PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilford Brimely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Barley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barley
vs
Brimely

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
27
145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Barley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wilford Brimely!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brimely swings widly with a right hand
and Barley counters with a nice uppercut.
Brimely throws an off balance right hand
and Barley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brimely throws a body punch but Barley moves out of range.
Barley fails with the takedown.
Brimely misses with a kick to the body

so Barley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barley won't allow Brimely to sweep him here.
Brimely wants to improve his position but instead Barley has moved into half guard.
Brimely strikes from the bottom but Barley passes into mount!
Brimely is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brimely tries to buck Barley off but he can't manage it.
Barley controlling the pace for now.
Brimely is working to get back to half guard.
Barley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brimely looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Barley is punishing Brimely with some ground and pound.
Barley is looking to control Brimely but Brimely is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Brimely trying to get back to his feet but Barley is in full control for now.
Brimely tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brimely keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brimely is looking to improve his position but Barley isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brimely is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brimely is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Feeble punches landing from Brimely - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Brimely regains half guard.
Barley working over Brimely with some ground and pound. Brimely looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brimely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barley is looking to take a break and control but Brimely is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brimely tries to roll over but Barley keeps him under control.

Barley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barley is breathing heavily.
Barley prevents Brimely from improving his position.
Barley wants to take a breather but Brimely is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brimely manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brimely punching from the bottom - just letting Barley know he's still in a fight.
Brimely trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brimely doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Brimely has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Brimely throws a lazy uppercut

and Barley counters with a takedown into side control.
Barley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brimely's legs.
Brimely throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brimely throws Barley to one side and escapes!
Brimely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brimely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barley.
Barley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brimely misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brimely misses with a left hand

and Barley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barley.
Barley working hard to break the clinch.
Barley blocks an uppercut.
Brimely working aggressively here.
Brimely swings wildly with an uppercut but Barley uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Barley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brimely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brimely throws out a powerful jab.
Brimely throws a hook but Barley blocks it.
Barley shoots in but no luck this time.
Barley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brimely but Brimely pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brimely misses with an uppercut
and Brimely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Brimely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brimely.
Barley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brimely.
Wilford Brimely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brimely misses with a two punch combination.
Barley lands a head kick!
Brimely misses with a left hand
and Barley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brimely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brimely swings away with a body shot that misses

and Barley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barley prevents Brimely from improving his position.
It looks like Barley is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brimely slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barley trying to control the position from guard on top but Brimely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brimely trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brimely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barley is one step ahead there.

Brimely uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brimely tries to land a leg kick but Barley saw it coming and moves away.
Wilford Brimely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brimely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brimely misses with a wild body shot.
Brimely with a hook.
Brimely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brimely gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brimely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brimely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barley counters with a nice body shot.
Barley misses with a body kick.
Brimely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brimely swings widly with a right hand

and Barley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brimely pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brimely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brimely pulls his leg out and moves away.
Luke Barley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brimely throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brimely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brimely.
Brimely misses with a hook

and Barley moves into the clinch.
Barley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brimely just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brimely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brimely is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brimely fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brimely is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brimely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brimely misses with an uppercut
and Barley counters with a head kick.
Brimely looks to land a body kick but Barley moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brimely. Barley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Brimely misses
and Barley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brimely misses with a kick to the body
and Barley counters with a body kick.
Brimely throws a poor cross that misses
and Barley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brimely as he jumps to the side.
Brimely throws an off balance right hand
and Barley counters with a body kick.
Brimely walks into a left hand.
Brimely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barley moves away.
Brimely misses with a left hand
and Barley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brimely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brimely misses its intended target.
Brimely misses with a lunging right hand

and Barley counters by moving into the clinch.
Brimely misses with the head strike.
Barley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Brimely fails to land.
Brimely is trying to stall.
Barley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brimely misses with some punches.
Brimely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brimely has a couple of punches blocked by Barley.
Barley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brimely just stands there and leans against the cage.

Barley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barley shoots in but no luck this time.
Brimely missing with a left hand there. Barley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barley shoots in but Brimely avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brimely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brimely misses with a body shot
and Barley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brimely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brimely throws a poor cross that misses

and Barley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Barley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brimely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barley avoids a punch combination nicely.

Barley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barley is working for takedown but Brimely is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barley.
Brimely misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brimely prevents the takedown attempt.
Brimely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brimely wants to get back to striking at distance but Barley won't allow it.
Brimely misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barley.
Brimely working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley is trying to push Brimely away but Brimely has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barley.
Barley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brimely is keeping busy.
Brimely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brimely misses with a punch on the inside.
Barley blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barley.
Brimely swings wildly with an uppercut but Barley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brimely just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brimely tries to break free but Barley pushes him back against the cage.
Barley throws an elbow but it misses.
Barley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brimely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brimely misses with some punches.
Brimely throws a punch but it's blocked by Barley.
Brimely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barley blocking some punches.
Brimely is trying to break free.
A short right from Brimely on the inside.
Brimely throws a punch but it's blocked by Barley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brimely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brimely.

Barley pulls Brimely into guard.
Barley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barley is trying to control the position but Brimely postures up.
Barley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brimely throws a big right hand that misses.
Brimely postures up in Barley's guard and throws a big left but Barley blocks it.
Brimely throwing strikes but missing.
Barley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brimely is controlling him.
Barley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brimely working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brimely preventing the sweep.
Barley trying to control the position.
Brimely working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barley is trying to keep Brimely in close.
Brimely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brimely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brimely thows a big elbow that misses.
Barley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Brimely stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barley slips under a jab from Brimely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brimely dips to his left and cracks Barley with an uppercut!
Brimely throws a series of strikes that have Barley backpedaling.
Brimely defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barley.
Brimely keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brimely misses with a right hand
and Barley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brimely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brimely cracks Barley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barley wants to clinch up but Brimely keeps it at a distance.
Brimely misses with a right hand
and Barley counters with a head kick. That will keep Brimely thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brimely misses with a leg kick
and Barley counters with a big head kick but Brimely shrugs it off.
A lazy body kick from Brimely

and Barley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barley stalling in the clinch but Brimely improves position.
Barley is trying to break the clinch but Brimely is controlling him.
Wilford Brimely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brimely looking to slow down the pace here.
Barley blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brimely is trying to break the clinch but Barley is controlling him.
Brimely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luke Barley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brimely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brimely has a couple of punches blocked by Barley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Barley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Barley!