PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frank friday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). friday is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I need that Freaky Girl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barrett
vs
friday

196 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, frank friday!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barrett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. friday looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barrett in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrett lands a decent elbow from side control.
friday is trying to buck Barrett off.
friday gets back to half guard.
Barrett is looking to take a break and control but friday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barrett is stalling here. friday is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barrett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and friday has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
friday wants to stand but Barrett has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

friday decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
friday fails with an attempt to clinch.
friday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Barrett shoots in and bounces friday off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
friday working a defensive guard here.
Barrett content to stall in guard here.
Barrett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrett wants to control from the top but friday keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws and elbow that misses. friday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barrett's guard. Nice move by friday!
Barrett working a defensive guard here.
friday has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barrett is proving hard to escape from.

Barrett looking for subs off his back but friday has passed one foot through into half guard.
friday is trying to control. Barrett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
friday wants to pass the guard but Barrett is defending well.
Barrett trying to control but friday postures up.

friday is looking for a kimura here.
Barrett wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barrett is staying active underneath friday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barrett is trying to stand up here but friday is controlling him well.
Barrett manages to get to full guard.
Barrett wants to control but friday passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Barrett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

friday tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barrett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten friday somewhat.
friday doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Barrett counters with a takedown into side control.
friday wants to control but Barrett postures up.
friday gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
friday is staying active underneath Barrett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
friday is looking to control Barrett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can friday avoid being mounted?
Barrett looks to land a strike but friday avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barrett with a nice head shot there.

friday has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barrett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
friday is breathing heavily.
Barrett trying to control the position from guard on top but friday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

friday pushes Barrett off and scrambles back to his feet.
friday with a poor takedown

and Barrett counters with a single leg into guard. friday didn't expect that.
Wade Barrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of frank friday.
friday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrett is one step ahead there.
Barrett wants to control from the top but friday keeps moving.
friday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barrett tries to free his leg and advance position but friday is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as friday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
friday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrett looking to pass the guard.
friday has control of Barrett's left arm, preventing Barrett from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barrett tries to clinch but friday moves away
and friday counters with a nice uppercut.
friday is looking to slow Barrett down with leg kicks.
friday misses with a double jab.
Wade Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
friday is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
friday stuffs the takedown attempt from Barrett. Barrett gets slowly back to his feet.
friday tries for a takedown but Barrett circles away easily

and Barrett counters with a single leg into guard. friday didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands a couple of elbows.
Barrett trying to control but friday is working from the bottom.

friday has his foot on Barrett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrett works his way back into a safe position though.
friday controls Barrett momentarily but Barrett frees himself.
friday is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. friday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
friday trying to keep a closed guard but Barrett is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
friday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrett is controlling him.
Barrett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
friday tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wade Barrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrett wants to control from the top but friday keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
friday defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barrett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
friday misses with a takedown

so Barrett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
friday working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Barrett dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Barrett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
friday trying to control but Barrett postures up.
friday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
friday is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
friday is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barrett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barrett's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
friday struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
friday not allowing Barrett to control his hands.
Barrett is trying to break free.
Barrett trying to control the hands but friday won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Barrett's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - friday's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Barrett rolls, trying to escape but friday keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is working hard here to advance position.
Barrett controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Even with his hooks in, friday manages to miss with strikes from the back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barrett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barrett trying to control the hands but friday breaks the grip.
Barrett looking very determined here, making life difficult for friday.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barrett looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
friday throwing sloppy strikes.
frank friday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrett trying to control but not successfully.
Barrett turns into friday and is now in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Barrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barrett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Barrett!