PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. The crowd seem to be enjoying Minard's choice of entrance music: I Against I. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Barnes
vs
Minard

187 cm
27
210 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
200 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Pitbull Pro Fight Food

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Minard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Minard's shoulder, as Minard tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Minard counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
Minard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minard.

Barnes has managed to clinch.
Minard wants a takedown.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Minard's ribcage. Minard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Minard avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minard fails to pull guard.
Pacman Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Minard.
Minard looking to stall.
Minard goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Minard to counter with a crisp jab.
Minard misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minard thinking.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Minard's leg but Minard calmly moves out of range.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Minard.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minard counters with a head kick.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Minard counters with a head kick.
Barnes throws a combination that misses

and Minard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Minard trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Minard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Minard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacman Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Minard misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minard counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Barnes instigates a clinch.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Minard avoids the damage to the body.
Minard avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Minard looks gassed!
Barnes is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard blocks an elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes tries to stall but Minard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Minard is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pacman Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Minard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Minard counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Minard controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes wants to slow Minard down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Minard knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minard.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Minard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minard ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Minard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked

and Minard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Minard.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacman Barnes dominated that 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.

Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Minard.
Pacman Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Minard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a head kick but Minard moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Minard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Minard counter with a right hand.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minard counters with a stiff right hand.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minard throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Minard seems unphased.
Barnes misses with a leg kick

and Minard counters with a takedown into side control.
Barnes tries to buck Minard off but Minard is having none of it.

Minard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minard on the ground.
Barnes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barnes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Minard is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minard seems to be looking for submissions.

Minard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Minard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Minard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barnes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Minard lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushes Minard off looking to stand but Minard dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Minard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Minard passes to full mount!
Minard prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.

Minard looking to secure an arm triangle but Barnes defends it well.
Barnes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Minard looking for a guillotine from mount but Barnes is having none of it.

Minard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Barnes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barnes shrugs it off.
Minard trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Minard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Minard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Minard has managed to clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Minard controls his hands.
Good body shot from Barnes.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minard's elbow.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minard managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes works on Minard's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Minard's ribcage. Minard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes stalling in the clinch but Minard improves position.
Minard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minard.
Barnes pushes Minard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Minard or not.
Minard avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Minard avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Minard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Minard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Minard has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Minard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Minard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacman Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Minard.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minard.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Minard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes cracks Minard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pacman Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minard fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Minard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Minard.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Minard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minard prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Minard is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.

Minard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barnes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Minard stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Minard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minard postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barnes to stand up.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Minard moves away and avoids it.

Barnes closes the distance and pushes Minard back into the cage.
Minard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnes gets underhooks to prevent Minard's takedown attempt.
Minard managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Minard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minard's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes tries a body shot but Minard blocks it.

Minard breaks from the clinch.
Minard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a big head kick but Minard shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Minard avoids nicely.
Anderson Minard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Minard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Minard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minard on the wrong end of a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pacman Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Pacman Barnes!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Pacman Barnes!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Pacman Barnes!

Pacman Barnes wins by unanimous decision!