PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 1736 p4p, 3219 weight class) and Adsawin Jindasawat (ranked 208 p4p, 359 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Barkley
vs
Jindasawat

204 cm
30
277
16 - 12 - 0

189 cm
23
228
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adsawin Jindasawat!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barkley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Jindasawat.
Barkley lands the left hand.

It looks like Adsawin Jindasawat has been cut.
Jindasawat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barkley is able to avoid easily.
Jindasawat scores with a body shot.
Barkley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barkley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jindasawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barkley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jindasawat appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barkley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jindasawat counters with an inside leg kick.
Jindasawat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jindasawat misses with a body shot.
Jindasawat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Barkley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barkley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barkley wants to control from the top but Jindasawat keeps moving.
Jindasawat pulls Barkley in close to his closed guard and prevents Barkley from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jindasawat keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.
Barkley won't allow Jindasawat to sweep him here.
Barkley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jindasawat told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jindasawat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barkley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jindasawat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barkley postures up in Jindasawat's guard and throws a big left but Jindasawat blocks it.
Jindasawat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barkley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jindasawat keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jindasawat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barkley with a nice head shot there.
Barkley preventing the sweep.
Barkley throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jindasawat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barkley tests Jindasawat's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That has opened up Adsawin Jindasawat's cut even more.
Adsawin Jindasawat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jindasawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Jindasawat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barkley feints and then cracks Jindasawat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jindasawat down.
Jindasawat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barkley finds it's way round the side to connect with Jindasawat's head.
Barkley connects with a body shot that sends Jindasawat's belly button to the back.
Barkley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jindasawat moves away.
As Barkley backs off Jindasawat throws a huge counter combo but Barkley manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat misses the shot to the body.
Jindasawat misses with a looping right.
Barkley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jindasawat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jindasawat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barkley. Barkley obviously looking to wear him down.
Jindasawat lands with a good body shot.
Jindasawat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jindasawat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barkley moves into range and connects with a jab.

The cut above Adsawin Jindasawat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barkley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barkley looking to control but instead Jindasawat has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jindasawat is positioning himself well to prevent Barkley advancing to mount.
Jindasawat is looking to control Barkley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jindasawat avoid being mounted?
Barkley drops an elbow to the side of Jindasawat's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat wants to control but Barkley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barkley is nestled in close to Jindasawat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barkley is keen to just control but Jindasawat is a slippery customer.
Jindasawat trying to control from the bottom.
Barkley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barkley throwing shots but Jindasawat is blocking nicely.
Barkley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jindasawat is looking for a sweep. Barkley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jindasawat wants to control but Barkley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jindasawat is refusing to be controlled, as Barkley sits in half guard.
Jindasawat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barkley throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Barkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adsawin Jindasawat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barkley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Barkley.
Jindasawat digs a good hook to Barkley's body.
Barkley is looking to clinch but Jindasawat is avoiding it.
Barkley moves out of range as Jindasawat strikes.
A leg kick checked by Barkley.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
Jindasawat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barkley with a body shot.
Barkley defending well as Jindasawat loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barkley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jindasawat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jindasawat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Barkley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jindasawat, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jindasawat.
A short uppercut from Barkley.

Adsawin Jindasawat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adsawin Jindasawat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ross Barkley!