PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes to the ring accompanied by José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zero
vs
Barnes

190 cm
34
221 lbs
16 - 23 - 0

187 cm
33
210 lbs
26 - 22 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Zero looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zero misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zero is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Zero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Zero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Zero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zero's calf.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zero backs up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes jabs at Zero's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacman Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Zero off balance momentarily.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Zero's front leg but catches the back leg as Zero tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Zero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Zero is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Barnes uses the oldest trick in the book to send Zero tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Barnes is absolutely delighted - when Zero wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pacman Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Pacman Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.