PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Bandito (ranked 25843 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Ben Barnes (ranked 566 p4p, 352 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.

Bandito
vs
Barnes

170 cm
25
170
1 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
170
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sancho Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a hook but Bandito avoids it easily.
Bandito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnes.
Bandito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bandito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes takes a swing at Bandito's ribcage but misses.
Bandito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bandito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Bandito avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Bandito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Bandito moves into the clinch.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bandito blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Bandito into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandito.
Bandito is trying to stall.
Bandito blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Bandito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bandito slows down the pace here.
Barnes being controlled against the cage.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandito.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Bandito is trying to stall.
Bandito blocks an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito looking to stall.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bandito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bandito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bandito seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sancho Bandito.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandito.
Bandito seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bandito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Bandito moves away and avoids it.
Bandito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Bandito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Bandito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandito staying out of range there.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ben Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Bandito is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bandito.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Bandito moved out of range nicely.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandito is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Bandito ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Bandito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandito tries to counter by clinching up but Barnes breaks away and moves out of range.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Bandito moved out of range nicely.
Bandito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Bandito tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Bandito blocks a jab.
Bandito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Bandito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bandito stalling.
Bandito looking to stall.
Bandito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Bandito.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes misses with a right hand

and Bandito counters by clinching up.
Bandito blocking some punches.
Bandito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bandito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Bandito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Bandito wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bandito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sancho Bandito.
Bandito defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses the jab.
Bandito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes misses with a combination

and Bandito counters by moving into the clinch.
Bandito taking a breather.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Bandito stalling in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Bandito.
Bandito tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Bandito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sancho Bandito.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Bandito slips the punch.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bandito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from 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!
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Bandito tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Barnes throws a hook but Bandito avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandito.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Bandito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bandito.
Bandito is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Bandito slips under a jab.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Bandito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bandito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Bandito is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Barnes throws a hook but Bandito blocks it.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Bandito's shoulder, as Bandito tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes sizes up Bandito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Barnes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses

and Bandito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bandito.
Bandito slowing the pace effectively.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bandito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bandito stalling in the clinch but Barnes improves position.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Bandito trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Bandito controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bandito slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sancho Bandito.
Bandito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Barnes throws an off balance right hand

and Bandito moves into the clinch.
Bandito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes pushes Bandito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Bandito is trying to stall.
Barnes tries a body shot but Bandito blocks it.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bandito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bandito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bandito taking a breather.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Ben Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Bandito looking to stall.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes gets through Bandito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banditos head.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Bandito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bandito stalling.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bandito trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bandito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Bandito avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Bandito wants to stall.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandito stalling in the clinch but Barnes improves position.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Bandito's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Bandito wants to stall.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Bandito looking to stall.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes is working Bandito over against the cage.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bandito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Bandito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Bandito.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Bandito trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bandito into the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Bandito.
Bandito trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bandito into the cage.
Bandito is trying to stall.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandito.
Bandito wants to stall.
Sancho Bandito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Barnes!