PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Percival Pickervance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pickervance
vs
Barnes

184 cm
30
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

178 cm
30
171 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Pickervance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Pickervance misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Pickervance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pickervance buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pickervance shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Pickervance feints and as Barnes raises his hands in defense, Pickervance changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickervance slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Barnes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pickervance off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Pickervance scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Pickervance.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes checks a low kick from Pickervance.
Pickervance lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Pickervance lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pickervance misses the jab.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pickervance scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pickervance connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickervance scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pickervance misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pickervance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Pickervance.
Pickervance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Pickervance misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Pickervance as he connects with a hook.
Pickervance throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Pickervance strikes.
Pickervance misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pickervance.
Pickervance catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pickervance slips a jab from Barnes.
Pickervance tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Pickervance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes takes a swing at Pickervance's ribcage but misses.
Barnes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pickervance. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Pickervance down.
Pickervance has a takedown stuffed.
Andre Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Pickervance is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pickervance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pickervance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Pickervance slips a straight right by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pickervance throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Pickervance counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Pickervance darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Pickervance dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barnes digs a good hook to Pickervance's body.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pickervance takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pickervance looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Pickervance moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes tries a low kick but Pickervance avoids it.
Barnes throws a jab when Pickervance was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Pickervance shoots in.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pickervance misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickervance misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Pickervance misses.
Percival Pickervance is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pickervance checks it well.
Pickervance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Pickervance lands a nice looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pickervance.
Pickervance digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pickervance scores with a leg kick.
Pickervance lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pickervance throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Pickervance only half commits.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Pickervance.
Pickervance scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Crunch! Pickervance slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Pickervance throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Pickervance counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pickervance moves away.
Pickervance lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
Pickervance lands with a cross.
Andre Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pickervance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pickervance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pickervance lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick from Pickervance.
A big right from Barnes misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickervance. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Pickervance.
Pickervance feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
Pickervance thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pickervance lands a front kick.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pickervance looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Pickervance lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pickervance connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pickervance is just out of range.
Barnes swings for the body but Pickervance moves out of range.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Pickervance fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pickervance.
Pickervance thows a body shot but no joy.
Pickervance fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Pickervance 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!

Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pickervance slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Pickervance is looking to score with low kicks.
Pickervance scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pickervance - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pickervance. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pickervance shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Pickervance scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Pickervance manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Pickervance counters with a good, hard body kick but Barnes shrugs it off.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Barnes slips a straight right by Pickervance.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickervance wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.

Pickervance looking to score a takedown here. Barnes is defending well but Pickervance drives through and ends up in Barnes's guard.
Barnes managing to control the position.
Pickervance stops Barnes from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pickervance stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to sweep but instead, Pickervance has passed into half guard.
Pickervance passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pickervance wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pickervance cracks Barnes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pickervance misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pickervance controlling the position for now.
Barnes is pressing down on Pickervance's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pickervance is holding on for now.
Barnes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pickervance!
Pickervance tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance is trying to escape the mount.
Pickervance sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pickervance moves into full guard.
Pickervance is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pickervance wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Pickervance controlling Barnes's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Pickervance is controlling Barnes's posture.
Andre Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Percival Pickervance has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pickervance throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Pickervance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickervance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pickervance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Pickervance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pickervance has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Pickervance!