PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Barnes (ranked 1694 p4p, 2334 weight class) and James Beam (ranked 258 p4p, 322 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beam's choice of entrance music: 32 fucks by FIRE FROM THE GODS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Beam

185 cm
25
201
6 - 6 - 0

187 cm
19
200
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

FUClothing

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Beam!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Beam tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beam wants to clinch.
Beam tries to clinch up.
Beam tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Jab from Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes thumps Beam with a low kick.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Beam throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Beam is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beam's sensitive parts.
A cross from Beam lands.
Beam has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Beam tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Beam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beam if he has to take too many more of those.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beam is looking to clinch.
James Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Beam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Beam fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Beam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beam has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Beam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beam 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.
Barnes lands a jab to Beam's midsection.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beam instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.

Beam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Beam closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Beam's ribcage. Beam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Beam breaks the clinch.
Barnes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes moves out of range as Beam strikes.
Barnes lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to slow Beam down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Beam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beam counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beam throws out the jab.
Barnes misses the jab.

Beam rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beam.
Beam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beam tries to clinch up.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Reggie Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Beam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Beam needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Beam shakes it off.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.

Beam closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beam's elbow.
Beam has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Beam wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beam takes the fight into the clinch.

Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Beam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Beam.
Beam tries to clinch up.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beam's hands.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Beam.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reggie Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Beam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Beam wants to clinch
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Beam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Beam takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Beam wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Beam tries to clinch up.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barnes connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Beam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a head kick but Beam moves out of range.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Beam moves into the clinch.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beam can do to turn this around?
Beam tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.

Beam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Beam's legs.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Beam looks to clinch
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Beam tries to clinch up.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Beam.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Barnes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Beam throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Beam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Beam down.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Beam wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Beam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beam tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Beam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beam throws out the jab.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Beam backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beam clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beam.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
Barnes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beam will feel that in the morning.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Beam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Beam wants to clinch.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.

Beam closes the distance and clinches.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beam tries to clinch up.
Beam takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Beam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Beam has managed to clinch.
Beam swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes blocking some punches.
James Beam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beam.
Barnes effectively controlling the action here.

Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beam.
Beam checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Beam's front leg but catches the back leg as Beam tries to avoid it.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beam moves away.
Beam moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Barnes catches Beam right on the button with a cross.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Beam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Beam.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Beam does it's job there.
Beam tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Barnes!
Reggie Barnes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.