PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Barnes (ranked 2476 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Rengar Tritty (ranked 322 p4p, 272 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
Tritty

183 cm
25
205
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
214
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bucky Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rengar Tritty!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Tritty counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tritty staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Tritty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Rengar Tritty has been cut.
Tritty slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Tritty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Tritty counters with a one-two to the body.
Tritty moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tritty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barnes misses with a body punch
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Tritty slips under a jab from Barnes.
Bucky Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tritty.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Tritty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tritty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Tritty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Tritty unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tritty on the side of the head.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes misses the jab.
Tritty is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tritty takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Tritty counters with a right hand to the body.
Tritty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Tritty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes throws a jab when Tritty was well out of range.
Tritty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tritty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Barnes misses with a left hand
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tritty has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barnes throws a hook but Tritty avoids it easily.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Tritty looks winded!
Barnes misses with a body shot
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Tritty unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Tritty moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tritty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tritty on the side of the head.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Tritty didn't see that one coming.

That has opened up Rengar Tritty's cut even more.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tritty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tritty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Tritty throws a counter combo.
Barnes throws a body punch but Tritty moves out of range.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tritty 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.
Tritty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Tritty ducks down to avoid it.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tritty 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.
Tritty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
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 Bucky Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rengar Tritty's cut.
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.

Tritty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tritty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Tritty counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tritty has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tritty doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Tritty's shoulder, as Tritty tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tritty slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rengar Tritty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Tritty's body.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Tritty saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Tritty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tritty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tritty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Tritty slips the punch.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses the jab.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Tritty avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tritty moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
It seemed like Tritty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes misses the 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!
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Bucky Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Tritty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tritty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tritty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tritty moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tritty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tritty! But no joy.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The cut above Rengar Tritty's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tritty.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tritty is breathing heavily.
Barnes swings for the body but Tritty moves out of range.
Barnes swings for the body but Tritty moves out of range.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Tritty moved out of range nicely.
Tritty staying out of range there.
Barnes swings for the body but Tritty moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tritty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tritty was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Tritty counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tritty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barnes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barnes misses with a body punch
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tritty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a hook but Tritty blocks it.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tritty slips a straight right by Barnes.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rengar Tritty's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Barnes looks to land a right hand but Tritty moved out of range.
It seemed like Tritty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Tritty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tritty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Tritty.
Barnes lands with a hook. Tritty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tritty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Tritty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
As Barnes backs off Tritty throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tritty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tritty! But no joy.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Tritty slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Tritty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tritty avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tritty unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tritty can do to turn this around?
Tritty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Tritty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tritty walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.

Barnes lands a big right hand that sends Tritty crashing to the mat! Barnes stays standing though and waves Tritty back to his feet!

Tritty is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes takes a swing at Tritty's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tritty! But no joy.
Tritty moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tritty.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tritty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tritty slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes jabs at Tritty's body.
Tritty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Tritty counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Rengar Tritty's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tritty is just out of range.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tritty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tritty.
Tritty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tritty is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rengar Tritty's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bucky Barnes!