PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 4047 p4p, 376 weight class) and Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 5538 p4p, 435 weight class). Nenad Jovanovic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jovanovic
vs
Barnhardt

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Barnhardt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut.
Barnhardt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jovanovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnhardt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jovanovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnhardt misses with a low kick.
Barnhardt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnhardt misses the shot to the body.
Barnhardt misses with the body kick
and Jovanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnhardt tries a low kick but Jovanovic avoids it.
Barnhardt misses with an uppercut. Jovanovic saw that one coming.
Barnhardt misses with a straight right.
Barnhardt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jovanovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jovanovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jovanovic misses with a wild body shot.
Barnhardt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab by Barnhardt.
Jovanovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jovanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic clobbers Barnhardt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnhardt tries to land a front kick but Jovanovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jovanovic slips a jab from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnhardt on the side of the head.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is looking to counter punch.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jovanovic.
Barnhardt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnhardt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jovanovic defending well as Barnhardt loads up on a big left hand.

Jovanovic rushes Barnhardt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barnhardt fails to land.
Jovanovic misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jovanovic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic lands a body punch.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Barnhardt.
A hook to the body from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnhardt controls his hands.
Jovanovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Jovanovic lands with a left to the head.
Barnhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Jovanovic.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Barnhardt fails to land.
Barnhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnhardt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Jovanovic lands a left hand.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnhardt looks winded!
Jovanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnhardt trying to stall but Jovanovic improves his position.
Jovanovic scores with a shot to the side of Barnhardt's head.
A short uppercut from Jovanovic.
Barnhardt misses with a body punch.
Barnhardt tries to break free but Jovanovic pushes him back against the cage.
Jovanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnhardt misses with some punches.
Jovanovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic gets through Barnhardt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Jovanovic digs a right hand underneath Barnhardt's ribcage. Barnhardt let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jovanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Barnhardt takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jovanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
A short right from Jovanovic on the inside.
Jovanovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic pushes Barnhardt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic.
A short right from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnhardt takes a shot to the head.
Jovanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
A short body shot lands from Jovanovic as the two fighters clinch.
Jovanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jovanovic lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Jovanovic scores with a shot to the side of Barnhardt's head.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Barnhardt is rocked!
Jovanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Jovanovic finish him?
Jovanovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Jovanovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnhardts head.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic works on Barnhardt's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jovanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnhardt backwards.
Jovanovic unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barnhardt! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jovanovic is unloading with more strikes now! Barnhardt drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nenad Jovanovic!
Nenad Jovanovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.