PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazz Dakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Barnes
vs
Dakka

178 cm
28
158 lbs
18 - 13 - 2

165 cm
30
155 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Dakka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dakka moves out of range.
Dakka throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Dakka throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dakka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Dakka checks it
and Dakka counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Dakka to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Dakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dakka counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dakka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Dakka is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes has Dakka pressed against the cage, preventing Dakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes prevents Dakka from breaking the clinch.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes misses with a takedown
and Dakka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes tries to clinch but Dakka is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dakka 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Dakka's shoulder, as Dakka tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dakka circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Dakka gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dakka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mike Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Dakka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dakka counters with a head kick.
Dakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes throws a push kick but Dakka slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Dakka counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dakka.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Dakka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dakka misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dakka's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dakka sprawls well. Dakka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Dakka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barnes with a poor takedown
and Dakka counters with a leg kick.
Mike Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Dakka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dakka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes throws a jab when Dakka was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt
and Dakka counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Dakka checks it
and Dakka counters with a head kick. That will keep Barnes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dakka misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes tries to bum rush Dakka with a series of wild strikes but Dakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dakka.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Dakka checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes has his takedown stuffed
and Dakka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Dakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Dakka ducks down to avoid it.
Dakka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Dakka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakka throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Dakka circles away.
Some wild striking there from Dakka.
Barnes wants to clinch
and Dakka counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.

Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dakka tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes tries to work over Dakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Barnes manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Dakka counters with a body kick that stops Barnes in his tracks momentarily.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Dakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Dakka moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dakka swivels and escapes.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Dakka lands a head kick!

It looks like Mike Barnes has been cut.
Dakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dakka throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Barnes slips under a jab from Dakka.
Good shot there by Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Dakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Dakka.
Barnes swings for the body but Dakka moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Dakka counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Dakka to acknowledge the strikes.
Dakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Wazz Dakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Dakka counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Dakka counters with a body kick.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Dakka tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dakka counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes moves to clinch but Dakka breaks away
and Dakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dakka lands a two punch combo.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Dakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Dakka in a clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Dakka scores with a shoulder strike.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dakka moves out of range.
Dakka checks the leg kick.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wazz Dakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dakka thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Dakka counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Dakka is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wazz Dakka.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

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