PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 5341 p4p, 2131 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 586 p4p, 276 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnhardt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to James Brown, living in America . This should be a great matchup!

Barnhardt
vs
Lund

182 cm
25
191
6 - 11 - 0

188 cm
26
190
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 6 - 11 - 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnhardt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnhardt takes one to the side of the head.
Lund changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lund misses with a body shot.
Lund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barnhardt throws a head kick but Lund moves out of range.
Lund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnhardt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barnhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lund.
Lund lands with a right hand.
Lund's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnhardt under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnhardt misses with a head kick.
Lund works Barnhardt's body with a nice hook.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lund avoids the body shot from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lund misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund is looking for the big counter here.
Barnhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lund.
That kick from Lund tenderised Barnhardt's leg. Barnhardt is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnhardt blocks the leg kick.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Barnhardt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lund misses.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnhardt's head backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lund.
Barnhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnhardt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund swings for the body but Barnhardt moves out of range.
Lund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnhardt lands with a nice body punch.
Lund tried to score with a low kick but Barnhardt checks it.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnhardt misses with a lunging right hand
and Lund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnhardt is able to avoid easily.
Barnhardt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
Lund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barnhardt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lund now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnhardt lands a head kick!
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Lund has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lund throws out a powerful jab.
Lund throws a leg kick but Barnhardt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnhardt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lund's head.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnhardt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Lund moves out of range easily.
Barnhardt sets himself, and Lund steps forward looking for the clinch! Barnhardt avoids it this time.
Lund connects with a looping right hand.
Barnhardt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnhardt moves away.
Barnhardt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lund. Lund obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnhardt.
Lund is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnhardt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnhardt moves out of range of the leg kick from Lund.
Lund looks for the body kick but Barnhardt saw that one coming.
Barnhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lund.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnhardt is just out of range.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt misses with a head kick.
Lund checks a leg kick.
Lund wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnhardt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnhardt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lund throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lund avoids the head kick by Barnhardt.
Lund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnhardt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lund.
Lund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnhardt moves away.
A low kick lands for Barnhardt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Lund misses.
Lund with a jab.
Lund scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lund missing with a left hand there. Barnhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnhardt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnhardt lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick from Lund, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Barnhardt does it's job there.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lund chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lund avoids the head kick by Barnhardt.
Lund ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund dominated that round.
That's time! Barnhardt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barnhardt blocks a low kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnhardt misses its target.
Lund misses with a low kick as Barnhardt jumps back.
A low kick lands for Lund.
Barnhardt takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Barnhardt.
Lund looks to land a body kick but Barnhardt moved away.
Barnhardt loads up on a big right hand but Lund slips the punch.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Barnhardt moved out of range nicely.
Lund blocks a head kick by Barnhardt.
And Lund responds with a good body kick, but Barnhardt manages to step out the way in time.
Barnhardt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Lund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund lands a jab to Barnhardt's midsection.
Barnhardt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnhardt is just out of range.
Barnhardt thinks about countering with a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barnhardt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barnhardt throws a nice looking combination but Lund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnhardt is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lund.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lund as he connects with a hook.
Barnhardt misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Lund there.
Lund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnhardt misses with a straight right.
Barnhardt checks a low kick from Lund.
Lund avoids the head kick by Barnhardt.
Lund scores with a shot to the body.
Lund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnhardt's head.
The fighters circling - Barnhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnhardt throws a low kick but Lund moves out of range easily.
Lund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Lund.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnhardt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Barnhardt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lund.
Lund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Lund.
Barnhardt has Lund pushed against the cage.
Barnhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barnhardt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lund lands an elbow just above Barnhardt 's eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lund pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnhardt misses with the head strike.
Lund lands a damaging elbow.
Lund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lund dodges an elbow strike from Barnhardt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lund lands a shoulder strike.
Barnhardt is looking to control Lund's arms but Lund gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnhardt has his back to the cage.
Barnhardt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnhardt taking a breather.
Lund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lund.

It looks like Ronnie Barnhardt has been cut.
Barnhardt is looking to break free of the clinch but Lund has double underhooks.
Barnhardt is looking to break free of the clinch but Lund has double underhooks.
Lund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnhardt prevents a body shot from Lund.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lund.
Lund misses with the head strike.
Barnhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lund digs a right hand underneath Barnhardt's ribcage. Barnhardt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnhardt blocks a body shot from Lund.
Lund scores with a shot to the side of Barnhardt's head.
Lund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnhardt's elbow.
Barnhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Barnhardt tries a body shot but Lund blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt blocks an elbow strike.
Lund can't find room to land a body shot as Barnhardt controls the action.
Lund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lund lands an elbow just above Barnhardt 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnhardt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lund's brow.
Barnhardt has had enough of the clinch but Lund keeps him there for the moment.
Lund lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lund lands a right hand.
Barnhardt missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnhardt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lund is defending well for now.
Barnhardt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnhardt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lund lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Barnhardt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lund throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnhardt counters with a nice uppercut.
Lund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lund dips to his left and cracks Barnhardt with an uppercut!
Aaron Lund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lund takes one on the button.
Barnhardt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnhardt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lund just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnhardt.
Barnhardt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lund moves away.
Lund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lund just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnhardt.
Barnhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Lund is just out of range.
Lund moves out of range of the body kick from Barnhardt.
Lund connects with a solid leg kick.
Lund loads up on a big right hand but Barnhardt slips the punch.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Barnhardt moved out of range nicely.
Lund just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnhardt.
Lund throws a wild body kick that Barnhardt sees coming a mile off.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnhardt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnhardt misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnhardt throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with a left and a right that stings Barnhardt.
Barnhardt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lund manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Lund connects with a body shot.
Lund smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lund connects with a crisp jab.
Barnhardt misses with a head kick.
Lund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnhardt.
It looked like Barnhardt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lund lands with a good body shot.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lund closes the distance and pushes Barnhardt back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lund.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund pushes Barnhardt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lund can't find room to land a body shot as Barnhardt controls the action.
Barnhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.

Barnhardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lund slips a jab from Barnhardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lund.
Lund throws a leg kick which misses Barnhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnhardt tries to avoid it.

Lund moves into range and clinches up with Barnhardt.

Barnhardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnhardt misses with the combination.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnhardt is just out of range.
Barnhardt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lund misses with a two punch combination.
Barnhardt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barnhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lund lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Lund finds it's target.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Lund.
Barnhardt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lund lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lund defending well as Barnhardt loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Barnhardt down.
Lund connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lund blocks a head kick by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt misses with an uppercut. Lund saw that one coming.
Barnhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
Lund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnhardt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lund. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lund.
Barnhardt scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four 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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ronnie Barnhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lund connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lund. Beautiful body shot.
Lund throws a leg kick that misses.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnhardt is just out of range.
Barnhardt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Barnhardt is predictable there
and Lund counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lund throws a front kick that sends Barnhardt stumbling back into the cage.
Nice cross by Lund.
Lund lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnhardt's head.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnhardt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnhardt doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lund.
Lund looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Lund moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
Aaron Lund got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'