PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 1112 p4p, 2712 weight class) and Charles Barkley (ranked 139 p4p, 327 weight class). Barkley has chosen Space Jam as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Christ
vs
Barkley

197 cm
22
259
5 - 2 - 0

217 cm
21
270
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store
Tempo Athletics

Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barkley counters with a low kick, right behind Christ 's knee.
Barkley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Christ misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Christ blocks it well.
Christ's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barkley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christ scrambles back to his feet.
Christ lands with a hook. Barkley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Charles Barkley has been cut.
Barkley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christ on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Barkley lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barkley tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ misses with the combination.
Barkley connects with a single shot there.
Christ 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.
Barkley moves out of range as Christ strikes.
A little jabbing left from Barkley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barkley avoids the head kick by Christ.
Barkley throws out a counter right but Christ avoids it with no problem.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Christ as he checks the leg kick.
Barkley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley sizes up Christ with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Barkley misses the target.
Barkley cracks Christ with an open hand slap.
Barkley throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barkley throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Christ connects with a solid leg kick.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barkley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barkley swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Christ, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barkley throws out the jab.
Barkley looks to land a right hand but Christ moved out of range.
Christ appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Barkley.
Barkley misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Barkley is predictable there
and Christ counters with a two punch combo.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christ listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Christ manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Barkley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barkley circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Barkley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Barkley
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barkley tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
Christ swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christ throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barkley throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Barkley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Christ takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Barkley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Barkley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Christ throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Nice uppercut lands for Barkley. That snapped Christ's head back.
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barkley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christ throws a nice head kick!
Barkley blocks a head kick by Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a hook.
Barkley loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christ takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barkley misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Barkley.
Christ throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Christ went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barkley scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Barkley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.
Barkley moves out of range as Christ strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barkley.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Barkley thows a leg kick but Christ checks it
and Christ counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barkley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Christ sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Barkley throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Christ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christ misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Christ misses
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
Barkley misses the jab.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Barkley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christ's hands.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barkley scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Barkley misses its intended target.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ slips a jab from Barkley.
Christ is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Christ swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barkley sizes up Christ with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Christ misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.

Barkley cracks Christ with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Christ looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Barkley finish him?
Barkley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christ defending well as Barkley loads up on a big left hand.
Barkley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Barkley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Barkley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Barkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles Barkley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barkley throws out a powerful jab.
Christ slips under a jab.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Barkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christ needs to keep his hands up - Barkley had a free shot at his head there.
Charles Barkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barkley connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Barkley tries to score with a low kick but Christ moves his leg out of the way.
Barkley takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Barkley.
Barkley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barkley. Christ shrugs it off though.
Barkley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barkley takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Barkley blocks a head kick by Christ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Barkley is predictable there
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barkley misses with a body shot.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barkley misses with a right hand
and Christ counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barkley thinking.
Barkley throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Barkley throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ scores with a head kick. Barkley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley throws a front kick aimed at Christ's knee but Christ avoids it well.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Barkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barkley tries a low kick but Christ avoids it.
Good shot there by Barkley.
Barkley misses with a low kick as Christ jumps back.
Christ connects with a jab.

That has opened up Charles Barkley's cut even more.
Barkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christ moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Barkley 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.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barkley throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with the combination.
Christ looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A cross from Barkley lands.
Barkley tries to score with a low kick but Christ moves his leg out of the way.
Christ on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barkley tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barkley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christ throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Barkley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barkley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Barkley!
Charles Barkley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.