PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Male comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Alpha Male has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Male
vs
Barker

186 cm
21
176 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Rusty Cage Fightwear
BioPharm Nutrition

Monster MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Male!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Barker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male misses with a head kick.
Male scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Barker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barker checks a leg kick nicely.
Male works over Barker's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like William Barker has been cut.
Male jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Male swings for the body but Barker moves out of range.
Male misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barker.
Barker looks for the body kick but Male saw that one coming.
Barker moves out of range of the leg kick from Male.
Barker throws a chopping leg kick but Male manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Male attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Male throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Male throws a leg kick but Barker moved away.
Male shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barker throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Barker misses
and Male makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Male fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barker on the side of the head.
Male throws a head kick that misses
and Barker counters with a leg kick.
Male cracks Barker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Male throws a lazy right hand but Barker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Male fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barker manages to avoid it.
Male throws a leg kick
and Barker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Male is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker moves out of range as Male strikes.
Male swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Male takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Male.
Barker throws a leg kick which misses Male's front leg but catches the back leg as Male tries to avoid it.
Barker misses with a body kick.
Barker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a quick inside leg kick.

Barker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Male is looking to break free of the clinch but Barker has double underhooks.
Male blocks a body shot from Barker.
Male has had enough of the clinch but Barker keeps him there for the moment.
Male blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Male looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Male looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Male backwards.
Barker misses with a knee to the head.
Male is trying to force a seperation but Barker has the dominant position.
Male working hard to break the clinch.

Male breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Barker clinches up against the cage.
Barker works on Male's body with a couple of short punches.
Barker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Male avoids it.
Male looking to stall.
Barker misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Male - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Male tries to circle away but Barker has him pinned against the cage.
Barker prevents Male from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Male's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Male wants to break free but Barker has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Male.
Male has had enough of the clinch but Barker keeps him there for the moment.

Male breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Male misses
and Barker counters with a body kick that stops Male in his tracks momentarily.
Male tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Barker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Male.
Barker throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker pushes Male away with a front kick.
Barker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barker.
Male moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barker.
Barker feints and then cracks Male's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Male down.
Alpha Male seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Barker.
Male takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Male takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barker staying out of range there.
Male takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Barker feints and as Male raises his hands in defense, Barker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Barker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick from Barker lands but Male takes it in his stride.
Barker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Male misses with a kick to the body
and Barker counters with a good low kick that Male was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Male.
A good leg kick by Barker.
Male misses with a body shot.
Barker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Male lands a glancing blow to the side of Barker's head.
Male walks into a straight right hand from Barker.
Male tries to work over Barker's front leg with a kick but Barker checks it.
Barker throws a low kick but Male avoids it.
A low kick from Male is predictable there
and Barker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Male checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Male throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barker counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barker wants to clinch up but Male keeps it at a distance.
Barker wants to clinch up but Male keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker throws a leg kick but Male checks it.
Alpha Male is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Male throws the left hand but Barker avoids the punch easily.
Male is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Male blocks a jab.
Male throws a leg kick
and Barker counters with a low kick, right behind Male 's knee.
Male throws a chopping leg kick but Barker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Barker.
Male lands a slapping body shot.
Barker misses with a body kick.
Barker throws a wild body kick that Male sees coming a mile off.
Male lands a jab.
Barker avoids the head kick by Male.
Male steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barker. That one must have hurt.

Barker scores a takedown into full mount!
Barker looking to ground and pound but Male is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barker is landing with some decent strikes but Male is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barker moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Male has worked his arm free - good work by Male!
Male avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Male has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barker with the ground and pound but Male regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Male is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barker thows a huge punch but Male dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Male fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Male checks the leg kick nicely there.
Male scores with a jab to the body.
Male works Barker's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Barker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Male lands with a kick to the ribs.
Male lands a nice looking body shot.
Male moves into range and connects with a jab.
Male tests Barker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Male misses with a kick to the body

and Barker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barker.
Male throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Male pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Male tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Male cracks Barker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Male comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That has opened up William Barker's cut even more.
Male misses with a body shot.
Barker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Male to score with a decent uppercut.

