PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Barrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nixon
vs
Barrera

188 cm
24
211 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

190 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Nixon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Barrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Barrera tried to score with a low kick but Nixon checks it.
Barrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been informed that Barrera has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Barrera tries to get set, Nixon tries to push him back and clinch up but Barrera manages to avoid the attempt.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nixon throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Barrera counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nixon lands a body punch.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon lands with a right to the head.
Nixon gets through Barrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon stalling the fight.
Nixon tries a body shot but Barrera blocks it.
Barrera misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera blocking some punches.
Nixon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barrera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barrera lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrera.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Barrera.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Barrera misses with a body punch.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Barrera throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera lands a shoulder strike.
Barrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Barrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Barrera lands a body punch.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Nixon.
Nixon digs a right hand underneath Barrera's ribcage. Barrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
A short right from Nixon.
Barrera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nixon up against the cage.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nixon trying to control the position but instead, Barrera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nixon into the cage.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barreras head.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Barrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
Barrera stalling in the clinch.
Nixon stalling in the clinch but Barrera improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barrera can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barrera as Nixon tries to tie him up.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Barrera slips a straight right by Nixon.
Barrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon throws a lazy right hand but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrera appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nixon with a hook.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon looks to land a left hand but Barrera moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Nixon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nixon throws a hook but Barrera avoids it easily.

Nixon has Barrera up against the cage in a clinch.
Evil Nixon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barrera has Nixon pressed against the cage.
Barrera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nixon slowing the pace effectively.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barrera can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
Barrera has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
Barrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Barrera presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
Barrera tries a body shot but Nixon blocks it.
A short right from Barrera on the inside.
Barrera presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrera prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera taking a breather.
A short right from Nixon on the inside.
Barrera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Barrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Barrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Nixon.
Nixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
A short right from Barrera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Barrera taking a breather.
Nixon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrera can do to turn this around?
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Nixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Barrera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Barrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrera throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barrera working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera lands an uppercut.
Nixon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Nixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrera moves out of range as Nixon strikes.
Barrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barrera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nixon.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
Barrera ducks right into an uppercut from Nixon.
Nixon scores with a hook.
Barrera fakes the leg kick and cracks Nixon in the body.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
As Barrera tries to get set, Nixon tries to push him back and clinch up but Barrera manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good work by Nixon as he checks the leg kick.
Barrera throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera lunges at Nixon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nixon's hand.
Evil Nixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrera moves away.
Barrera throws a chopping leg kick but Nixon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Nixon there.
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 Evil Nixon 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!

Barrera takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Barrera avoids the head kick by Nixon.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Barrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Nixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nixon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Nixon blocks the low kick.
Nixon misses with a hook
and Barrera counters with a right hand to the body.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nixon counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a jab when Barrera was well out of range.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nixon cracks Barrera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nixon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Barrera wants to counter the offense by Nixon and move into the clinch position.
Barrera scores with a leg kick.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Barrera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nixon.
Mario Barrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrera connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barrera needs to keep his hands up - Nixon had a free shot at his head there.
Barrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nixon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera connects with a single shot there.
Barrera misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Nixon.
A punch lands to the side of Nixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrera.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Barrera avoids the head kick by Nixon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to clinch up.
Barrera cracks Nixon with a good jab.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
A little feinted left hand from Nixon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Evil Nixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barrera scores with a jab to the body.

Barrera cracks Nixon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barrera has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nixon to stand back up!

Nixon is rocked!
Barrera tried to score with a low kick but Nixon checks it.
Oh Nixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barrera has time to react.
Nixon seems to have got his legs back now.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera jabs at Nixon's body.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Barrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nixon under the eye.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Nixon scores with a hook.
Nixon throws out a powerful jab.
Barrera blocks a head kick by Nixon.
Barrera throws a jab when Nixon was well out of range.
Barrera lands a body shot.
Nixon thuds a left hand into Barrera's body.
Nixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Barrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nixon 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29

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