PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 2537 p4p, 3846 weight class) and Ack Rack (ranked 357 p4p, 487 weight class). Ack Rack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnes
vs
Rack

180 cm
20
176
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
180
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ack Rack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barnes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rack!
Barnes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes working away.
Rack manages to get back to half guard.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes wants to pass to mount but Rack is defending the position.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Rack trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rack controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rack trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rack is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Rack manages to get to full guard.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes distracts Rack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes controlling from the top position.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes is fighting to break Rack's control of his arms but Rack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnes distracts Rack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rack has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Rack keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rack has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Barnes is working Rack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rack looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rack's head.
Barnes postures up in Rack's guard and throws a big left but Rack blocks it.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Barnes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes throwing shots but Rack is blocking nicely.
Rack wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rack is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Barnes controlling the pace.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rack wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barnes working Rack over with strikes.
Rack regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Rack is breathing heavily.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Rack.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes postures up in Rack's guard and throws a big left but Rack blocks it.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Don Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rack wants to hit a sweep here but Barnes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rack there!
Barnes breaks from Rack's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rack looks a forlorn figure.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes breaks from Rack's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Rack is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Rack is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rack is looking to escape.
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barnes unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rack wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Barnes celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Barnes!
Don Barnes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.