PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 140 p4p, 27 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 2872 p4p, 309 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lancaster
vs
Barnkvist

180 cm
26
186 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

183 cm
27
184 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Combat Wombat (90% Laundry)

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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Lancaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist shoots in for a double leg but Lancaster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lancaster digs a good hook to Barnkvist's body.
Barnkvist defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Barnkvist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Barnkvist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster digs a good body shot into Barnkvist's ribs.
Barnkvist fails with the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnkvist shoots in but no luck this time.
Cedric Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Barnkvist wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist tries for a takedown but Lancaster circles away easily
and Lancaster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lancaster lands a jab to Barnkvist's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnkvist's head.
Lancaster throws a good cross that connects.
Barnkvist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnkvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Lancaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnkvist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lancaster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnkvist tries to clinch up.
Lancaster misses with a series of wild punches.

Lancaster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barnkvist to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist throws a strike but Lancaster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lancaster decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barnkvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Cedric Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnkvist takes a swing at Lancaster 's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster .
Barnkvist wants to counter with a clinch but Lancaster pushes him away.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnkvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnkvist is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Lancaster .

It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Lancaster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnkvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnkvist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off.
Lancaster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Barnkvist catches Lancaster right on the button with a cross.
Lancaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lancaster with a hook.
Lancaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnkvist at a distance.
Barnkvist throws a nice looking combination but Lancaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lancaster lands a nice looking body shot.
Lancaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnkvist. Barnkvist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster shows good takedown defense.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lancaster sprawls well. Lancaster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnkvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnkvist moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist takes a swing at Lancaster 's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnkvist.

Barnkvist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnkvist controls his hands.

Barnkvist has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lancaster is trying to keep an underhook but Barnkvist manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Lancaster kicks Barnkvist off and gets back to his feet.
Barnkvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnkvist thuds a left hand into Lancaster 's body.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Barnkvist counters with a one-two to the body.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnkvist.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Barnkvist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lancaster .
Barnkvist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist takes one to the chin there.
Barnkvist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnkvist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lancaster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnkvist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnkvist throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnkvist throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster connects with a right hand. Barnkvist shakes it off.
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnkvist misses with a looping left.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster jabs Barnkvist right on the nose. Barnkvist blinks but takes it well.
Barnkvist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Lancaster is having none of it.
Barnkvist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Lancaster sets himself, and Barnkvist steps forward looking for the clinch! Lancaster avoids it this time.
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lancaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lancaster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnkvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster . Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Barnkvist wants to counter the offense by Lancaster and move into the clinch position.
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Barnkvist forces Lancaster back against the cage and clinches.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnkvist wants to take the fight to the mat but Lancaster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnkvist is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lancaster is defending well.
Cedric Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.

Barnkvist has clasped his hands together around Lancaster 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Barnkvist misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnkvist.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnkvist can do to turn this around?
Barnkvist creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barnkvist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lancaster is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lancaster tries to buck Barnkvist off but Barnkvist is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Barnkvist crashes against the mat.
Barnkvist working the head and body with strikes.
Barnkvist working the ground and pound but Lancaster is defending the strikes.
Barnkvist working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lancaster gets back to half guard.
Lancaster controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lancaster trying to hold on to Barnkvist's head to control him but Barnkvist postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnkvist.
Lancaster regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lancaster holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster cracks Barnkvist with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnkvist lands a jab.
Barnkvist staying out of range there.
Lancaster dips to his left and cracks Barnkvist with an uppercut!
Lancaster scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lancaster .

Barnkvist has closed the distance and engaged Lancaster in a clinch.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Lancaster .
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster works on Barnkvist's body with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Lancaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barnkvist shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnkvist showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnkvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnkvist throws a strike but Lancaster avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peter Barnkvist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancaster wants to stand up but Barnkvist is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnkvist wants to pass the guard but Lancaster is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist is looking to work some ground and pound but Lancaster has wrist control.
Barnkvist postures up in Lancaster 's guard and throws a big left but Lancaster blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster .
Lancaster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster , not yet.
Barnkvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
Barnkvist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnkvist throws a strike but Lancaster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnkvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnkvist tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnkvist working a defensive guard but Lancaster manages to pass into side control anyway.
Barnkvist gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnkvist wants to get back to full guard.
Barnkvist lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
Lancaster seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnkvist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnkvist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnkvist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the head.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Lancaster .
Barnkvist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnkvist steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lancaster .
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Barnkvist.
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnkvist fails with the takedown.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnkvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnkvist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lancaster to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Lancaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lancaster , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Lancaster !
After the fight, Cedric Lancaster 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.