PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Barnes
vs
Ferrari

185 cm
25
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

198 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferrari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Ferrari looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range.

Ferrari takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferrari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Ferrari jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferrari wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferrari throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferrari - that will leave a mark!
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Ferrari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Ferrari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mario Ferrari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Ferrari ducks down to avoid it.
Ferrari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferrari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferrari misses with a straight left.
Barnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferrari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferrari. Ferrari obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves out of range as Ferrari strikes.
Ferrari motions for Barnes to come forward. Ferrari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Ferrari's body.
Ferrari misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Ferrari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferrari.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Ferrari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes is looking to wear down Ferrari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferrari tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Ferrari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferrari blocks the leg kick.
Ferrari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Ferrari's ribs.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Ferrari moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
A lazy body kick from Ferrari
and Barnes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferrari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferrari tries to land a body kick
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Ferrari looks gassed!
Ferrari lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.

Ferrari pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes tries to circle away but Ferrari has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Ferrari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Ferrari moves out of range easily.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferrari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Ferrari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Ferrari throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nate Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes'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.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferrari 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.
Ferrari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferrari slips under a jab.
Ferrari tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferrari.
Ferrari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes jabs Ferrari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nate Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferrari misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferrari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Ferrari throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferrari circles away.
Ferrari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferrari 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 scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferrari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferrari's head.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Ferrari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Ferrari takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferrari's head backwards.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferrari. That did some damage!
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Ferrari sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barnes.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferrari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferrari feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a right hand that Ferrari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrari also avoids with ease.
Ferrari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Nice takedown defense from Ferrari. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Ferrari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Ferrari throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Ferrari moves into the clinch.
Ferrari lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Ferrari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage.
Ferrari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferrari missing with knees to the body.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Ferrari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferrari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes is trying to push Ferrari away but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Ferrari.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferrari won't allow it.
Ferrari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes tries to work over Ferrari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.
Barnes tries to work over Ferrari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Ferrari.
Ferrari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes prevents a body shot from Ferrari.
Barnes tries to break free but Ferrari pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferrari as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Ferrari lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ferrari throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Ferrari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range.
Ferrari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Ferrari lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Nate Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes moves out of range as Ferrari throws a body kick.
Ferrari just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to work over Ferrari's front leg with a kick but Ferrari checks it.
Ferrari misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Ferrari 's knee.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Ferrari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferrari clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Ferrari is controlling the position.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Ferrari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferrari fakes the leg kick and cracks Barnes in the body.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferrari doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferrari's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferrari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Ferrari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferrari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes cracks the inside of Ferrari's front leg.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Ferrari avoids nicely.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Ferrari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barnes scores with a one two! Ferrari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Ferrari's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a nice head kick!
Ferrari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Ferrari. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Ferrari scores with a push kick.

Ferrari gets caught napping as Barnes dives in and scores a takedown. Ferrari manages to retain guard.

Ferrari pushes Barnes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ferrari misses with a looping right.
Ferrari moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferrari is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferrari's head.
Mario Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferrari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Ferrari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes jabs at Ferrari's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes cracks Ferrari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferrari throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
A very excited looking Nate Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.