PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Fernando (ranked 717 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Ben Barnes (ranked 109 p4p, 290 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Barnes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fernando
vs
Barnes

191 cm
25
170
10 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
170
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Fernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Fernando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Fernando fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Fernando creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Fernando jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernando backwards.
Barnes pushes Fernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Fernando really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barnes misses with the head strike.

Fernando manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Fernando is working an open guard so Barnes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ben Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernando fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernando.
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Fernando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
Fernando jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Fernando around his waist. Fernando gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freaky Fernando. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Fernando jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fernando tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Fernando ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernando definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernando.
Fernando is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Fernando tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Barnes cracks Fernando with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fernando takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Fernando has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernando jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Fernando around his waist. Fernando gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fernando gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fernando tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fernando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
Fernando throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernando jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Fernando gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Fernando closes the distance and clinches.
Fernando tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fernando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fernando lands a nice elbow.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernando.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fernando blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernando tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Fernando.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Fernando just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Fernando tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Fernando controls the action.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernando.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernando jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fernando fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernando backwards.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernando.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernando.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Fernando jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Fernando around his waist. Fernando gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
Fernando tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Fernando's ribcage. Fernando let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernando.

Fernando pulls guard effortlessly.

Barnes stands up from Fernando's guard - Barnes perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fernando slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Fernando avoids them all with ease.
Fernando is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Fernando's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fernando scrambles back to his feet.

Fernando has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Fernando drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barnes gets to his feet - Fernando follows without any prompting.

Fernando clinches with his opponent.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
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!

Fernando decides to pull guard.

Fernando has his feet on Barnes's thighs here. He's pushed Barnes off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Barnes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freaky Fernando!