PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 1670 p4p, 2265 weight class) and Emporio Cannabino (ranked 247 p4p, 324 weight class). Cannabino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barkley
vs
Cannabino

185 cm
27
180
13 - 9 - 0

184 cm
29
194
12 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conquer

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barkley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cannabino looks to land a combination but Barkley avoids it well.
Barkley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cannabino avoids it.
Cannabino wants to clinch up but Barkley keeps it at a distance.
Cannabino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannabino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cannabino lands a head kick. Barkley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannabino 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.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Barkley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barkley lunges at Cannabino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cannabino's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barkley connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Barkley tests Cannabino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cannabino throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
Cannabino lands a high kick!
Cannabino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barkley's sensitive parts.
Barkley is looking to clinch.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barkley avoids the head kick by Cannabino.
Barkley is looking to counter punch.
Barkley connects with a body shot.
Cannabino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cannabino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cannabino.
Cannabino keeps Barkley at a distance using the push kick.
Emporio Cannabino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannabino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barkley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barkley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barkley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannabino was well out of range. Poor timing from Barkley.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley throws the kick towards the body but Cannabino avoids it.
Cannabino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley works the jab nicely.
Barkley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barkley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cannabino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cannabino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cannabino tries to bum rush Barkley with a series of wild strikes but Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Cannabino tries to get set, Barkley tries to push him back and clinch up but Cannabino manages to avoid the attempt.
Cannabino moves to clinch but Barkley breaks away
and Barkley counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Barkley is predictable there
and Cannabino finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barkley lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Cannabino misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Cannabino.
Barkley dodges the punch combination from Cannabino.
Barkley lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barkley.
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barkley throws an overhand right that lands on Cannabino's shoulder, as Cannabino tries to avoid the shot.
Barkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cannabino punishes Barkley's body with a nice straight punch.
Barkley connects with a crisp jab.
Barkley scoring well with a low kick there.
Cannabino throws a series of punches but Barkley avoids them all with ease.
Cannabino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Cannabino might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barkley has got the better of the exchanges.
Barkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino throws a leg kick but Barkley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barkley thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barkley throws a push kick but Cannabino slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Barkley. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannabino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cannabino in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannabino.
Cannabino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannabino.
Cannabino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barkley rather than just go for the knockout.
Cannabino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cannabino misses with a double jab
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.

Cannabino closes the distance and clinches.
Cannabino is looking to control Barkley's arms but Barkley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cannabino has his back to the cage.
Cannabino avoiding damage as Barkley throws knees to the body.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannabino.
Barkley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cannabinos head.
Barkley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cannabino looking to slow down the pace here.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Barkley manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannabino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barkley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cannabino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barkley scores with a spinning back kick!
Barkley looks for the body kick but Cannabino saw that one coming.
Barkley throws a body punch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannabino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cannabino fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley lands a jab to Cannabino's midsection.
A clash of legs there as Cannabino blocks the low kick.
Barkley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cannabino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barkley lands a front kick.
A jab from Barkley does it's job there.
Cannabino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cannabino lands with a slapping head kick.
Barkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cannabino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barkley lands a high kick!

That has opened up Emporio Cannabino's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley tries to score with a low kick but Cannabino moves his leg out of the way.
Cannabino looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannabino can do to turn this around?
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barkley.
Barkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barkley scores with a nice strike.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Cannabino moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cannabino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barkley circles away quickly and effectively.
Barkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barkley connects with a single shot there.
Barkley thuds his right hand into Cannabino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barkley lands with a hook. Cannabino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Barkley! Cannabino is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Barkley!
Our winner, Nick Barkley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.