Barker is rocked!
Barker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Male takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Male misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barker blocks a head kick by Male.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker connects with a nice looking jab.
Barker tries to move into range but Male moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barker, right into the meat.
Barker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Male, right into the meat.
Crunch! Male slams his shin into Barker's torso.
Barker tries a low kick but Male avoids it.
Male lands a jab.
Male misses with an uppercut.
Male throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Male.
Male goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Male scores with a hook.
Barker is still on wobbly legs! Can Male finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Male digs a good hook to Barker's body.
Barker seems to have recovered his senses.
Male throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Male lands a nice shot that snaps Barker's head back.
Male cracks a nice hook into Barker's ribs.
Male scores with a kick to the midsection.
Male scores with a nice strike.

The cut above William Barker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Male throws a nice looking combination but Barker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Male throws a leg kick but Barker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Male throws a nice head kick!
Male tries to land a front kick but Barker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Male.
Barker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barker throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Male misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male avoids the head kick by Barker.
Male throws a wild body kick that Barker sees coming a mile off.
Male throws a leg kick
and Barker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Male tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barker was well out of range. Poor timing from Male.
Barker motions for Male to come forward. Barker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Male goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Male misses with a low kick.
Male swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Male counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barker thinking.
Male will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Male walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barker looks to score with a jab to the body but Male is just out of range.
William Barker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Male swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Male on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barker. Barker obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male punishes Barker's body with a nice straight punch.
Male fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barker manages to avoid it.
Barker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barker throws a chopping leg kick but Male manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Male looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barker throws a head kick but Male moves out of range.
Barker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Male throws a leg kick which misses Barker's front leg but catches the back leg as Barker tries to avoid it.
Male ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barker misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barker walks into a stiff left hand from Male.
Barker throws a leg kick
and Male counters with a nice uppercut.
Male misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Male clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Male.
A good leg kick by Male.
Male throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Male fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barker on the side of the head.
Male scores with a jab to the body.
Male throws out a loose jab but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Male throws out a loose jab but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barker moves out of range of the body kick from Male.
Barker looks for the body kick but Male saw that one coming.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Male takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barker blocks a head kick by Male.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Male with a hook.
Barker walks into a stiff left hand from Male.
Male motions for Barker to come forward. Male throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
Male throws a jab but it's blocked by Barker.
Barker throws a head kick but Male moves out of range.
Barker tries to score with a low kick but Male moves his leg out of the way.
Male throws a jab when Barker was well out of range.
Male punishes Barker's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Male. Barker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Male.
Nice shot lands for Male.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Male. Barker shrugs it off though.
Male dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barker. That did some damage!
Male throws a jab when Barker was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Male cracks Barker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Male lands a right hook to the body.
Barker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Male tests Barker'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!
Male tries a head kick but it misses.
Male thumps Barker with a low kick.
Male throws a quick inside leg kick.
Male connects with a jab.
Barker blocks the body kick.
Male scores with a jab.
Male misses with a shot to the body
and Barker counters with a good low kick that Male was not able to check.
Male throws the left hand but Barker avoids the punch easily.
Male punishes Barker's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Male takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Male swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Male lands a with a good body shot.
Male looks to throw the jab but Barker is out of range.
Male goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

William Barker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barker scores with a spinning back kick!
Barker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Male scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Male, right into the meat.
Barker connects with a high kick.
Male misses with the body kick
and Barker counters with a thumping low kick.
Barker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barker feints and then cracks Male's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Male down.
Male tries to land a front kick but Barker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Male misses with a body shot.
Barker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Male checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barker ducks under a wild hook from Male.
Male displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barker.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Male connects with a single shot there.
Barker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Male to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Male had his way with William Barker in that round.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Male lands a really nice looking cross but Barker seems unphased.
Male throws a series of punches but Barker moves out of range.
Barker ducks under a wild hook from Male.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barker tries to score with a low kick but Male moves his leg out of the way.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Male.
Male thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Male finds it's way round the side to connect with Barker's head.
Male looks to land a right hand but Barker moved out of range.
Barker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barker throws a lazy body kick
and Male counters with a leg kick.
Male takes a swing at Barker's ribcage but misses.
Barker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barker looks for the body kick but Male saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker throws out a leg kick but Male moves out of range and Barker only half commits.
Male bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Male tests Barker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Barker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alpha Male!
Alpha Male retains his welterweight title!