PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between lee barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker has chosen Nickelback - Burn It To The Ground as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

barker
vs
Becker

200 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, lee barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Becker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has barker pinned against the cage. barker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Becker shoots in but no luck this time.

Becker drives through with a takedown into guard.
barker is pulling down on Becker's head to control his posture.
barker scores with a nice shot.
barker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Becker is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
barker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
barker is looking to stand up but Becker isn't so interested in that idea.

Becker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
barker keeping moving, preventing Becker from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
barker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Becker is controlling him.
Becker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Becker trying to control the position from guard on top but barker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
barker has his hands on Becker's head, controlling the position.

barker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

barker breaks the clinch.

barker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Becker, pushing him back against the cage.
barker tries to pull guard but Becker won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
barker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
barker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Becker prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lee barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
barker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Becker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
barker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Becker fails with a takedown attempt.
barker feints and then cracks Becker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Becker down.
Becker looks gassed!
Becker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
barker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

barker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker keeping full guard, as barker tries to pass.
barker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
barker controlling from the top position.
barker slips nicely into half guard.
barker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Becker tries to get to full guard but barker has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
barker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
barker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
barker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Becker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
barker controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

barker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Becker to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

barker has closed the distance and engaged Becker in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

barker breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - barker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

barker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
barker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
barker controlling his opponent.
barker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
barker looking to finish Becker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Becker!
Becker is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
barker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Becker's face.
barker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
barker controlling from mount.
barker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
barker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Becker?
barker working Becker over with strikes here.
barker dominating with strikes here.
barker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Becker wants to hold on but barker pushes him away.
barker lands a big elbow.

Becker is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
barker breaks from Becker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Becker is still in real trouble! Can barker finish him?
barker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Becker seems to have recovered his senses.
barker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by barker.
Becker is in a horrible position here. barker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
barker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Becker can do to turn this around?

barker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Becker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

barker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
barker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
lee barker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

barker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
barker works to advance to full mount. Becker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
barker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
barker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
barker with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
barker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

barker looking to secure an arm triangle but Becker defends it well.
barker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lee barker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick from barker lands but Becker takes it in his stride.
barker throws a series of punches but Becker moves out of range.

barker moves into range and clinches up with Becker.

barker manages to break the clinch.
barker misses with a series of wild punches.

barker lands a big head kick that sends Becker tumbling to the mat! barker takes a step backwards and waves Becker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

barker pushes Becker up against the cage in a clinch.
barker tries for a takedown. No joy.

barker breaks from the clinch.
Becker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Becker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
barker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
barker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becker.
Becker slips a jab and a cross from barker.

barker lands a big head kick that sends Becker tumbling to the mat! barker takes a step backwards and waves Becker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

barker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
barker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Becker stalls.

barker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lee barker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

barker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Becker keeping full guard, as barker tries to pass.

barker gets to his feet - Becker follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
barker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Becker at a distance.

barker forces Becker back against the cage and clinches.
barker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

barker successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
barker keeping moving, preventing Becker from controlling successfully.
Becker prevents barker from getting back to his feet.

barker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
lee barker is winning the standup battle so far.
barker lands with a nice combination. Becker backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
barker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

barker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Becker looking to hit a scissor sweep but barker is one step ahead there.
barker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee barker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adam Becker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

barker stands up from Becker's guard - barker perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
lee barker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well barker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lee barker!