PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sir Tessin (ranked 5495 p4p, 6567 weight class) and Alex Barnes (ranked 421 p4p, 483 weight class). Sir Tessin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tessin
vs
Barnes

177 cm
18
144
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
145
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sir Tessin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tessin was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Tessin saw that one coming.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Barnes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tessin's guard.

Tessin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barnes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Tessin shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tessin shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tessin misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Tessin slips the punch.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tessin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tessin throws a head kick that misses.
Tessin avoids the body shot from Barnes.

Tessin takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes letting Tessin take a breather here.
Tessin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tessin is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Tessin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tessin jumps guard and drags Barnes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tessin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Tessin blocks nicely.
Barnes trying to control but Tessin is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tessin is keeping the position for now.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tessin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Barnes distracts Tessin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tessin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Tessin blocks nicely.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tessin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tessin looking to control.
Barnes throws a strike but Tessin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Barnes is looking for a triangle but Tessin pushes his legs off easily.
Tessin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Barnes works his way into full mount!
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin blocking the ground and pound.
Tessin regains half guard.
Tessin wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Tessin's hands, connecting with Tessin's forehead.
Tessin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Tessin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tessin tries to get out of the position.
Barnes throwing shots but Tessin is blocking nicely.
Tessin wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tessin trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
Tessin is holding on to half guard well.
Tessin wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tessin manages to avoid it.
Tessin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Tessin.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Tessin misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Tessin pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Tessin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but Tessin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tessin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin stalling against the cage.

Tessin manages to pull guard.
Barnes throws a strike but Tessin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tessin wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Alex Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin wants to get up but he can't break Barnes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tessin wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Tessin won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tessin preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tessin won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Barnes is thwarting Tessin's attempts to control the position.
Barnes wants to pass to mount but Tessin is defending the position.
Tessin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes prevents Tessin from improving his position.
Tessin misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tessin trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Tessin's head.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes throwing shots but Tessin is blocking nicely.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Tessin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tessin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tessin.
Barnes advances position into side control!
Barnes is working Tessin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barnes is working Tessin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tessin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barnes's best efforts.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Tessin dodges it nicely.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tessin to regain full guard.
Tessin controlling Barnes's posture.
Barnes postures up in Tessin's guard and throws a big left but Tessin blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Tessin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Barnes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tessin tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Tessin dodges the ground and pound from Barnes.
Tessin tries to escape but Barnes is in control.
Tessin is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessin keeps working.
Tessin can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Tessin defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin tries to improve position but can't.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tessin some visible discomfort.
Barnes wants to control but Tessin is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tessin keeps Barnes under control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barnes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Tessin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tessin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barnes's best efforts.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tessin trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
Tessin is trying to get back to full guard.
Tessin pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessin keeps working.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Tessin defends it.
Tessin is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes prevents Tessin from improving his position.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tessin defending well though.
Tessin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a strike but Tessin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Tessin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tessin wants to stand but Barnes is controlling the position.

Tessin working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.

Tessin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tessin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Tessin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tessin has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tessin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tessin trying to control the position.
Sir Tessin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tessin has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Barnes!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.