PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari's entrance music is WOODKID - Iron. A fine choice. Ares comes into a darkened arena with his song building. r this town i 101 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baramari
vs
Ares

210 cm
35
285 lbs
27 - 23 - 0

195 cm
31
280 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Just Fight

Brute
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Ares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baramari.

Baramari moves into the clinch.
Baramari controlling the action here for a moment.
Baramari can't find room to land a body shot as Ares controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ares.
Ares lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baramari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baramari tries to break free but Ares pushes him back against the cage.
Ares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baramari takes a shot to the head.
Ares is looking to take this one to the mat.

Ares jumps guard.
Baramari wants to stand but Ares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ares controlling Baramari's posture.
Baramari wants to get up but he can't break Ares's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares 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.
Baramari advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baramari tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Baramari tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ares sneaks back into half guard.
Baramari is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ares is controlling Baramari's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Baramari wants to stand but Ares has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ares is not content to let Baramari control the position.
Baramari is looking to stall here but Ares recovers full guard.
Baramari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ares is proving hard to escape from.
Baramari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baramari throws a strike but Ares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baramari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ares cracks Baramari with a solid left hand.
Ares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ares throws a big right hand that misses.
Ares stops Baramari from standing up.
Ares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baramari's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baramari looking for a sweep. Not yet Baramari, not yet.
Ares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baramari's head.
Baramari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ares!
Baramari throwing strikes here but Ares is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Baramari thowing shots but they're missing.
Baramari thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baramari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ares because Baramari loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Solomon Ares will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Baramari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baramari.
Baramari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ares.
Ares walks into a stiff left hand from Baramari.
Bob Baramari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baramari connects with an inside leg kick.
Baramari lands an overhand right.
Baramari cracks the inside of Ares's front leg.
Baramari misses with a low kick as Ares jumps back.
Ares checks a low kick from Baramari.
Ares steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baramari. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baramari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baramari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares fails with a takedown attempt.
Baramari tries to bum rush Ares with a series of wild strikes but Ares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baramari gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baramari.

Baramari clinches with his opponent.
Ares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ares can't find room to land a body shot as Baramari controls the action.

Ares has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baramari clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares scores with punches from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baramari wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Ares has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Baramari.
Ares lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ares.
Ares is landing with strikes. Baramari can't take much more of this.

Ares is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Baramari defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ares lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Baramari is rocked!
Ares scores with punches to the body.
Ares scoring with big shots to the body. Baramari is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Baramari was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Ares!
Solomon Ares bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.