PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be blaring out of the sound system. Emelianenko has chosen You are the best around as his entrance music. Andre Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrei Emelianenko's chin.

Barnes
vs
Emelianenko

178 cm
34
171 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

180 cm
34
183 lbs
31 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Barnes scores with a head kick.

It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Emelianenko walks into a jab.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Emelianenko throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.

Barnes rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Good body shot from Barnes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Barnes.

Emelianenko is rocked!

That has opened up Andrei Emelianenko's cut even more.
Barnes pushes Emelianenko against the cage. Barnes is working some dirty boxing. Barnes pushes off with a quick right hook! Emelianenko goes down! Emelianenko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Barnes moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Barnes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andre Barnes made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans, along with how happy he was to win his fight.