PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 901 p4p, 742 weight class) and Drew Barnes (ranked 126 p4p, 103 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fett
vs
Barnes

197 cm
25
245
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
27
270
10 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fett misses with a hook.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fett shoots and misses
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice jab there from Fett.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Fett misses the jab.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Fett closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Fett pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fett defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassus Fett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes slips under a jab from Fett.

Fett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Fett controlling him for the moment.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fett's guard.

Fett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.

Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Fett keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fett is on top in guard.

Fett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Fett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Fett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Fett throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fett's guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fett managing to control the position.
Fett keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fett is on top in guard.

Fett preventing the sweep.
Fett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fett distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fett is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Fett controlling him for the moment.
Fett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fett working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett chips away with some ground and pound.
Fett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.

Fett is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Fett is defending well.
Barnes trying to control the action but Fett is working from the bottom.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Fett's hands, connecting with Fett's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fett pushes down on Barnes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barnes has hold of Fett's hands but Fett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes is staying active underneath Fett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cassus Fett dominated that round.
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.

Fett slips under a jab.
Fett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Fett fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Fett.

Barnes dives in and scores a takedown into Fett's guard.
Fett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Fett punching to the body, from the bottom.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fett's head.
Fett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Fett's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett looking for a sweep. Not yet Fett, not yet.
Fett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes postures up in Fett's guard and throws a big left but Fett blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fett holds on and takes a little breather.
Fett has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes stands and throws Fett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes grinds an elbow into Fett's temple.
Barnes cracks Fett with a big right hand but Fett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barnes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barnes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Fett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barnes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Fett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Fett defends it.
Fett landing small, sideways elbows.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Fett's temple.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Fett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fett wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Fett misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
My spies in Mentor Gym inform me that Barnes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fett tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes throwing shots but Fett is blocking nicely.
Fett is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Fett manages to get to full guard.
Fett wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnes scoring with punches from side control.
Fett struggling a bit here.
Barnes scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Fett is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Barnes can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Barnes!
Drew Barnes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.