PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the ring accompanied by Pulse of the Maggots. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Barnes

187 cm
23
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

5th Round
5th Round

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomas clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the ropes.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.

Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas has Barnes pressed against the ropes, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the ropes.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Barnes looks gassed!
Thomas pushes Barnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas lands with a nice body 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!

Thomas has managed to clinch.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thomas lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pushes Barnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Thomas slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes checks a low kick from Thomas.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Thomas moves into the clinch.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
A short left from Thomas.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes jabs at Thomas's body.
Barnes tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the ropes.
Barnes lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.

Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the ropes.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Barnes scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes swinging wilding here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Thomas looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacman Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Barnes sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes motions for Thomas to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes misses the jab.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Pacman Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Thomas down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes jabs at Thomas's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pacman Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacman Barnes!