PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Barnes (ranked 2879 p4p, 1677 weight class) and Keith Bronson (ranked 108 p4p, 62 weight class). Keith Bronson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barnes
vs
Bronson

195 cm
26
275
11 - 10 - 0

187 cm
32
280
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bronson misses with a wild combination.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Keith Bronson has been cut.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bronson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Bronson shrugs it off though.
A punch combination from Bronson misses.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Bronson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Bronson shakes it off.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
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 thumps Bronson with a low kick.
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.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Bronson checks it.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Bronson.

Barnes lands a left and a right that send Bronson crashing to the mat, dazed. Barnes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bronson is rocked!
Barnes misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keith Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Bronson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Bronson is quick to defend against it.
Barnes connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Bronson throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Barnes motions for Bronson to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Bronson throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Bronson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bronson'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.

Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bronson.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vic Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson misses with an uppercut

and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Barnes.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes lands a head kick. Bronson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Bronson had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vic Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bronson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bronson.

Barnes is rocked!
Bronson is stalking Barnes. Barnes circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Bronson, and it's lights out! Barnes really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Bronson!