PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky's Theme. Brian Douglas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Douglas
vs
Barone

183 cm
25
197 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

195 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Barone!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Douglas has Barone up against the cage in a clinch.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Brian Douglas has been cut.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barone is defending well for now.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barone avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barone trying to stall but Douglas improves his position.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Douglas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Barone.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barone missing with knees to the body.
Douglas gets through Barone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Barone.
Barone takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barone's elbow.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barone looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Barone avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barone.
Barone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Barone blocks with his arms.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Barone.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas avoiding damage as Barone throws knees to the body.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barone avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Barone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas tries a body shot but Barone blocks it.
Barone landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Barone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas digs a right hand into Barone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barone's gas tank.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barone is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barone has his back to the cage.
Barone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Barone.
Barone working Douglas over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barone's brow.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barone backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barone.
Barone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Barone to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Barone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barone blocks the elbow strike.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barone avoids it.
Barone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Barone.

Brian Douglas's cut is getting worse.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barone.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Barone.
Douglas cracks Barone with a nice body shot.
Douglas avoiding damage as Barone throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas avoiding damage as Barone throws knees to the body.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Barone.
Barone throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barone.
Barone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barone prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Barone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Douglas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Douglas.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Douglas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Douglas clinches with his opponent.
Douglas tries to work over Barone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Barone controls the action.
Barone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Barone.
Barone misses with an elbow over the top.
Barone takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Douglas.
Douglas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Douglas working Barone over with knees to the body.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barone is breathing heavily.
Barone takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barone working aggressively here.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Barone lands a knee to the head.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Barone avoids the damage to the body.
Barone tries a knee to the head but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barone.
Barone takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barone's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barone throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Barone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barone avoids it.
Barone blocking some punches.
Barone is trying to stall.
Barone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Douglas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barone backwards.
Barone is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas gets an underhook and turns Barone into the cage.
Nice body punch from Douglas.
Douglas dodges an elbow strike from Barone.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barone has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Barone managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Barone controls his hands.
Barone blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas crunches a lovely knee into Barone's ribcage.
Barone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Barone trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas tries a body shot but Barone blocks it.
Barone managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Barone avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Barone.
Barone misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
Douglas pushes Barone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Douglas lands an elbow that stopped Barone in his tracks for a moment.
Barone dodges an elbow strike from Douglas.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Barone blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Nice elbow from Douglas.

Barone is rocked!
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barone can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Barone is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Barone shrugs off.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas has Barone pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Barone is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Douglas - that's hurt Barone badly! Oh, another knee lands and Barone is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Barone doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brian Douglas!
A very excited looking Brian Douglas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.