PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pixar Bonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bonan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andre Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bonan
vs
Barnes

175 cm
28
175 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

178 cm
31
171 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pixar Bonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barnes!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bonan looking to control but Barnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonan controlling the position easily from mount.
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
Bonan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bonan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bonan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonan with shots to the head and body - Barnes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bonan scoring with strikes but Barnes is staying in there.

Bonan has control of Barnes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barnes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bonan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to escape the mount.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bonan misses with a head shot.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but Bonan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bonan misses with a head shot.
Bonan controlling the pace for now.
Bonan punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bonan.
Bonan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonan.
Barnes is staying active underneath Bonan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Bonan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bonan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barnes controls his leg.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonan.
Bonan wants to get back to his feet.
Bonan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barnes to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonan manages to get himself to full guard.

Bonan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bonan wants to hit a switch here but Barnes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bonan there!
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonan hang on?
Bonan is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonan is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes tries to control but Bonan wriggling away.
Bonan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bonan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes wants to control the pace but Bonan is squirming around nicely.
Bonan can't escape the position.
Bonan wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bonan is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a right hand that Bonan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonan also avoids with ease.
Bonan tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonan looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonan is defended easily by Barnes.
Bonan loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonan misses the jab.
Bonan lands a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonan throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Bonan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonan misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Bonan seems unphased.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes cracks the inside of Bonan's front leg.
Bonan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pixar Bonan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonan wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Bonan.
Bonan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonan.
Bonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonan throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Bonan misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonan misses with the body kick
and Barnes counters with a head kick. That will keep Bonan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pixar Bonan is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonan throws a combination. Barnes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bonan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Pixar Bonan has been cut.
A combination from Bonan does no damage.
Bonan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andre Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Bonan shoots in.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Bonan's belly button to the back.
Barnes swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonan looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes lands with a nice body kick.
Bonan swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes cracks Bonan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonan shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Bonan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Barnes clinches.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Bonan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pixar Bonan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Bonan backpedaling.
Bonan shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pixar Bonan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Bonan off balance momentarily.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Bonan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes feints and then cracks Bonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonan down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bonan will feel that in the morning.
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Bonan's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonan misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Bonan.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Bonan's defenses.
Barnes tests Bonan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Bonan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonan is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Bonan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonan throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Bonan persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes lands a high kick!
Bonan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Bonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes feints a jab promting Bonan to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Bonan throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Bonan tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pixar Bonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonan misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Bonan down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonan at a distance.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonan shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonan tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Bonan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Bonan backpedaling.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Bonan shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Bonan off balance momentarily.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonan with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a right hand that Bonan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonan also avoids with ease.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Bonan's head back.
Bonan throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a solid body kick.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Bonan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonan.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Barnes!
After the fight, Andre Barnes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.