PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaldson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gear Jammer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Barnes's choice of entrance music: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donaldson
vs
Barnes

192 cm
22
282 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
240 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Donaldson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaldson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donaldson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Donaldson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Donaldson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donaldson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Donaldson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Donaldson tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donaldson's waist but Donaldson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barnes off to one side.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donaldson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Donaldson.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donaldson is able to avoid easily.
Donaldson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes looks gassed!
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Donaldson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donaldson scores with a shot to the body.
Donaldson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Donaldson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donaldson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donaldson. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donaldson.
Donaldson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donaldson lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donaldson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donaldson. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Donaldson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Donaldson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Donaldson had a free shot at his head there.
Donaldson throws a one two combo.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donaldson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donaldson throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Donaldson cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Donaldson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donaldson misses with a wild combination.
Donaldson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donaldson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donaldson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Donaldson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donaldson cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Donaldson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Donaldson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donaldson throws out the jab.
Barnes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donaldson!
Barnes tries to move into range but Donaldson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donaldson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Don Donaldson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Barnes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donaldson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donaldson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donaldson scores with a decent looking hook.
Donaldson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Donaldson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barnes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donaldson, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donaldson - that will leave a mark!
Donaldson lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donaldson misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Donaldson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donaldson motions for Barnes to come forward. Donaldson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donaldson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Donaldson throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes shoots for a double leg takedown but Donaldson sprawls well. He's pushed Barnes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Donaldson sprawls well.
Donaldson feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Donaldson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Donaldson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donaldson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donaldson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donaldson as he avoids it easily.
Donaldson feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Donaldson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Donaldson cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donaldson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Don Donaldson is winning the standup battle so far.
Donaldson thows a body shot but no joy.
Donaldson misses with a straight right.
Barnes has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donaldson circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Donaldson scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Donaldson.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Don Donaldson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Barnes.
Donaldson lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donaldson feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Donaldson misses with a wild combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Donaldson has got the better of the exchanges.
Donaldson misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson scoring well with a low kick there.
Donaldson thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Donaldson throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Donaldson.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donaldson.
Donaldson misses with the combination.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Donaldson throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses.
Donaldson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Don Donaldson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donaldson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Donaldson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donaldson wants it to stay on the feet.
Don Donaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donaldson tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donaldson misses with a kick to the body.
Donaldson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donaldson. Donaldson obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donaldson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Donaldson sprawls well.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donaldson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donaldson.
Donaldson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donaldson defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donaldson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Donaldson's knee but Donaldson avoids it well.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Donaldson.
Donaldson stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Donaldson throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Donaldson. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes tries to move into range but Donaldson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Barnes gets a takedown into half guard.
Donaldson pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Donaldson is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throwing shots but Donaldson is blocking nicely.

Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Donaldson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donaldson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Donaldson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Donaldson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donaldson. That did some damage!
Donaldson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Donaldson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donaldson throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donaldson is fending him off so far but Barnes persists. Nope, Donaldson circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donaldson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Donaldson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Don Donaldson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Barnes.
A left and a right from Donaldson both land. Nice combination.
Donaldson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donaldson throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donaldson. Barnes shrugs it off though.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Donaldson counters with a solid body kick.
Barnes shoots and misses
and Donaldson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donaldson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donaldson throws a body kick that misses.
Donaldson throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donaldson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Donaldson is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Donaldson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Donaldson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donaldson hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Donaldson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

It looks like Don Donaldson has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Donaldson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barnes content just to control the position here.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Barnes looking to isolate an arm here. Donaldson doesn't see it coming and as Barnes extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Barnes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BJ Barnes!
BJ Barnes is the new heavyweight champion!