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Stepping Stone 67 PBP Commentary






179 cm
26 yrs
173 lbs



180 cm
29 yrs
162 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 9 losses; Darius Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 8 losses; Trevor Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Darius Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Barnes.
Barnes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.

Gracie forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Gracie jumps guard and drags Barnes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.

Gracie working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Barnes
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Barnes has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barnes has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Barnes

Barnes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (2) Barnes
Gracie postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barnes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barnes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barnes!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (4) vs (6) Barnes
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.

Barnes is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Barnes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnes trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Barnes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Barnes happy to just control the position for now.

Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes working away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gracie trying to remain calm as Barnes controls from the top position.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnes controlling the action here.

Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control here.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (4) vs (9) Barnes
Gracie tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.

Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Barnes is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Barnes is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Barnes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barnes passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (4) vs (12) Barnes
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!
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.

Barnes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.

Barnes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barnes wins on points by 12 to 4.
A victorious Trevor Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
 
 
 
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