PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bariga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scissorhands might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Still. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scissorhands
vs
Bariga

163 cm
23
144 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

167 cm
23
144 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Scissorhands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bariga!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorhands finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scissorhands tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bariga is able to avoid easily.
Bariga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Scissorhands misses.
Bariga fails to land with a series of punches.
Scissorhands misses with a hook to the body
and Bariga counters with a nice body shot.
Bariga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bariga avoids a kick to the body.
Bariga scores with a jab to the body.
Bariga misses with a body shot.
Scissorhands throws a combination. Bariga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Bariga is having none of it.
Bariga missing with a left hand there. Scissorhands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bariga throws a leg kick but Scissorhands moved away.
Scissorhands looks to land a right hand but Bariga moved out of range.
Scissorhands blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Scissorhands.
Nice defenses there by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scissorhands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bariga.
Scissorhands buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bariga has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Scissorhands throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bariga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bariga throws a shot from downtown. Scissorhands moves away and avoids it.
Scissorhands tries to score with a low kick but Bariga moves his leg out of the way.
Scissorhands throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scissorhands lands a jab to Bariga's midsection.
Scissorhands is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bariga throws out a loose jab but Scissorhands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bariga throws out a powerful jab.
Bariga just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands throws a hook to the side of Bariga's head but Bariga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scissorhands jabs at Bariga's body.
Scissorhands lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Mark Bariga has been cut.
Scissorhands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bariga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scissorhands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bariga.
Bariga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Bariga moved away.
Bariga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands swings widly with a right hand
and Bariga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scissorhands is looking to chop away at Bariga's legs.
Scissorhands misses with a hook. Bariga ducked under it nicely.
Scissorhands takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scissorhands.
Bariga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scissorhands circles away quickly and effectively.
Bariga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bariga checks a leg kick.
Scissorhands is looking to chop away at Bariga's legs.
A lazy left from Scissorhands finds it's target.
Scissorhands checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scissorhands throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bariga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scissorhands. Bariga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scissorhands takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scissorhands throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scissorhands throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bariga manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands lands with a cross.
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!
Scissorhands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariga was well out of range. Poor timing from Scissorhands.
Bariga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Bariga is rocked!
Scissorhands walks into a left hand.
Bariga is still on wobbly legs! Can Scissorhands finish him?
Scissorhands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariga was well out of range. Poor timing from Scissorhands.
Bariga seems to have recovered his senses.
Bariga is looking to land body kicks.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bariga misses with a right hand
and Scissorhands counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left lands for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands scores with a hook to the body. Bariga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scissorhands. Bariga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bariga misses with an uppercut. Scissorhands saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bariga's cut.
That's time! Scissorhands's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Scissorhands throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scissorhands cracks Bariga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scissorhands checks a low kick from Bariga.
Scissorhands misses with a shot to the body
and Bariga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scissorhands bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Scissorhands connects with the punch.
Scissorhands scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bariga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bariga keeps the fight on the outside.
Scissorhands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bariga.
Bariga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scissorhands scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scissorhands just misses with a punch to the body.
Scissorhands feints and then cracks Bariga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bariga down.
Edward Scissorhands is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scissorhands, right into the meat.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Bariga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bariga.
Bariga throws a jab when Scissorhands was well out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bariga might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Scissorhands has got the better of the exchanges.
Scissorhands drops his hands momentarily and Bariga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bariga lands the left hand.
Scissorhands will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scissorhands looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scissorhands throws a shot from downtown. Bariga moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Scissorhands misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariga misses with a leg kick.
Bariga scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scissorhands will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scissorhands misses with a looping left.
Scissorhands thuds a left hand into Bariga's body.
Scissorhands lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bariga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariga was well out of range. Poor timing from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that misses
and Bariga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Scissorhands instigates a clinch.
Scissorhands will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bariga up against the cage.
Scissorhands blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scissorhands can't find room to land a body shot as Bariga controls the action.
Bariga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scissorhands backwards.
Bariga tries to work over Scissorhands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bariga blocks an uppercut.
Bariga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bariga misses with the head strike.
Scissorhands throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barigas head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands pushes Bariga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scissorhands misses with a punch to the body.
Scissorhands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scissorhands misses with the head strike.
Bariga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bariga working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bariga has a couple of punches blocked by Scissorhands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scissorhands lands with a left to the head.
Bariga struggles to land a body shot inside as Scissorhands controls his hands.
Scissorhands pushes Bariga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bariga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scissorhands blocks a body shot from Bariga.
Scissorhands digs a right hand into Bariga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bariga's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bariga letting Scissorhands take a breather here.
Scissorhands is working Bariga over against the cage.
Scissorhands blocking some punches.
A short right from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scissorhands tries a body shot but Bariga blocks it.
Scissorhands throws a punch but it's blocked by Bariga.
Scissorhands gets through Bariga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bariga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bariga breaks from the clinch.
Scissorhands feints a jab promting Bariga to slip. Scissorhands then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bariga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scissorhands punishes Bariga's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bariga'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.

Scissorhands connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Bariga tumbling to the canvas! Scissorhands pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Bariga was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edward Scissorhands!
Edward Scissorhands retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Edward Scissorhands made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Mark Bariga had this to say: 'I think I'm done with 135 division so I'm going to 145 I guess!?'.