PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hadr Bari (ranked 5498 p4p, 5983 weight class) and Trevor Barnes (ranked 612 p4p, 633 weight class). Hadr Bari had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bari
vs
Barnes

185 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
162
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadr Bari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Bari - just one landing.

It looks like Trevor Barnes has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Bari as he connects with a hook.
Bari connects with a body shot.
Bari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Trevor Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A cross from Bari lands.
Bari avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Bari is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bari. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Bari.
Bari throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Bari tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bari misses with a lunging right hand

and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Bari tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stalling against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bari.
Barnes keeps control of Bari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bari tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the ropes.

Bari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes slips a straight right by Bari.
Bari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bari.
Bari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Bari in the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Bari moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Bari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Barnes rushes Bari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Bari trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bari's elbow.
Bari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
Bari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Bari.
Bari blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes stalling.
Bari blocks a body shot from Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadr Bari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trevor Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Bari counters with a good low kick that Barnes was not able to check.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bari lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Bari misses with a body shot.
Bari takes one to the chin there.
Bari throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Bari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.

That has opened up Trevor Barnes's cut even more.

Barnes clinches up against the ropes.
Bari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Bari is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barnes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bari controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Bari controls the action.
Bari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bari wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bari walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bari throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barnes.

Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Barnes stalling.
Barnes keeps control of Bari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Bari wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes prevents Bari from breaking the clinch.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Bari controls the action.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Bari.
Bari has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Bari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Bari tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the ropes.
Bari wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
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 Hadr Bari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trevor Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bari throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bari misses the target.
Bari misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bari throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Bari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bari.
Barnes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bari misses with a hook

and Barnes counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Bari.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.
Bari looking to stall.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Trevor Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bari working aggressively here.
Bari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Barnes avoiding damage.

Bari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bari doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bari blocks a jab.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bari misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
It looked like Bari was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left lands for Bari.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bari misses with a body shot.
Bari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Bari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Bari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bari. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Bari's leg. Bari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bari circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bari 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!