PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damar Sulekov (ranked 2918 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Vic Barnes (ranked 341 p4p, 242 weight class). Vic Barnes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sulekov
vs
Barnes

190 cm
25
280
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
28
275
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damar Sulekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes punishes Sulekov's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes stuns Sulekov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sulekov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Sulekov avoids nicely.
Sulekov avoids a punch combination nicely.

Barnes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sulekov did well to prevent Barnes getting side control.
Sulekov is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sulekov trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sulekov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Sulekov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sulekov gets full guard.
Barnes trying to control but Sulekov is working from the bottom.
Sulekov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sulekov is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sulekov slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sulekov circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sulekov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sulekov.
Sulekov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Sulekov misses its intended target.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Sulekov counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Vic Barnes has been cut.
Sulekov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Sulekov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Sulekov shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sulekov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Sulekov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sulekov has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sulekov's guard.

Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sulekov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.

Sulekov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sulekov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Barnes's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sulekov moves into full guard.
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 Vic Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Sulekov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sulekov.

It looks like Damar Sulekov has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sulekov checks a leg kick.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sulekov throws out the jab.
Sulekov blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Jab by Sulekov.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Sulekov ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sulekov on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Sulekov ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sulekov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sulekov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulekov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Sulekov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Sulekov slips under a jab from Barnes.
Sulekov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sulekov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sulekov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes misses with a hook. Sulekov ducked under it nicely.
Sulekov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vic Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Sulekov takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Sulekov with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vic Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sulekov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
A little feinted left hand from Sulekov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sulekov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damar Sulekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sulekov was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Sulekov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Sulekov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Sulekov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sulekov. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Sulekov is looking to counter punch.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Sulekov's legs.
Sulekov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Sulekov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes works over Sulekov's head and body with a nice combination.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov misses with a straight right.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Sulekov moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Barnes.
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!
Sulekov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sulekov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sulekov.
Sulekov walks into a jab.
Sulekov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Sulekov sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barnes throws a series of punches but Sulekov avoids them all with ease.
Barnes tries to work over Sulekov's front leg with a kick but Sulekov checks it.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Sulekov avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Sulekov misses the target.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Sulekov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Sulekov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sulekov scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Sulekov misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulekov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sulekov takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Sulekov misses its intended target.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulekov misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Sulekov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barnes.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Sulekov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Sulekov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes scores with a head kick.

Damar Sulekov's cut is getting worse.
Sulekov dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Sulekov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnes swings for the body but Sulekov moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sulekov misses the target.
Barnes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sulekov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Sulekov attempts a counter takedown but Barnes avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sulekov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sulekov checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sulekov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Sulekov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sulekov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vic Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sulekov misses with a hook.
Sulekov cracks Barnes with a hook to the temple - Barnes is on wobbly legs here! Sulekov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Barnes falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sulekov wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damar Sulekov!