PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and durk dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - The Great Southern Trendkill. durk dark is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Barnes
vs
dark

215 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

DRAGON MMA Gear
HGH Nutrients

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, durk dark!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.

dark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barnes was covering up waiting for the punch and dark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but dark is having none of it.
dark looking to pass the guard.
dark 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.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes controls dark momentarily but dark frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dark tries to stand but Barnes is controlling from the bottom.
dark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

dark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

dark shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

dark is looking for a kimura here.
dark looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Barnes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
dark trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is controlling dark's position as best he can from this difficult position.

dark stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Barnes to get to his feet.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by dark.
Barnes tries to clinch but dark moves out of range.

Barnes scores a takedown into full mount!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.

It looks like durk dark has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the ground and pound effectively.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
dark is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes working dark over with strikes here.
Barnes avoids the attempt from dark to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
dark is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on durk dark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and dark counters with a single leg into guard. Barnes didn't expect that.
Barnes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
dark wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
dark wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes keeping full guard, as dark tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - dark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

dark decides to return to a standing position.

dark drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
dark trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes prevents dark from improving position.
Barnes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barnes prevents dark from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dark working the ground and pound but Barnes is defending the strikes.
The referee asks dark politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. dark prefers to stall for the moment though.
dark tries to advance to mount but Barnes denies him.
dark is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Barnes's shoulder. That is not cool.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes shoots and misses

and dark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes keeping full guard, as dark tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
dark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
dark tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

durk dark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on durk dark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

dark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dark shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by dark.
dark trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes holding on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to escape but dark is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dark trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Barnes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

dark decides to stand back up.
Barnes tries to bum rush dark with a series of wild strikes but dark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

dark rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on dark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt

and dark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
dark trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dark content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to keep dark in close.
dark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
dark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dark trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.

dark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt

and dark counters with a takedown into side control.
dark lands a few punches from side control.
dark cracks Barnes with a big right hand but Barnes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

dark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnes pushes dark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, dark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
durk dark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dark 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... durk dark!