the foot to one side.
Pettaway throws a big counter head kick but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Herschel Pettaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettaway 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.
Pettaway tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Pettaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pettaway at a distance.
Pettaway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pettaway cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Pettaway throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettaway.
Pettaway misses with the combination.
As Pettaway looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Pettaway just gets out of the way.
Pettaway misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettaway. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettaway loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettaway is just out of range.
Barnes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pettaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Pettaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettaway.
Pettaway lands with a cross.
Pettaway misses with a two punch combination.
Pettaway slips a jab from Barnes.
Pettaway tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pettaway takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettaway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Pettaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Pettaway scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettaway throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Pettaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettaway swinging wildly here.
Pettaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Pettaway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Pettaway misses with a straight right.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pettaway misses the target.
Pettaway looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Pettaway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pettaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pettaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pettaway in his tracks.
Pettaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pettaway needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Pettaway's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Pettaway's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Pettaway moved out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway.
Pettaway scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Pettaway's head but Pettaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pettaway misses the jab.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Pettaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettaway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Pettaway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pettaway dodges the punch combination from Barnes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herschel Pettaway.
I think Pettaway 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Herschel Pettaway!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Herschel Pettaway!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Herschel Pettaway!

Herschel Pettaway wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Herschel Pettaway waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Brady Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Didn't hurt'.