PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Barcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and micky roony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barcock
vs
roony

190 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Barcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, micky roony!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barcock tries to score a power double leg takedown but roony sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barcock somewhat.
roony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barcock misses with a hook. roony ducked under it nicely.
Barcock misses with a looping left.
roony feints and then cracks Barcock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barcock down.
Barcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from roony.
Barcock looks for a takedown but roony sprawls well.
Barcock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and roony counters by clinching up.
roony tries to land a knee to the head but Barcock blocks with his arms.
roony lands a good knee to the midsection. Barcock won't want to take too many of those.
roony working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barcock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
roony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
roony has Barcock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barcock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by roony.
roony connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from roony - that landed with a thud.
roony blocking some punches.
roony scores with a knee to the head.
roony lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barcock is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
roony tries to land a knee to the head but Barcock blocks with his arms.
roony looking to throw knees to the head but Barcock is blocking nicely.
roony lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
roony is working for takedown but Barcock is calmly controlling the position for now.

roony jumps guard and drags Barcock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
roony wants to stand but Barcock is controlling the position.

Barcock gets to his feet. roony looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Barcock misses with a combination
and roony counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Barcock misses.

roony closes the distance and clinches.
roony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Barcock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
roony controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
roony with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barcock.
Barcock has roony pressed against the cage, preventing roony from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barcock is leaning against roony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
roony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Barcock is leaning against roony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barcock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barcock working aggressively here.
roony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barcock lands with a right to the head.
Barcock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barcock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of roonys head.
Barcock lands a shot to the body.
roony tries to land a knee to the head but Barcock blocks with his arms.
Barcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barcock swings wildly with an uppercut but roony uses good head movement to avoid it.
roony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barcock digs a right hand into roony's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on roony's gas tank.
Barcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
roony throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barcock can't break the clinch.
Barcock working hard to break the clinch.
roony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Barcock can't find room to land a body shot as roony controls the action.
Barcock is looking to break free of the clinch but roony has double underhooks.
Barcock wants to get back to striking at distance but roony won't allow it.
Barcock has had enough of the clinch but roony keeps him there for the moment.
roony prevents Barcock from breaking the clinch.

Barcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barcock throws a lazy right hand but roony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
roony wants to clinch.
Barcock thows a leg kick but roony checks it

and roony moves into the clinch.
roony lands a shot to the body.
roony missing with knees to the body.
roony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barcock's efforts to push away.
Barcock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barcock tries to land knees in the clinch but roony avoids the damage to the body.
Barcock wants to get back to striking at distance but roony won't allow it.
Knees to the body from roony.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Barcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
roony thuds a left hand into Barcock's body.
roony throws a head kick but Barcock moves out of range.

roony drives through and clinches with Barcock against the cage.
roony drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barcock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simon Barcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of micky roony.
Barcock digs a right hand underneath roony's ribcage. roony let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Barcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barcock throws a series of punches but roony moves out of range.

roony has taken the fight to the clinch.
roony has Barcock pressed against the cage, preventing Barcock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barcock lands a shot to the body.

roony has hold of one of Barcock's legs. Barcock is fighting the takedown attempt but roony gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Barcock pushes roony off and scrambles back to his feet.
Simon Barcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
roony fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

micky roony dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

roony scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from roony.
roony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barcock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barcock misses with a leg kick
and roony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Barcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from roony.
Knees in the clinch landing for roony.

roony breaks from the clinch.
Barcock avoids the head kick by roony.
Barcock throws a left and a right that both miss

and roony moves into the clinch.
roony blocks an uppercut.
roony stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with roony's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
roony with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barcock misses with a punch to the body.
Barcock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down roony.
Barcock tries to land knees in the clinch but roony avoids the damage to the body.
Barcock misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcock lands a shoulder strike.
roony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barcock can't break the clinch.
Barcock struggles to land a body shot inside as roony controls his hands.
roony using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barcock can't break the clinch.
Barcock working hard to break the clinch.
roony throws a knee to the head but misses.
roony tries a knee to the head but Barcock blocks it.

Barcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
roony checks the leg kick.
Barcock shoots in for a takedown but roony shows good takedown defense.
Barcock misses with a looping right.
roony keeps the fight on the outside.
roony throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barcock is defended easily by roony.

roony moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
roony lands an elbow inside.

roony breaks from the clinch.
Barcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Barcock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barcock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and roony finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barcock just misses with a punch to the body.
roony throws a head kick that misses.

roony clinches up against the cage.
roony tries to land a knee to the head but Barcock blocks with his arms.
roony tries to land a knee to the head but Barcock blocks with his arms.
roony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barcock is working roony over against the cage.
roony misses with a knee strike.
roony prevents Barcock from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcock wants to break free but roony has control.
roony keeps control of Barcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
roony prevents Barcock from breaking the clinch.
roony has Barcock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barcock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
roony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barcock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barcock has had enough of the clinch but roony keeps him there for the moment.
Barcock takes a knee right on the jaw!
roony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barcock blocks it with crossed arms.
roony keeps control of Barcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Barcock breaks the clinch.
roony plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barcock thows a leg kick but roony checks it
and roony counters with a leg kick.
Barcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Barcock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
roony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barcock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simon Barcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barcock missing with a left hand there. roony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barcock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A punch combination from Barcock misses.

roony moves into range and clinches up with Barcock.
roony creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barcock's defenses.
roony throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barcock tries to circle away but roony has him pinned against the cage.
Barcock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
roony crunches a lovely knee into Barcock's ribcage.
roony looking to throw knees to the head but Barcock is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on roony - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barcock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through roony's defenses.
roony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barcock's efforts to push away.
Barcock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barcock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
roony tries a knee to the head but Barcock blocks it.

Barcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barcock misses with a looping left.
Barcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

micky roony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

roony is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

roony gets a clinch.
roony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
roony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barcock can't break the clinch.
roony lands an elbow just above Barcock 's eye.
Barcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barcock wants to break the clinch but can't.
roony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barcock's efforts to push away.
Barcock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barcock wants to get back to striking at distance but roony won't allow it.
roony lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
roony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Barcock manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
roony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
roony ducks under a wild hook from Barcock.
roony scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcock misses with a body shot
and roony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barcock's knee momentarily.

roony rushes Barcock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
roony looking to throw knees to the head but Barcock is blocking nicely.
roony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barcock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
roony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barcock's efforts to push away.
Barcock is trying to break the clinch but roony has him pressed against the cage.
roony has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barcock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barcock can't find room to land a body shot as roony controls the action.
Barcock working hard to break the clinch.
Barcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
roony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barcock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barcock has had enough of the clinch but roony keeps him there for the moment.
roony digs a right hand underneath Barcock's ribcage. Barcock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
roony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barcock tries a body shot but roony blocks it.
roony trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barcock lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barcock.
roony looking to throw knees to the head but Barcock is blocking nicely.

Barcock manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Barcock with that takedown attempt.
roony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
roony wants to clinch up but Barcock keeps it at a distance.
Barcock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but roony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Barcock misses.
A jab from Barcock misses.

roony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
roony goes for a takedown attempt but Barcock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barcock throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
roony defending well as Barcock loads up on a big left hand.
Barcock swinging wildly here.
roony is looking to slow Barcock down with leg kicks.
roony moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barcock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and roony counters with a head kick. That will keep Barcock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

roony has Barcock up against the cage in a clinch.
roony using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barcock misses with a punch on the inside.
roony tries to land a knee to the head but Barcock blocks with his arms.
Barcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Barcock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barcock takes a knee to the side of the body.
roony blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Barcock's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
roony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
roony jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barcock walks away with a smile on his face. roony gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simon Barcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of micky roony.
roony lands with a slapping head kick.
Barcock misses with a combination
and roony finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barcock misses with a body shot.
micky roony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
roony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barcock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barcock misses the shot to the body.
roony throws a head kick that half lands.
Barcock lands a nice hook to roony's body. roony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barcock throws a right and a left that both miss.
roony lands a head kick!
Simon Barcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Barcock misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
micky roony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well roony 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... micky roony!