PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Grand Magus - Hammer of the North as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Barnes
vs
Smith

187 cm
24
210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Barnes throws and low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Smith drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Smith.
Smith works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Smith avoids the head kick by Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
A left lands for Smith.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a combination that misses
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.

Smith darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Barnes cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with the head strike.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Smith misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes slips a straight right by Smith.
Barnes digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacman Barnes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Pacman Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith lands a right hand.
A short left from Smith.
Smith pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barnes up against the cage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Smith has Barnes pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith with a nice cross.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes misses with a body shot

and Smith counters by clinching up.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peter Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Smith.
A short right from Smith.
Smith is pushing Barnes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith jabs at Barnes's body.
A left lands for Smith.

Smith clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Barnes with a jab.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Smith!