PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macunai Maicow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into the arena with Alaj volim kad je pomalena blaring out of the sound system. Mirko Barnett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barnett
vs
Maicow

188 cm
24
240 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
264 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

CROWN - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macunai Maicow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maicow wants to clinch.
Maicow throws a head kick but Barnett moves out of range.
Maicow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches up with Maicow, looking for a takedown. Barnett pushes Maicow against the cage but Maicow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maicow doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Maicow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnett.
Maicow throws a head kick but Barnett moves out of range.
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maicow pinned against the cage. Maicow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maicow misses with a body kick.
Maicow wants to clinch up but Barnett keeps it at a distance.

Barnett clinches with his opponent.
Barnett wants to break free but Maicow has control.
Maicow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Maicow landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maicow landing knees to the head.
Maicow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicow keeps control of Barnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Barnett blocks it.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maicow looks to clinch
and Barnett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maicow wants to clinch
and Barnett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maicow darts in trying to clinch

and Barnett counters by clinching up.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maicow missing with knees to the body.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Barnett blocks it.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Maicow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maicow throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macunai Maicow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maicow tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Barnett counters with a shoot takedown. Maicow fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnett content to stall in guard here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Macunai Maicow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barnett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maicow misses with a body kick.
Barnett lands with a nice combination. Maicow backs away looking to recover.

Barnett clinches with his opponent.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maicow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Barnett.
Maicow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maicow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maicow landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Barnett breaks the clinch.
Maicow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Maicow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maicow looks to clinch

and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Maicow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnett avoids the elbow strike from Maicow, against the cage.
Maicow pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maicow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maicow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett blocks an elbow strike.
Barnett can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett wants to break free but Maicow has control.

Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maicow misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Maicow.
Barnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maicow throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Barnett lands but Maicow takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Maicow there.
Barnett shoots in for a double leg but Maicow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maicow wants to clinch

and Barnett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maicow prevents Barnett from breaking the clinch.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Maicow is controlling the position.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Maicow's ribcage.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but Maicow keeps him there for the moment.
Maicow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Macunai Maicow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Maicow.
Maicow connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maicow trying to land knees to the body.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maicow is fending him off so far but Barnett persists. Nope, Maicow circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Barnett clinches up with Maicow and pushes him back against the cage.

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maicow thows a leg kick but Barnett checks it

and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maicow keeps control of Barnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maicow throws a knee to the head but misses.

Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett looks for a takedown but Maicow sprawls well.
Maicow tries to clinch

and Barnett moves into the clinch.
Maicow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maicow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maicow with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnett pushes Maicow up against the cage in a clinch.
Maicow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maicow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Mirko Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maicow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnett tests Maicow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maicow doesn't seem bothered though.

Barnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barnett is pushing down on Maicow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maicow is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maicow wants to stand back up but Barnett manages to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett takes a little break here. Maicow wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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 Mirko Barnett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Maicow tries to clinch up
and Barnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Maicow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maicow closes the distance but Barnett moves to the side
and Barnett counters with a three punch combo that has Maicow backing up. Maicow nods at Barnett to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnett shoots in but no luck this time.
Maicow tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnett avoiding damage as Maicow throws knees to the body.
Maicow misses with an elbow strike.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Maicow.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett wants to break free but Maicow has control.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Maicow.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maicow closes the distance looking to clinch

and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maicow lands an elbow inside.
Maicow scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.
Maicow throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett blocks an elbow strike from Maicow.
Barnett avoiding damage as Maicow throws knees to the body.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
Maicow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maicow missing with knees to the body.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Maicow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maicow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett scores with a head kick.
Barnett lands a head kick. Maicow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maicow wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a body kick.
Macunai Maicow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett defending well as Maicow loads up on a big left hand.

Barnett rushes Maicow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maicow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnett's defenses.
Barnett with a knee to the head.

Barnett breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maicow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maicow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maicow wants to clinch

and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maicow wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maicow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barnett scores with a head kick.
Barnett shoots in but Maicow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maicow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Barnett counter with a right hand.
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Barnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maicow landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.

Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Barnett fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maicow is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maicow tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnett taking a breather.
Maicow scores a nice knee to the body.

Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maicow wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Maicow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maicow throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maicow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maicow wants to clinch
and Barnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maicow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Maicow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maicow clinches but Barnett breaks the clinch

and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barnett sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!