PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 4745 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Remarque (ranked 4910 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Allen
vs
Remarque

187 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Remarque!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remarque uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Remarque ducks down to avoid it.
Remarque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
A shot to the body from Allen misses
and Remarque counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remarque. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Remarque slips under a jab.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Remarque throws a big shot that misses.
Remarque's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Remarque's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Allen throws out a powerful jab.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remarque.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen throws a series of punches but Remarque moves out of range.
Remarque is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remarque stalks Allen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Allen's face. Allen staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen works over Remarque's head and body with a nice combination.
Remarque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Remarque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen is looking for a counter combo.
Jab by Allen.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Remarque's head.
Allen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Remarque under the eye.
Remarque misses with a body shot.
Remarque takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Remarque misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Remarque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remarque.
Remarque takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Remarque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Remarque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Remarque digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Remarque throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Remarque.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remarque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Remarque.
Remarque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Allen misses.
Remarque walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Allen looks to land a combination. Remarque sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Remarque throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Remarque loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Remarque is just out of range.
Remarque feints a jab promting Allen to slip. Remarque then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Allen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remarque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Remarque throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remarque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Remarque misses with a hook.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Remarque looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allen lands the left hand.
Jab by Remarque.
Remarque connects with a single shot there.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Remarque is just out of range.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Remarque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remarque walks into a jab.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Remarque throws a counter combo.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Remarque's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Allen lands a body shot.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Remarque.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Remarque.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Remarque ducks down to avoid it.
Remarque throws a counter combo.
Remarque misses the shot to the body.
Allen tests Remarque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen throws a body punch but Remarque moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remarque missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Remarque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Kurt Remarque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Remarque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Remarque slips under a jab.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Remarque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remarque.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Remarque misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Remarque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remarque changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remarque misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remarque moves away.
Allen tests Remarque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Remarque. Remarque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Remarque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remarque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Remarque.
Remarque scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Allen lands a head shot.
Remarque clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Remarque takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Remarque throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remarque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Remarque might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Allen has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Remarque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen cracks Remarque with a good jab.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Remarque.
Remarque takes one to the side of the head.
Remarque throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remarque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Remarque can do to turn this around?
Allen lands with a hook. Remarque tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Remarque uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Remarque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Remarque has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Allen throws a series of punches but Remarque avoids them all with ease.
Remarque just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remarque lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
No joy there for Remarque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Remarque misses.
Remarque is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Remarque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Remarque's head.
Remarque tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Remarque at a distance.
Remarque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Remarque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remarque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Remarque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Remarque blocks the leg kick.
Remarque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Remarque misses with a wild combination.
Remarque is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Allen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Remarque on the side of the head.
Remarque just misses with a punch to the body.
Remarque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Allen as he connects with a hook.
Allen jabs Remarque to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Remarque needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Remarque misses.
Remarque ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen lands a nice hook to Remarque's body. Remarque takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Remarque avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Remarque is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Allen with a body shot.
Jab by Allen.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Allen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Remarque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Remarque throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Remarque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remarque.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remarque.
Allen throws a big counter combination but Remarque scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Remarque lands a two punch combo.
Remarque's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Remarque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Remarque avoids the body shot from Allen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen works Remarque's body with a nice hook.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Remarque doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remarque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remarque looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Allen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Remarque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Remarque.
Remarque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen throws a right hand that Remarque ducks under and follows up with a left that Remarque also avoids with ease.
Remarque takes one to the side of the head.
Remarque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Remarque's head but Remarque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remarque lands a two punch combo.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Remarque is just out of range.
Remarque slips a straight right by Allen.
Remarque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remarque misses with an uppercut
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Remarque takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen digs a good body shot into Remarque's ribs.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remarque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Allen coming out on top.
Remarque swinging wildly here.
Remarque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Remarque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allen, as that shot connected.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allen with a hook.
Remarque misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen works the jab nicely.
Allen cracks Remarque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Remarque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Allen.
Allen works Remarque's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allen.
Remarque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Remarque takes a jab right on the kisser.
Remarque connects with a body shot.
Allen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remarque just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Remarque's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allen.
Remarque walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Remarque backs up against the cage.
Remarque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Remarque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Remarque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Remarque throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Remarque lands with a shot to the body.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remarque.
Remarque slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Remarque tries to counter by closing the distance.
Remarque throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remarque walks into a jab.
Remarque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Remarque tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurt Remarque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Remarque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Our winner, Barry Allen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.