PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Nurple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name By Fort Minor. Nurple has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. Darth Nurple is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Barker
vs
Nurple

190 cm
27
220 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Deadly Clothing

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darth Nurple!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurple lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurple manages to avoid it.
Nurple lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Bob Barker has been cut.
Barker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurple was well out of range. Poor timing from Barker.
Nurple throws a chopping leg kick but Barker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barker.
Nurple throws a head kick but Barker moves out of range.
Nurple shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nurple feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barker's calf.
Darth Nurple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurple connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nurple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barker.
Barker swinging wildly here.
Nurple moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurple tests Barker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurple looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nurple connects with a right hand. Barker shakes it off.
Nurple throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker shoots in looking for a takedown. Nurple tries to sprawl out of it but Barker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nurple manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nurple tries to clinch up.
Barker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurple.
Nurple tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurple misses with a kick to the body.
Nurple turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nurple jabs Barker right on the nose. Barker blinks but takes it well.
Nurple takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurple moves away.
Nurple throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barker is breathing heavily.
Barker lands a slapping body shot.
Darth Nurple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurple feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barker's calf.
Barker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurple tries to clinch there but Barker circles away.
Nurple throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurple tests Barker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurple fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barker.
Jab, jab by Nurple - just one landing.
Barker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nurple.

Nurple moves into the clinch.
Nurple comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nurple landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nurple working Barker over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nurple.
Barker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bit of stalling here from Nurple.
Still in the clinch, Nurple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurple is pushing Barker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nurple crunches a lovely knee into Barker's ribcage.
Barker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Nurple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurple taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Nurple.
Nurple pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nurple crunches a lovely knee into Barker's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darth Nurple.
Nurple lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurple lands with a nice body kick.
Barker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nurple.
Nurple feints and then cracks Barker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barker down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nurple.
Nurple uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barker has time to react.
Nurple scores with a push kick.
Nurple throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nurple throws a head kick but Barker moves out of range.
Barker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Nurple finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nurple scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Nurple.
Nurple thumps Barker with a low kick.
Barker is looking to wear down Nurple with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Nurple has closed the distance and engaged Barker in a clinch.
Nurple landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nurple.
Nurple connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barker's face.
Nurple lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurple obliges.
Nurple working Barker over with knees to the body.
Nurple lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Nurple.
Nurple lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nurple is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurple lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurple comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nurple unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nurple crunches a lovely knee into Barker's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nurple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Nurple dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob 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.

Nurple looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barker slips a jab from Nurple.
Nurple connects with a solid leg kick.
Nurple tries to close the distance and clinch but Barker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darth Nurple seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nurple keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barker avoids the head kick by Nurple.
The fighters circling - Nurple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurple avoids the body shot from Barker.
Nurple throws and low kick but Barker moves out of range easily.
Barker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barker throws out a loose jab but Nurple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurple throws out a leg kick but Barker moves out of range and Nurple only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Nurple misses.
Barker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barker shoots in for a takedown but Nurple shows good takedown defense.
Nurple has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurple throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Nurple clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Nurple.
Barker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barker tries to score a body lock takedown but Nurple shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurple throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barker can't find room to land a body shot as Nurple controls the action.
Nurple looking to stall.
Nurple throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barker blocks it with crossed arms.
Nurple working aggressively here.
Nurple stalling.
Barker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nurple lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Nurple.
Barker can't find room to land a body shot as Nurple controls the action.
Barker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nurple avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nurple presses Barker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nurple lands a good knee to the midsection. Barker won't want to take too many of those.
Nurple putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nurple comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nurple manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Nurple.
Barker has a couple of punches blocked by Nurple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darth Nurple seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nurple leaning against his opponent.
Barker avoiding damage as Nurple throws knees to the body.
Nurple lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurple putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurple is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurple is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nurple tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurple lands a knee to the body.
Nurple blocks an uppercut.
Nurple utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barker avoiding damage as Nurple throws knees to the body.
Nurple leaning against his opponent.
Nurple is trying to maintain a safe position but Barker gets an underhook and turns Nurple into the cage.
Barker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barker is trying to break free.
Nurple tries to stall but Barker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nurple lands a body punch.
Barker lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barker working aggressively here.
Barker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nurple has Barker pressed against the cage, preventing Barker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nurple crunches a lovely knee into Barker's ribcage.
Barker dodges an elbow strike from Nurple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barker.
Nurple lands a knee to the body.
Nurple trying to stall but Barker improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Barker.
Nurple scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurple throws an elbow but it misses.

Barker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurple clobbers Barker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barker scores with a body shot.
Barker cracks Nurple with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurple misses with a body kick.
Barker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurple has time to react.
Barker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurple tries to clinch up but Barker circles away and keeps his distance.
Barker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barker ducks under a wild hook from Nurple.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barker.
Barker scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Nurple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A looping hook to the body misses from Nurple. Barker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurple throws a hook but Barker blocks it.
Barker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurple.
Barker misses with a jab to the body
and Nurple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurple takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barker misses the jab.
Barker lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurple off the cage and back into rage.
Nurple is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurple looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nurple with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nurple. Nurple obviously looking to wear him down.
Nurple buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Barker finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurple slips under a jab from Barker.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nurple. That's going to slow Barker down.
The fighters circling - Nurple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurple throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Barker counter with a right hand.
Nurple tries to close the distance and clinch but Barker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barker throws a jab when Nurple was well out of range.
Barker looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurple is just out of range.
Nurple tries to clinch but Barker moves out of range.
Nurple keeps Barker at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Barker misses.
Nurple buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nurple thumps Barker with a low kick.
Nurple looks to land a combination but Barker avoids it well.
Nurple throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barker on the side of the head.
Nurple lands with a nice body punch.
Nurple turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurple throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nurple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurple moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurple lands a jab to the nose.
Nurple tries to clinch up but Barker circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurple misses with a hook.
Nurple throws a leg kick which misses Barker's front leg but catches the back leg as Barker tries to avoid it.
Nurple thows a body shot but no joy.
Nurple throws a wild body kick that Barker sees coming a mile off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barker.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nurple.
Nice cross by Nurple.
Nurple scoring well with a low kick there.
Nurple is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurple misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darth Nurple is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurple connects with a high kick.
Nurple connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Barker misses the target.
Barker misses with a straight right.
Nurple throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nurple. That's going to slow Barker down.
Barker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurple fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barker.
Bob Barker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurple with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nurple dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barker. That did some damage!
Nurple moves away from the strike by Barker.
Nice body kick there by Nurple.
Nurple explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nurple!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nurple.
Nurple throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barker throws a body punch but Nurple moves out of range.
Barker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nurple.
Nurple throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Nurple moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nurple.
Nurple is stalling here.
Barker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurple pushes Barker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurple's elbow.
Barker working aggressively here.
Nurple blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Nurple comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nurple winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Nurple!