PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Barret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barret comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Till I Collapse. Syd Barret has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barret
vs
Danzig

210 cm
23
293 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

189 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Syd Barret!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barret fails to land with a series of punches.
Barret takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danzig on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Glenn Danzig has been cut.
Barret throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barret looks to land a combination but Danzig avoids it well.
Barret walks into a jab.
Barret looks to land a combination but Danzig avoids it well.
Barret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danzig cracks Barret with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barret throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barret rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danzig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danzig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danzig keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barret throws a series of punches but Danzig moves out of range.
Barret blocks a jab.
Barret misses with a straight left.
Barret looks to land a combination but Danzig avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barret looks to land a right hand but Danzig moved out of range.
Barret looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barret misses with the combination.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Barret swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danzig counters with a good, hard body kick but Barret shrugs it off.
Barret is breathing heavily.
Danzig throws a one two combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barret crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Danzig - the referee stops the clock and Barret gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Danzig. Barret manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Danzig.
Danzig connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barret. Barret circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danzig moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danzig lands with a nice combination. Barret backs away looking to recover.
Danzig scores with a leg kick.
Danzig lands with a good body shot.
Danzig throws a series of punches but Barret moves out of range.
Danzig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danzig throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig lands a nice looking body shot.
Barret takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danzig tries to bum rush Barret with a series of wild strikes but Barret uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danzig throws a shot to the body.
Danzig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barret. That did some damage!
Danzig lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Barret is predictable there
and Danzig counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a series of strikes. Barret will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danzig fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danzig scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danzig misses with a series of wild punches.
Danzig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danzig lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Syd Barret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barret falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barret takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danzig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barret.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throws a series of punches but Barret moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Danzig there.
Danzig fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barret misses with a double jab
letting Danzig counter with a right hand.
Barret throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danzig counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barret takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Danzig misses with the combination.
Barret throws a shot from downtown. Danzig moves away and avoids it.
Barret looks to throw the jab but Danzig is out of range.
Danzig throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barret on the side of the head.
Barret thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barret closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barret misses with a combination
and Danzig counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig sizes up Barret with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barret throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danzig makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danzig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danzig bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barret gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Danzig is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barret had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch lands to the side of Barret 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danzig stalks Barret and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barret's face. Barret staggers backwards, shaken.
Barret falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danzig makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barret really felt that one!
Danzig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barret misses with a combination
and Danzig counters with a big head kick but Barret shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barret misses with a combination
and Danzig counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danzig is working the combinations to good effect here.
Danzig tries to bum rush Barret with a series of wild strikes but Barret uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danzig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Danzig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Danzig's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barret closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glenn Danzig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barret throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danzig lands with a right hand.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with an outside leg kick.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Syd Barret has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Danzig. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danzig.
Barret tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barret misses with a combination
and Danzig counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Barret showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.
A good leg kick by Danzig.
Danzig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danzig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danzig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barret.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barret misses with a double jab
and Danzig counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barret might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Danzig lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig works Barret's body with a nice hook.
Barret misses with a double jab
and Barret takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danzig slips a straight right by Barret.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barret tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danzig lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Danzig does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barret.
Danzig uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danzig chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danzig scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danzig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danzig changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barret takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danzig bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barret's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig scores with a head kick.
Danzig plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danzig moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barret takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Barret is rocked!
Danzig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Barret is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barret tries to move into range but Danzig moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barret takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barret seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice straight punches there by Danzig. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danzig.
Nice jab there from Danzig.
Barret gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barret is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danzig moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Barret misses its intended target.
Danzig lands a nice shot that snaps Barret's head back.
Barret takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Danzig.
Danzig lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig digs a good hook to Barret's body.
Danzig bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barret's head.
Danzig throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Barret 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danzig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a two punch combo.
Barret on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barret throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danzig finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danzig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Syd Barret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danzig throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danzig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danzig moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danzig scores with a sloppy right hand. Barret should have avoided that one.

Danzig lands a left and a right that send Barret crashing to the mat, dazed. Danzig thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barret walks into a straight right hand from Danzig.
Barret misses with a combination
and Danzig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig scores with a punch to the head.
Danzig keeps Barret at a distance using the push kick.
Danzig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danzig lands with a straight right. Barret didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Danzig.
Barret takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danzig throws a nice head kick!
Barret swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danzig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barret's knee momentarily.
Barret walks into a left hand.
Danzig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barret. That did some damage!
Danzig lands a head kick. Barret smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barret throws a combination that misses
and Danzig makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barret really felt that one!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barret slips a jab and a cross from Danzig.
Barret looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barret falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danzig counters with an inside leg kick.
Barret tries to move into range but Danzig moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Danzig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barret misses with a double jab
and Danzig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danzig with a nice cross.
Danzig lands with a nice body punch.
Barret throws a combination that misses
and Danzig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danzig lands with an uppercut that bounces Barret off the cage and back into rage.
Barret falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danzig counters with a nice uppercut.
Barret falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danzig counters with a left to the body.
Barret is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barret falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danzig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a good low kick that Barret was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Danzig. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danzig.
Danzig lands a high kick!
Danzig lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barret dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a straight right hand.
Danzig lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barret takes a step back to recover.
Danzig throws a series of punches but Barret avoids them all with ease.
Barret will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Danzig connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a nice uppercut.
Danzig lands a nice hook to Barret's body. Barret takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Danzig.
Barret walks into a stiff left hand from Danzig.
Barret moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barret falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Danzig counter with a right hand.
Danzig connects with a crisp jab.
Danzig thuds a left hand into Barret's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig lands with a nice body punch.
Barret on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barret throws a hook but Danzig avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Danzig.
Barret chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Danzig can pounce on him.
Danzig lands a lovely overhand right.
Danzig cracks Barret with an open hand slap.
Barret throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danzig scores with a jab. Barret acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danzig's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Danzig duly obliges.
Danzig feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Barret crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Glenn Danzig!
Glenn Danzig is the new super heavyweight champion!