PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lassiter (ranked 2868 p4p, 3923 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 364 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lassiter
vs
Barnes

187 cm
22
215
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
212
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lassiter.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lassiter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lassiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Lassiter swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
We've been told by Lassiter's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lassiter. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Lassiter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Lassiter knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lassiter throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Lassiter throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lassiter misses the target.
Barnes wants to counter with a clinch but Lassiter pushes him away.
Barnes defending well as Lassiter loads up on a big left hand.
Lassiter looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Lassiter moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Lassiter moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Lassiter.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lassiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Lassiter throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Lassiter closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lassiter fails to land.
Lassiter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Lassiter prevents the takedown attempt.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes moves out of range as Lassiter strikes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Lassiter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lassiter throws out the jab.
Kevin Lassiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lassiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lassiter.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lassiter.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Lassiter's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lassiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Lassiter loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Lassiter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Kevin Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lassiter darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lassiter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lassiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a hook but Lassiter blocks it.
Lassiter misses with a looping right.
Lassiter with a hook.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lassiter manages to avoid it.
Lassiter throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Lassiter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lassiter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lassiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.

Lassiter gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lassiter is wriggling around but Barnes manages to pass to half guard.

Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lassiter defending well though.
Lassiter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lassiter defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Lassiter is defending well.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Lassiter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lassiter is trying to control but can't.

Barnes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lassiter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnes.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Freddy Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lassiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lassiter.

Barnes gets a takedown into half guard.
Lassiter is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Lassiter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Lassiter's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes works his way into full mount!
Lassiter is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes breaks from Lassiter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes working Lassiter over with strikes here.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Lassiter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lassiter tries to get out of the position.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Lassiter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Barnes tries to control but Lassiter wriggling away.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes cracks Lassiter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lassiter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Lassiter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lassiter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lassiter in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lassiter to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Barnes!
Freddy Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.