PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Barnes (ranked 2487 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Bjorn Olafsson (ranked 306 p4p, 318 weight class). Drew Barnes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Barnes
vs
Olafsson

190 cm
23
270
5 - 6 - 0

205 cm
23
265
8 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Olafsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson slips a jab from Barnes.
Olafsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Olafsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olafsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Olafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Drew Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olafsson! But no joy.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Olafsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Olafsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Olafsson's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Olafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olafsson's coach down at Hitters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Olafsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Olafsson slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Olafsson misses.
Olafsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Olafsson slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook. Olafsson ducked under it nicely.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
letting Olafsson counter with a right hand.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Olafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olafsson walks into a jab.
Barnes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olafsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olafsson counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
letting Olafsson counter with a right hand.
Olafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Olafsson throws a counter combo.
Barnes misses the jab.
Olafsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Olafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olafsson throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Olafsson moves away and avoids it.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olafsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Olafsson is out of range.
Olafsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes works Olafsson's body with a nice hook.
Barnes throws the left hand but Olafsson avoids the punch easily.
Olafsson delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olafsson! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olafsson.
Olafsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Olafsson lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olafsson moves away.
Olafsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Olafsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Olafsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes feints a jab promting Olafsson to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Olafsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Olafsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Olafsson shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Olafsson sprawls and moves away.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bjorn Olafsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barnes misses with an uppercut
letting Olafsson counter with a right hand.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Olafsson on the side of the head.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barnes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olafsson moves away.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olafsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barnes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Olafsson wants to stand but Barnes has his arm trapped.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Olafsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Olafsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Olafsson's back!
Olafsson tries to roll but Barnes sticks to his back.
Barnes is landing with strikes. Olafsson can't take much more of this.
Will Barnes go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Olafsson is in bad spot here.
Barnes tries to keep control of the position but Olafsson is staying busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
I really don't envy Olafsson right now.
Barnes tries to keep control of the position but Olafsson is staying busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes has the hooks in. Olafsson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is landing with strikes from the back.
Barnes trying to control.
Olafsson tries to escape but Barnes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Barnes cracks Olafsson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Olafsson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Barnes trying to control momentarily.
Olafsson can't escape the position.
Olafsson is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olafsson prevents Barnes from getting a body triangle.
Barnes scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Olafsson prevents Barnes from getting a body triangle.
Barnes is landing with strikes. Olafsson can't take much more of this.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson is really stuck here.
Barnes lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Olafsson.
Olafsson is trying to break free.
Olafsson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Olafsson manages to get to full guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Olafsson keeps moving.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control but Olafsson is working from the bottom.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Olafsson keeps moving.
Olafsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barnes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Olafsson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Barnes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Olafsson pulls down on the head and he's put Barnes to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bjorn Olafsson!