PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Binky Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Burn This City. Morehead has chosen The Mystery of Chess Boxing as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Craven Morehead enters the cage!

Barnes
vs
Morehead

179 cm
27
179 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Binky Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craven Morehead!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Morehead off the cage and back into range.
Morehead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horrible takedown by Morehead or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes which made him look bad.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Morehead tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morehead tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morehead wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Craven Morehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morehead takes one on the button.
Morehead misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morehead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Binky Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Morehead.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Morehead.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Morehead moves out of range easily.
Morehead misses with a few strikes there.
Morehead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morehead defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morehead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Morehead steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morehead is looking to clinch.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Morehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morehead drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morehead is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Morehead slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes cracks Morehead with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Morehead is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Morehead closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Morehead manages to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Morehead controlling Barnes's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes wants to get up but he can't break Morehead's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Morehead.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Morehead saw that one coming.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes throws a combination. Morehead tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morehead wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Morehead bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Morehead.
Morehead ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Morehead.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morehead misses with a low kick.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Binky Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A decent looking cross lands there for Morehead.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morehead under the eye.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Morehead wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morehead.
Morehead shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morehead walks into a jab.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morehead is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Morehead swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Morehead.
Morehead seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morehead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morehead shoots in but no luck this time.
Binky Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Morehead.
Morehead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morehead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Morehead moves out of range.

Barnes lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Morehead sprawling to the canvas. Barnes follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Morehead hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morehead wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes wants to stand up but Morehead is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morehead looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Barnes is going to stand back up.
Morehead is looking to improve his position.
Morehead regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morehead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes wants to get up but he can't break Morehead's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead controlling the position.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Morehead.

Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morehead has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Morehead's legs - danger averted.

Morehead is working an open guard so Barnes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Binky Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morehead is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Morehead moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Binky Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morehead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Morehead backing up. Morehead nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Morehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morehead tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Morehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morehead walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Binky Barnes dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Morehead misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Morehead moved out of range.
Morehead misses with a double jab.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morehead throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Morehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Morehead.
Barnes cracks Morehead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morehead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morehead tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Morehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Morehead. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Morehead misses with a head kick.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Morehead moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Morehead.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morehead moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Morehead attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes stuns Morehead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morehead shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barnes misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morehead shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws a series of punches but Morehead avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.

Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Morehead has taken the fight into the clinch.

Barnes pulls Morehead into guard.
Morehead wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead won't allow Barnes to get back to his feet.
Morehead trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barnes's guard.

Barnes is working an open guard so Morehead takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morehead wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Morehead's knee but Morehead avoids it well.
Morehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Morehead.
Morehead fails to land the takedown.
Binky Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Morehead.
Morehead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morehead moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Morehead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morehead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Barnes tries to sprawl but Morehead drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Morehead is looking for a kimura here.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Craven Morehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morehead is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Binky 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Binky Barnes!
Binky Barnes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.