PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arm Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arm Barr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barr
vs
Soldier

188 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 15 - 0

186 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arm Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Soldier!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soldier clinches.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barr fails to pull guard.
Soldier blocks an elbow strike from Barr.
Barr tries to break the clinch but Soldier is controlling the position.
Barr lands an elbow just above Soldier 's eye.

It looks like Mike Soldier has been cut.
Barr lands with a short shot to the head.
Soldier prevents Barr from breaking the clinch.
Barr avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
Soldier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Barr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barr throws an elbow that misses.
Barr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Soldier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soldier throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Arm Barr has been cut.
Barr is breathing heavily.
Soldier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Soldier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soldier blocks an uppercut.
Barr blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr tries to break free but Soldier pushes him back against the cage.
Soldier dodges an elbow strike from Barr.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barr blocks an elbow strike from Soldier.

Soldier manages to break the clinch.
Soldier stalks Barr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barr's face. Barr staggers backwards, shaken.

Soldier closes the distance and clinches.
Soldier misses with an elbow strike.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldier bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Soldier forces Barr back against the cage and clinches.
Soldier wants to get back to striking at distance but Barr won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
Barr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soldier should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Barr 's eye.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldier connects with a single shot there.

Soldier clinches up with Barr and pushes him back against the cage.
Barr avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Barr blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier tries to circle away but Barr has him pinned against the cage.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barr avoids the head kick by Soldier.

Soldier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barr, pushing him back against the cage.
Barr takes an elbow to the temple.

Soldier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldier misses with a wild combination.
Soldier tests Barr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arm Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Soldier closes the distance and clinches.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barr's defenses.
Soldier throws an elbow but it misses.
Soldier has Barr pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldier throws a head kick that misses.
Barr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soldier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Soldier.
Soldier thuds his right hand into Barr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldier lands a high kick!

Soldier closes the distance and clinches.
Soldier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barr up against the cage.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barr blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soldier receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.

Soldier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soldier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Soldier moves into range and clinches up with Barr.

Soldier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Soldier.
Soldier throws a sloppy head kick and Barr moves out of range easily.

Soldier closes the distance and pushes Barr back into the cage.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barr's defenses.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Soldier takes the fight into the clinch.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Soldier breaks from the clinch.
Soldier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Soldier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Barr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Soldier takes the fight into the clinch.
Barr is trying to break free.
Soldier misses with an elbow strike.

Soldier manages to break the clinch.
Soldier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Soldier lands a big head kick that sends Barr tumbling to the mat! Soldier takes a step backwards and waves Barr back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Soldier clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Soldier breaks the clinch.
Soldier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soldier.

Arm Barr's cut is getting worse.
Soldier throws a front kick that sends Barr stumbling back into the cage.
Barr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soldier.

Soldier closes the distance and pushes Barr back into the cage.
Soldier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soldier throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Barr in his tracks for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Barr takes an elbow to the forehead.

Soldier manages to break the clinch.
Soldier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Soldier has closed the distance and engaged Barr in a clinch.
Barr takes an elbow to the temple.

Soldier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soldier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barr, pushing him back against the cage.

Soldier breaks from the clinch.

Soldier rushes Barr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soldier just leaning against Barr, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Soldier has Barr pressed against the cage.
Soldier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Soldier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier tries to clinch up.
Soldier throws a head kick but Barr moves out of range.
A lazy left from Soldier finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldier tries a head kick but it misses.

Soldier moves into the clinch successfully.

Soldier breaks the clinch.
Soldier lands a head kick. Barr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Soldier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldier scores with a push kick.
Soldier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Soldier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barr takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Barr avoids the elbow strike from Soldier, against the cage.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barr's defenses.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soldier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Soldier clinches.

Soldier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Soldier. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Soldier moves into range and clinches up with Barr.
Soldier dodges an elbow strike from Barr.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barr's defenses.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Barr avoids the elbow strike from Soldier, against the cage.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Barr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soldier is trying to break the clinch but Barr has him pressed against the cage.
Soldier lands an elbow inside that Barr shrugs off.
Soldier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Soldier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr blocks a head kick by Soldier.
Good standup being displayed there by Soldier as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Soldier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soldier works over Barr's head and body with a nice combination.
Barr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soldier.

Soldier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arm Barr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soldier bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Soldier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barr, pushing him back against the cage.
Barr tries to land a knee to the head but Soldier blocks with his arms.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barr takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soldier throws an elbow but it misses.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barr wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Soldier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Soldier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barr fails with a takedown attempt.
Soldier connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Barr! He's out on his feet! Soldier rushes in and drops Barr with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Soldier!