PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintin Barnett (ranked 3780 p4p, 3244 weight class) and Judo Dan (ranked 381 p4p, 327 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Quintin Barnett has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Quintin Barnett seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Barnett
vs
Dan

199 cm
25
277
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
278
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quintin Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Dan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Quintin Barnett has been cut.
Barnett slips a straight right by Dan.
Dan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnett defending well as Dan loads up on a big left hand.
Barnett looks to land a left hand but Dan moved out of range nicely.
Dan misses with a combination
and Barnett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnett looks to land a right hand but Dan moved out of range.
Dan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judo Dan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dan has closed the distance and engaged Barnett in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnett.
Barnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnett.
Dan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Dan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnett landing knees to the head.

It looks like Judo Dan has been cut.
Barnett tries to work over Dan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dan blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dan.
Barnett can't find room to land a body shot as Dan controls the action.
Dan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Barnett has a couple of punches blocked by Dan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dan.
Dan stalling against the cage.
Dan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dan managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dan avoids it.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dan avoids it.
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!
Barnett gets through Dan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Dan won't want to take too many of those.
Dan pushes Barnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Dan prevents a body shot from Barnett.
Barnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dan lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Dan.
Dan lands a nice uppercut.
Dan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dan slowing the pace effectively.
Dan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dan lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dan.
Dan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
A short uppercut from Dan.
Dan lands an uppercut.

Barnett is rocked!
Dan gets through Barnett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Barnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dan dips a shoulder and cracks Barnett with a mighty uppercut! Barnett falls back against the cage and Dan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Barnett is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judo Dan!