PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pans
vs
Barclay

188 cm
21
190 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
187 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Pans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Barclay!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pans checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barclay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barclay. That's going to slow Pans down.
Barclay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barclay connects with a leg kick. Pans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barclay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pans is out of range and Barclay settles back down.
A solid body kick from Barclay.
Barclay lands a head kick. Pans smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pans throws a hook to the side of Barclay's head but Barclay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barclay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barclay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Barclay tenderised Pans's leg. Pans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barclay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barclay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pans's calf.
Barclay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barclay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pans is breathing heavily.
Pans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barclay - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barclay scores with a leg kick.
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pans. That did some damage!
Pans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barclay circles away quickly and effectively.
Pans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barclay. That one must have hurt.
Barclay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barclay throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barclay. That one must have hurt.
Barclay thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pans if he has to take too many more of those.
Barclay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barclay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barclay thumps Pans with a low kick.
Barclay scores with a nice body kick.
Barclay lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pans will feel that in the morning.
Barclay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barclay scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barclay, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Barclay.
Barclay lands a front kick.
Barclay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andy Barclay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barclay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barclay delivers a nice body kick.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barclay thumps Pans with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barclay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barclay.
Pans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Pans's front leg but catches the back leg as Pans tries to avoid it.
Barclay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pans's calf.
A good leg kick by Barclay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pans's sensitive parts.
Barclay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Barclay.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Barclay.
Pans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barclay.
Pans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barclay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barclay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barclay lands with a nice body kick.
Barclay lands a high kick!
Pans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barclay. Barclay obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Barclay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barclay throws a low kick but Pans avoids it.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barclay, right into the meat.
Barclay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pans. That did some damage!
Barclay cracks the inside of Pans's front leg.
Good leg kick by Barclay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barclay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barclay.
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pans. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barclay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pans might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Barclay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barclay throws a front kick that sends Pans stumbling back into the cage.
Barclay lands with a nice body kick.
Pans on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pans takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Pans's front leg but catches the back leg as Pans tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barclay.
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pans. That did some damage!
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pans. That did some damage!
Pans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barclay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay thumps Pans with a low kick.
Pans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Andy Barclay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barclay connects with a leg kick. Pans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barclay lands a leg kick that knocks Pans off balance momentarily.
Pans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barclay can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barclay. That's going to slow Pans down.
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Pans's front leg but catches the back leg as Pans tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barclay.
Barclay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mike Pans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Barclay.
Barclay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barclay circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pans drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barclay follows Pans to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Barclay!
Andy Barclay is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Andy Barclay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mike Pans was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.