PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 3383 p4p, 4146 weight class) and Walter Hartwell White (ranked 419 p4p, 498 weight class). Barnhardt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is James Brown, living in America . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Barnhardt
vs
Hartwell White

182 cm
24
191
6 - 9 - 0

188 cm
24
190
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hot Spunk

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White scores with a nice head shot.
Hartwell White scores with a nice head shot.
Barnhardt wants to clinch.
Hartwell White connects with a body shot that sends Barnhardt's belly button to the back.
Barnhardt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hartwell Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnhardt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hartwell White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnhardt.
Hartwell White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnhardt throws the kick towards the body but Hartwell White avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Barnhardt darts in and clinches Hartwell White up against the cage.
Barnhardt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hartwell White.
I was talking to Barnhardt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hartwell White blocks an uppercut.
Hartwell White tries to throw a body punch but Barnhardt avoids it by throwing Hartwell White back against the cage.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt takes a shot to the head.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Barnhardt.
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
Hartwell White tries to throw a body punch but Barnhardt avoids it by throwing Hartwell White back against the cage.

Hartwell White breaks from the clinch.
Barnhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Hartwell White's shoulder, as Hartwell White tries to avoid the shot.
Hartwell White moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartwell White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnhardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hartwell White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnhardt.
Hartwell White swings widly with a right hand
letting Barnhardt counter with a right hand.
Hartwell White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hartwell White throws a shot from downtown. Barnhardt moves away and avoids it.
Barnhardt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hartwell White misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Barnhardt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnhardt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hartwell White misses with a left hand
and Barnhardt counters with a left and a right that stings Hartwell White.
Hartwell White has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hartwell White misses with a wild body shot.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Hartwell White moves out of range easily.
Barnhardt backing away here, and Hartwell White unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barnhardt misses with an uppercut.
Barnhardt connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnhardt checks the leg kick.
Barnhardt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hartwell White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnhardt in his tracks.
Hartwell White tries to work over Barnhardt's front leg with a kick but Barnhardt checks it.
Barnhardt wants to clinch but Hartwell White slips to the side
and Hartwell White counters with a left to the body.
Hartwell White motions for Barnhardt to come forward. Hartwell White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnhardt checks a leg kick.
Barnhardt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hartwell White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt lands a leg kick that knocks Hartwell White off balance momentarily.
Barnhardt connects with a looping right hand.
Hartwell White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnhardt slips a straight right by Hartwell White.
Barnhardt misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Barnhardt misses.
Hartwell White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnhardt is out of range and Hartwell White settles back down.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut.
Barnhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White connects with the punch.
Hartwell White connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartwell White, as that shot connected.
Barnhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnhardt dodges the punch combination from Hartwell White.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White connects with a body shot.
Hartwell White throws a leg kick but Barnhardt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnhardt lands a front kick.

Hartwell White tries to keep at a distance but Barnhardt has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Barnhardt on the inside.

Barnhardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartwell White is looking to slow Barnhardt down with leg kicks.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnhardt misses with a combination
and Hartwell White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnhardt throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Barnhardt misses its intended target.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell White misses with a looping right.
Barnhardt takes a swing at Hartwell White's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronnie Barnhardt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartwell White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartwell White throws a shot from downtown. Barnhardt moves away and avoids it.
Barnhardt lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses
and Hartwell White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Hartwell White lands.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartwell White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartwell White.
Barnhardt misses with a hook to the body
and Hartwell White counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartwell White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnhardt.
Hartwell White cracks Barnhardt with a good jab.
Hartwell White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartwell White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnhardt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hartwell White.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt misses with a low kick.
Hartwell White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnhardt back to the cage. Hartwell White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartwell White stuns Barnhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnhardt throws a low kick but Hartwell White avoids it.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnhardt manages to avoid it.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnhardt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hartwell White dodges the punch combination from Barnhardt.
It seemed like Hartwell White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hartwell White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnhardt's hands.
Barnhardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Hartwell White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartwell White.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White checks a leg kick.
Hartwell White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barnhardt takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnhardt presses Hartwell White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hartwell White breaks the clinch.
Barnhardt checks a low kick from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White jabs Barnhardt right on the nose. Barnhardt blinks but takes it well.
Hartwell White scores with a leg kick.
Hartwell White swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt avoids the body shot from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Barnhardt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartwell White moves away.
Hartwell White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartwell White scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a leg kick.
Hartwell White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnhardt tries to move into range but Hartwell White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hartwell White looks for the body kick but Barnhardt saw that one coming.
Barnhardt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartwell White misses the target.
Barnhardt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartwell White is out of range.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartwell White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnhardt misses the jab.
Hartwell White looks to land a right hand but Barnhardt moved out of range.
Hartwell White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnhardt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartwell White lands a nice hook to Barnhardt's body. Barnhardt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnhardt throws out a leg kick but Hartwell White moves out of range and Barnhardt only half commits.
Hartwell White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnhardt throws a quick counter head kick but Hartwell White was just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Hartwell White finds it's way through Barnhardt's defenses.
Barnhardt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hartwell White is looking to chop away at Barnhardt's legs.
Hartwell White throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnhardt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartwell White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartwell White connects with the punch.
Hartwell White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnhardt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnhardt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hartwell White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartwell White scores with a punch to the head.
Hartwell White looks to throw the jab but Barnhardt is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Hartwell White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnhardt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hartwell White missing with a left hand there. Barnhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnhardt throws a lazy body kick
and Hartwell White counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnhardt ducks under a wild hook from Hartwell White.
Barnhardt lands a two punch combo.
Barnhardt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hartwell White throws a hook but Barnhardt blocks it.
It looked like Barnhardt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnhardt throws a leg kick but Hartwell White moved away.
Barnhardt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Hartwell White misses its intended target.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartwell White scores with a hook.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartwell White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartwell White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a straight left.
Hartwell White is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Hartwell White misses its intended target.
Hartwell White misses with a straight right.
Barnhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnhardt scores with a head kick.

It looks like Walter Hartwell White has been cut.
Barnhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnhardt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Barnhardt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hartwell White, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnhardt lands a shoulder strike.
Hartwell White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnhardt misses with some punches.

Barnhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartwell White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnhardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hartwell White.
Barnhardt tries to clinch up.
Barnhardt avoids the head kick by Hartwell White.
Barnhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartwell White just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnhardt misses with an uppercut.
Barnhardt misses with a low kick.
Barnhardt lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hartwell White.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnhardt scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnhardt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hartwell White connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnhardt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartwell White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Hartwell White tenderised Barnhardt's leg. Barnhardt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnhardt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hartwell White staying out of range there.
Barnhardt misses with a wild combination.
Hartwell White works the jab nicely.
Barnhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell White.
A head kick by Barnhardt misses
and Hartwell White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartwell White scoring well with a low kick there.
Hartwell White misses with a low kick.
Hartwell White digs a good body shot into Barnhardt's ribs.
Hartwell White scores with the left hand. Barnhardt knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnhardt lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell White throws a head kick that half lands.
Barnhardt checks a low kick from Hartwell White.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnhardt blocks the leg kick.
Hartwell White throws out a loose jab but Barnhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartwell White scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell White swings widly with a right hand
and Barnhardt counters with a left and a right that stings Hartwell White.
Hartwell White connects with the punch.
Barnhardt blocks a jab.
Hartwell White misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Barnhardt.
Hartwell White misses with a looping left.
Barnhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartwell White moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hartwell White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hartwell White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hartwell White!
Walter Hartwell White thanked the fans post fight for their support.