PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron's entrance music is Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. A fine choice. Kick has chosen M.O.P. - Ante Up as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Kick enters the cage!

Barron
vs
Kick

180 cm
32
185 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

206 cm
31
196 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kick!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kick.
Kick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barron.
Kick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barron swings for the body but Kick moves out of range.
Kick digs a good hook to Barron's body.
Barron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kick.
Barron with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barron is defended easily by Kick.
Kick slaps away a takedown attempt from Barron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Barron. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron lands with a hook. Kick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barron moves forwards but Kick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kick misses with the combination.
Jab by Kick.
Barron scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kick clobbers Barron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mike Kick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kick misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick misses with a double jab.
Barron throws a head kick that half lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barron 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 Kick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Barron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barron tries for a takedown but Kick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kick keeps the fight on the outside.
Kick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barron is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kick.
Kick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kick throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick moves out of range as Barron strikes.
Good shot there by Barron.
Barron connects with a solid leg kick.
Kick lands a jab to Barron's midsection.
Kick misses with a wild body shot.
Kick looks to score with a jab to the body but Barron is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kick. Barron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barron throws an overhand right that lands on Kick's shoulder, as Kick tries to avoid the shot.
Barron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kick.
Kick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice cross by Kick.
Barron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kick.
Barron throws a jab when Kick was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Kick. No joy for Barron on that attempt.
Kick throws a jab when Barron was well out of range.
Kick moves forwards but Barron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kick circles away.
Kick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barron eats them both and turns towards Kick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Kick. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Kick finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barron scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kick in his tracks.
Kick swings for the body but Barron moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Kick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barron cracks Kick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barron attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kick lands a jab to Barron's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Kick. No joy for Barron on that attempt.
Barron misses with a head kick.
Barron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kick.
Mike Kick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kick misses with a double jab
and Barron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kick misses with a combination
and Barron counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron throws a lazy right hand but Kick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barron with a poor takedown
and Kick counters with a two punch combo.
Kick scores with a hook to the body. Barron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kick throws a lazy right hand but Barron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kick misses with a straight right.
Barron tries for a takedown but Kick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Barron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barron swings widly with a right hand
and Kick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barron misses with a takedown attempt - Kick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barron. Kick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kick misses with a wild body shot.
Barron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick cracks a nice hook into Barron's ribs.
Kick swings for the body but Barron moves out of range.
Kick moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick just misses with a punch to the body.
Barron missing with a left hand there. Kick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kick lands with a cross.
Barron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barron misses with a looping right.
Kick connects with a body shot that sends Barron's belly button to the back.
Barron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kick.
Nice shot by Kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barron. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Barron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kick.
Some wild striking there from Barron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick thows a body shot but no joy.
Kick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barron throws out the jab.
Kick punishes Barron's body with a nice straight punch.
Kick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barron misses with a right hand
and Kick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barron.
Barron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barron missing with a left hand there. Kick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kick scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Kick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barron moves away.
Kick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barron throws out the jab.
Barron takes one on the button.
Kick throws a body punch but Barron moves out of range.
Barron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kick stuns Barron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barron at a distance.
Kick throws a body punch but Barron moves out of range.
Barron misses with a body kick.
Barron blocks a jab.
Barron on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kick misses.
Barron throws a jab but it's blocked by Kick.
Barron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kick lands a nice shot to the body.
Kick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barron misses with a hook
and Kick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barron misses with a hook
and Kick counters with a left to the body.
Kick misses with a lunging right hand
and Barron counters with a nice leg kick.
Barron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kick swings for the body but Barron moves out of range.
Phillip Barron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Kick.
Barron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Barron there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kick fails to land with a series of punches.
Kick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barron to score with a decent uppercut.
Kick slips a jab from Barron.
Barron misses with a body kick.
Barron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kick counters with a straight right hand.
Barron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kick sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kick thinking.
Kick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kick lands a nice looking body shot.
Kick misses with a wild body shot.
Kick throws a poor cross that misses
and Barron counters with an inside leg kick.
Kick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barron.
Barron misses with a kick to the body.
Barron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kick.
Barron tries to close the distance and clinch but Kick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kick scores with a jab to the body.
Barron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barron.
Barron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick moves out of range of the strikes.
Barron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kick.
Kick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barron connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Kick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barron throws a nice looking combination but Kick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kick misses with a body shot.
Barron looks to score with a jab to the body but Kick is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kick throws a lazy right hand but Barron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phillip Barron.
Well Kick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kick!
A victorious Mike Kick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.