PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zyrus Dex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Barcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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!

Dex
vs
Barcock

173 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zyrus Dex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Barcock!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barcock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dex to the mat! Dex manages to get full guard.
Dex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dex might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barcock wants to control from the top but Dex keeps moving.
Dex wants to sweep but no luck.
Dex is working hard here to advance position.
Dex looking to control.
Barcock stopping the sweep attempt from Dex.
Barcock not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barcock looks gassed!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barcock dodges the punch combination from Dex.
Dex misses with the combination.
Dex tries to bum rush Barcock with a series of wild strikes but Barcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dex thows a body shot but no joy.
Dex lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barcock throws a right and a left that Dex avoids nicely.
Barcock throws a right and a left that Dex avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Dex as he connects with a hook.
Dex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dex cracks a nice hook into Barcock's ribs.
Barcock swings for the body but Dex moves out of range.

Barcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dex backwards.
Dex could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Barcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dex throws a nice looking combination but Barcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dex looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Barcock moves into the clinch.
Dex swings wildly with an uppercut but Barcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dex wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barcock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dex scores with a one two! Barcock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barcock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dex jabs at Barcock's body.
Barcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dex.

Barcock drives through and clinches with Dex against the cage.

Barcock breaks the clinch.
Dex scores with a nice strike.
Dex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barcock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barcock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dex lands a right hook to the body.
Dex throws a right and a left that Barcock avoids nicely.
Dex's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dex duly obliges.
Dex connects with a looping right hand.
Dex jabs at Barcock's body.
Dex displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dex.
Dex moves away from the strike by Barcock.
The crowd cheers as Dex lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barcock doesn't seem phased though.
Barcock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dex scores with a body shot.
Barcock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dex fails to land with a series of punches.
Barcock moves forwards but Dex connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dex swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Barcock counters by clinching up.

Barcock manages to break the clinch.
Dex misses with a two punch combination.
Dex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dex lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dex looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dex takes a swing at Barcock's ribcage but misses.
Dex is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dex moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcock tries to clinch up but Dex circles away and keeps his distance.
Zyrus Dex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barcock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dex.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dex.
Dex ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dex lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dex scores with the left hand. Barcock knows he should have avoided that one.
Dex thuds his right hand into Barcock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dex moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dex.
Barcock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barcock wants to clinch up but Dex keeps it at a distance.
Dex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barcock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Barcock has Dex up against the cage in a clinch.
Barcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dex's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zyrus Dex dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dex looks to land a right hand but Barcock moved out of range.
Dex lands a right hook to the body.

Barcock has closed the distance and engaged Dex in a clinch.

Barcock breaks from the clinch.
Dex wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dex throws a combination that misses

and Barcock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barcock.
Dex has had enough of the clinch but Barcock keeps him there for the moment.

Barcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dex thuds a left hand into Barcock's body.

Barcock pushes Dex up against the cage in a clinch.

Barcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barcock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barcock throws a right and a left that Dex avoids nicely.
Barcock is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Dex.
Dex throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barcock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dex scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dex with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dex throws a body punch but Barcock moves out of range.
Dex 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.
Barcock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dex scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dex is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dex.
Zyrus Dex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barcock tries to clinch but Dex is having none of it.
Dex throws a shot to the body.
Barcock moves forwards but Dex connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dex throws a nice looking combination but Barcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dex misses with a body shot.
Dex is looking to wear down Barcock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dex lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Dex. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dex.
Barcock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dex throws a combination. Barcock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Dex.
Dex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barcock circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barcock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dex lands a nice shot to the body.
Barcock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barcock walks into a left hand.
Dex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barcock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dex tries to avoid it but Barcock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dex to the ground. Dex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dex misses with a wild combination.
Dex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barcock at a distance.
Dex dips to his left and cracks Barcock with an uppercut!
Dex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dex throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dex tests Barcock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dex throws a series of punches but Barcock avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Dex.
Dex scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Dex.
Dex looks to land a combination but Barcock avoids it well.
Dex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Barcock forces Dex back against the cage and clinches.
Barcock prevents Dex from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dex.
Dex tries to break the clinch but Barcock is controlling the position.
Barcock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Barcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Dex misses.
Dex connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Dex.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dex lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dex throws a combination. Barcock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by Dex.
Dex goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barcock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Dex scores with a four punch combination!
Barcock fails with a takedown attempt.
Dex scores with a one two! Barcock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dex misses with a double jab.
Dex bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barcock's head.
Barcock needs to keep his hands up - Dex had a free shot at his head there.
Barcock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zyrus Dex dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Dex as he connects with a hook.
Barcock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dex throws a right and a left that Barcock avoids nicely.
Dex fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barcock on the side of the head.

Barcock clinches up against the cage.
Dex wants to get back to striking at distance but Barcock won't allow it.

Barcock breaks from the clinch.
Dex scores with a one two! Barcock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dex with a hook.
Dex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dex swings for the body but Barcock moves out of range.
Barcock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dex displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barcock.
Barcock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barcock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dex scores with a three punch combo!
Dex comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Dex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barcock.
Dex swings for the body but Barcock moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dex.
Dex fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Dex misses.
Dex is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dex looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barcock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dex thuds a left hand into Barcock's body.
Dex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dex ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dex lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Dex misses.
Barcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Dex.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No joy there for Dex, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dex thuds a left hand into Barcock's body.
Dex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barcock.
Dex jabs at Barcock's body.
Dex lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barcock misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Dex. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Dex both land. Nice combination.
Dex scores with the left hand. Barcock knows he should have avoided that one.
Barcock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dex finds it's way round the side to connect with Barcock's head.
Dex with a jab.
Barcock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dex scores with a three punch combo!
Dex scores with a hook to the body. Barcock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dex swings for the body but Barcock moves out of range.
Dex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barcock manages to avoid it.
Barcock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dex to score with a decent uppercut.
Barcock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zyrus Dex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dex throws a shot to the body.
Dex lands with a shot to the body.
Zyrus Dex is winning the standup battle so far.
Dex connects with the punch.
Dex works over Barcock's head and body with a nice combination.
Dex jabs Barcock right on the nose. Barcock blinks but takes it well.
Dex misses with a combination

and Barcock counters by moving into the clinch.
Dex working hard to break the clinch.

Barcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dex throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dex lands a jab to the head.
Dex lands with a hook. Barcock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dex fails to land with a series of punches.
Dex keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barcock circles away quickly and effectively.
Dex throws out a powerful jab.
Dex misses with a wild combination.
Dex digs a good body shot into Barcock's ribs.
Barcock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dex.
Dex throws a shot to the body.
Dex lands with a cross.
Dex with a hook.
Dex lands with a good body shot.
Dex uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barcock has time to react.
Dex swinging wildly here.
Dex scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dex throws a right and a left that Barcock avoids nicely.
Simon Barcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dex cracks Barcock with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zyrus Dex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dex, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zyrus Dex!