PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1417 p4p, 927 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 197 p4p, 139 weight class). Conor OShea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnes
vs
OShea

180 cm
24
176
13 - 9 - 0

210 cm
38
180
15 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 9 - 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 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
OShea lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
A jab lands there for OShea.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
OShea throws a head kick that half lands.
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.
OShea takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
OShea misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but OShea is quick to defend against it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OShea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and OShea counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.

Barnes is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OShea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. OShea takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OShea moves away.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
OShea throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OShea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OShea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
OShea unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
OShea throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
OShea misses with the combination.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
OShea looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but OShea is quick to defend against it.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from OShea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
OShea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. OShea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and OShea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OShea throws a right and a left that both miss.
OShea misses with a straight left.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
OShea fails in his attempt to clinch.
OShea throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
OShea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
OShea throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
OShea scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
OShea misses with a hook.
OShea has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
OShea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Conor OShea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OShea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnes looks to land a strike but OShea avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control from the top but OShea keeps moving.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes stops OShea from standing up.
OShea wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes postures up in OShea's guard and throws a big left but OShea blocks it.
Barnes won't allow OShea to sweep him here.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
OShea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but OShea has wrist control.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OShea fails with the takedown.
Barnes is looking to wear down OShea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes moves out of range as OShea strikes.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
OShea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from OShea misses.
Barnes cracks OShea with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Don Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from OShea misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
OShea throws a nice head kick!

OShea closes the distance and clinches.
OShea lands with a light punch inside.
OShea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OShea prevents a body shot from Barnes.
OShea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
OShea lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OShea.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OShea can't break the clinch.
Barnes tries to work over OShea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

OShea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barnes gets tackled into the cage by OShea. OShea maintains the clinch.

OShea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OShea looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
OShea catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conor OShea seems to be getting the better of the standup.

OShea scores with a takedown into Barnes's guard.

Barnes pushes OShea off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OShea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OShea throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and OShea counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from OShea.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
OShea misses with a head kick.

Barnes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. OShea was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnes finishes the takedown easily into guard.

OShea pushes Barnes off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OShea throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but OShea sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
OShea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OShea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
OShea loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
OShea moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
OShea 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.

Barnes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
OShea sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OShea wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Don Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes wants to pass to mount but OShea is defending the position.
OShea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes prevents OShea from standing back up.
OShea gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but OShea has wrist control.
OShea is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes throws a strike but OShea rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Barnes looking to control.
OShea passes Barnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but OShea has control of the leg.
OShea trying to pass the guard but Barnes defending well.

OShea is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time OShea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conor OShea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
OShea tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OShea.
The fight stays on the outside here - OShea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OShea looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from OShea.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
OShea throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
OShea misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
OShea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
OShea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from OShea.
OShea lands a head kick!
OShea dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
OShea shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Don Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
OShea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
OShea throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.

OShea shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
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 passes to full mount!
OShea wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
OShea is working to get back to half guard.
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and OShea has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes misses with an elbow to the head.
Barnes misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at OShea. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OShea wants to get back to his feet.
OShea rolls, trying to escape but Barnes keeps control of the position.
OShea covering up well under a barage of strikes.
OShea covering up well and avoiding damage.
Barnes lands with a hammerfist to the side of OShea's head.
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 is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften OShea up.

OShea is rocked!
Barnes lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Barnes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!