PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by canceled forever 125. Kush has chosen I'M T.N.T as his entrance music. Barnett is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ruiner Barnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dutch Kush's chin.

Barnett
vs
Kush

210 cm
27
280 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

185 cm
30
255 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Brute
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Kush!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
The fighters circling - Kush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Kush misses.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnett connects with an inside leg kick.
Kush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnett slips a jab from Kush.
Kush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnett.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Barnett moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Kush.
Kush with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Barnett moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Barnett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kush.
Nice defenses there by Barnett.
Kush throws a series of punches but Barnett moves out of range.
Kush throws out a loose jab but Barnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush throws out a powerful jab.
Barnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick from Kush misses.
Barnett slips a jab from Kush.
Kush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnett.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnett.
Kush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kush. That's going to slow Barnett down.
Kush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnett is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a shot to the body.
Barnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnett ducks right into an uppercut from Kush.
Barnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kush scores with a jab to the body.
Kush connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett slips under a jab from Kush.
Kush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kush misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kush.
Kush throws an overhand right that lands on Barnett's shoulder, as Barnett tries to avoid the shot.
Barnett slips under a jab from Kush.
Kush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dutch Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dutch Kush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Kush misses.
Kush cracks Barnett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.
Kush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Kush finds it's way through Barnett's defenses.
Kush is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barnett blocks a leg kick.
Barnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush throws out a loose jab but Barnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett moves away from the strike by Kush.
Barnett blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kush.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnett. That did some damage!
Kush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnett is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush missing with a left hand there. Barnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kush lands a leg kick that knocks Barnett off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Kush dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kush getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dutch Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnett checks it well.
Kush scores with a jab to the body.
Kush stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Barnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnett slips a jab from Kush.
Kush scores with a jab.
Kush tried to score with a low kick but Barnett checks it.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barnett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Kush misses with a low kick as Barnett jumps back.
Kush lunges at Barnett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnett's hand.
Jab by Kush.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Barnett's head but Barnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kush lands a jab.
Kush lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnett off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Barnett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kush finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kush tries to work over Barnett's front leg with a kick but Barnett checks it.
Kush misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Kush misses.
Barnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush tries to score with a low kick but Barnett moves his leg out of the way.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kush. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kush finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kush connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnett. Barnett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Kush misses.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Barnett moves away and avoids it.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Barnett moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.
Kush dips to his left and cracks Barnett with an uppercut!
Barnett defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
Kush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kush misses with a wild combination.
Kush throws out a loose jab but Barnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett slips under a jab from Kush.
Barnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
Barnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kush connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnett. Barnett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kush coming out on top.
Kush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kush, right into the meat.
Kush misses with a low kick.
Kush misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett slips under a jab from Kush.
Barnett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kush misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kush connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnett scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Kush misses.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Kush 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Kush thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Kush.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnett.
Kush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kush.
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Barnett's head but Barnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kush.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Kush throws a looping overhand right but Barnett ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kush loads up on a big right hand but Barnett slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Kush.
Kush connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
Kush connects with a right hand. Barnett shakes it off.
Kush missing with a left hand there. Barnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Kush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kush throws out a loose jab but Barnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush tests Barnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kush misses with a hook. Barnett ducked under it nicely.
Barnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnett moves away from the strike by Kush.
Barnett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to work over Barnett's front leg with a kick but Barnett checks it.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnett.
Kush connects with a right hand. Barnett shakes it off.
Good exchange - Kush coming out on top.
Barnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Kush misses with a low kick.
Kush throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
Barnett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kush. Kush obviously looking to wear him down.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Kush catches Barnett right on the button with a cross.
Barnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush motions for Barnett to come forward. Kush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Barnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Barnett moves away and avoids it.
Kush lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush loads up on a big right hand but Barnett slips the punch.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Barnett's head but Barnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kush.
Barnett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Barnett moves out of range as Kush strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett blocks a jab.
Barnett tries to move into range but Kush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnett moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kush 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Kush!
Dutch Kush decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.