PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1298 p4p, 4267 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 181 p4p, 515 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Barnes
vs
Chan

180 cm
23
176
11 - 6 - 0

184 cm
24
180
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Chan.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Chan finds it's target.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
A shot to the body from Chan misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Chan working aggressively here.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Chan working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Chan.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chan lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Chan tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Chan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Chan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chan lands a left hand.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Chan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Chan wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnes stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Chan lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Chan.
Barnes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chan after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Chan.
Chan lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Chan misses with some punches.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Barnes.
Chan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chan.

Barnes has clasped his hands together around Chan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Barnes trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes taking a breather here.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
Barnes slows the pace down.
Barnes throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.

Chan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Barnes avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Chan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Chan misses with some punches.

Chan breaks the clinch.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Chan as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Chan scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Chan misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Chan throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
As Chan looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charlie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Chan misses with a few strikes there.

Barnes looking to score a takedown here. Chan is defending well but Barnes drives through and ends up in Chan's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes sitting in guard here, content to control.

Chan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barnes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barnes.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chan.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Chan's body. Chan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Chan moves his leg out of the way.
Chan slips under a jab from Barnes.
Chan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chan walks into a jab.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.

Barnes shoots in and bounces Chan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Barnes wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnes is pushing down on Chan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chan is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnes is taking a breather. Chan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barnes throwing shots but Chan is blocking nicely.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charlie Chan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chan blocks a low kick nicely.
Chan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes cracks Chan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chan walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
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.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Chan misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chan can pounce on him.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chan tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
As Chan looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Chan throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes dives in and grabs Chan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chan pushes down on Barnes's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Chan moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Chan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Chan misses with a hook.
Chan lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Chan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
Chan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Chan on the inside.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan blocks a body shot from Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.

Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chan throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Chan throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Chan wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
Chan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Chan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chan misses with a looping left.
As Chan looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Chan misses with an uppercut

and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chan wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
Chan is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charlie Chan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chan moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Chan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Charlie Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes throws a low kick but Chan avoids it.
Chan throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes punishes Chan's body with a nice straight punch.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Don Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan lands with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chan!
Charlie Chan very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.