PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between A Mixed Martial Artist Fighter That Competes In Mma (ranked 7340 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dread Barsby (ranked 4098 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mixed Martial Artist Fighter That Competes In Mma
vs
Barsby

189 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, A Mixed Martial Artist Fighter That Competes In Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dread Barsby!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter That Competes In Mma tries a low kick but Barsby avoids it.
Barsby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter That Competes In Mma. No joy for Barsby on that attempt.
Fighter That Competes In Mma throws a leg kick

and Barsby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barsby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fighter That Competes In Mma wants to stand and escape but Barsby is having none of it.
Fighter That Competes In Mma can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barsby controls the pace.
Let's hope that Barsby has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barsby not doing much here.

Barsby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fighter That Competes In Mma defends it well.
Barsby trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barsby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barsby slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fighter That Competes In Mma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barsby goes for a double leg but Fighter That Competes In Mma avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fighter That Competes In Mma continues to drive forward.

Barsby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fighter That Competes In Mma bucks up and tries to throw Barsby off but instead Barsby has got his back!
Barsby biding his time, looking for the opening.
Fighter That Competes In Mma wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsby is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Barsby scores with punches to the body.
Barsby lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barsby controls the action.
Barsby softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dread Barsby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Barsby. Beautiful body shot.
Barsby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A Mixed Martial Artist Fighter That Competes In Mma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barsby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter That Competes In Mma throws out the jab.
Fighter That Competes In Mma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fighter That Competes In Mma throws a nice looking combination but Barsby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Barsby closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fighter That Competes In Mma's guard.
Barsby is stalling in the full guard.
Dread Barsby has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barsby stops Fighter That Competes In Mma from standing up.
Barsby controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsby is pushing down on Fighter That Competes In Mma's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fighter That Competes In Mma is fighting to maintain full guard but Barsby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barsby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barsby winds up and cracks Fighter That Competes In Mma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barsby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barsby is taking a breather. Fighter That Competes In Mma says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsby's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barsby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fighter That Competes In Mma is trying to stand up here but Barsby is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fighter That Competes In Mma wants to clinch up but Barsby keeps it at a distance.
A Mixed Martial Artist Fighter That Competes In Mma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter That Competes In Mma swinging wildly here.
Barsby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fighter That Competes In Mma misses with a double jab.
Fighter That Competes In Mma throws a leg kick that is checked

and Barsby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fighter That Competes In Mma wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barsby manages to pass to side control.

Barsby controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Barsby.
Barsby controlling the pace.
Fighter That Competes In Mma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barsby on the ground.
Barsby works his way into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barsby is staying tight to Fighter That Competes In Mma's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dread Barsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Barsby connects with a right hand. Fighter That Competes In Mma shakes it off.
Fighter That Competes In Mma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fighter That Competes In Mma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barsby shoots in but Fighter That Competes In Mma avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Barsby shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barsby is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsby passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barsby controlling from mount.
Barsby scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fighter That Competes In Mma is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Barsby lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsby pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Fighter That Competes In Mma is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Barsby locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Fighter That Competes In Mma is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dread Barsby!