PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barnes
vs
Fen

178 cm
26
171 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

185 cm
24
181 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jet Fen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fen lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Fen throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fen misses with a double jab.
Fen jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Andre Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Fen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown but Fen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Fen checks it
and Fen counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Fen.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fen.
Fen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.

It looks like Jet Fen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fen counters with a good, hard body kick but Barnes shrugs it off.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Fen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnes.
Fen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fen throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.

Barnes drives through with a takedown into Fen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fen is keeping the position for now.

Fen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fen wants to sweep but no luck.
Fen can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes works his way into side control.
Fen is looking for a sweep.
Fen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fen is hanging on to Barnes's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Fen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Fen is punishing Barnes with some ground and pound.
Barnes tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes holding both Fen 's hands and preventing any damage.

Fen looking for the choke from the back.
Barnes is in bad spot here.
Barnes trying to control the position but Fen manages to sink in the hooks.
Fen lands shots from the back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fen lands shots from the back.
Barnes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Barnes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Barnes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Barnes gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Fen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Fen's cut.
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.

Fen lands a front kick.
Fen looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes thumps Fen with a low kick.
Barnes scores with a jab. Fen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fen throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fen counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Barnes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Fen is keeping the position.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Fen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jet Fen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Fen is keeping the position.
Fen keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Barnes thows a big elbow that misses.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Fen keeps moving.
Fen keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fen wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Fen is keeping the position.

Fen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnes is fighting to break Fen's control of his arms but Fen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fen is keeping the position for now.
Fen wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Fen is keeping the position.

Fen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fen wants to stand but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Fen is keeping the position.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.

Fen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fen on the ground.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fen is keeping the position for now.

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.
Barnes trying to control but Fen is working from the bottom.
Barnes passes Fen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Fen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fen.
Fen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barnes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barnes's back!

Fen working for the choke.
Fen scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Fen's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Fen throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Fen checks it
and Fen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Fen.
Fen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.

Barnes tries to sprawl but Fen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fen lands a couple of digs.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Fen wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Fen from controlling successfully.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barnes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barnes's back!

Barnes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fen gets his way!
Fen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Fen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fen trying to control.
Barnes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes turns into Fen and is now in his guard.
Fen wants to improve his position but instead Barnes has moved into half guard.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes is pressing down on Fen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fen is holding on for now.
Fen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Fen is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fen prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Fen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fen works his way into side control.

Fen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barnes, who protects the arm well.
Barnes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets back to half guard.

Fen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fen working Barnes over with strikes.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Fen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fen is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Fen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Fen!