PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart as his entrance music. 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.

Rodgers
vs
Barnes

170 cm
21
157 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

175 cm
22
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodgers clinches up against the cage.
Rodgers cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodgers.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Barnes manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Rodgers.

It looks like Uriah Barnes has been cut.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodgers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Rodgers just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodgers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Rodgers has the dominant position.
Rodgers lands a body punch.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body.
Rodgers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rodgers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodgers controlling the action here for a moment.
Rodgers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodgers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Rodgers has the dominant position.
Rodgers lands a right hand.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rodgers as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodgers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Rodgers - that landed with a thud.
Rodgers goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Rodgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodgers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Rodgers slips a jab from Barnes.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes tests Rodgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes tests Rodgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rodgers scoring well with a low kick there.
Uriah Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Rodgers throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barnes avoids it.
Rodgers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Rodgers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Barnes pushes Rodgers up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodgers has double underhooks.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
Rodgers cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Barnes tries to break free but Rodgers pushes him back against the cage.
Rodgers pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes being controlled against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodgers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Rodgers has the dominant position.
Rodgers pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodgers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodgers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Rodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uriah Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodgers.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Rodgers shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Rodgers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodgers fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Rodgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!

Rodgers gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodgers trying to land knees to the body.
Rodgers lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes lands with a hook. Rodgers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodgers connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Barnes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodgers lands with a cross.
Barnes catches Rodgers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Rodgers.
Rodgers is struggling to control the position.
Barnes prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Rodgers.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barnes is trying to push Rodgers away but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Rodgers stalling.
Rodgers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barnes up against the cage.
Rodgers working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes tries to break free but Rodgers pushes him back against the cage.
Rodgers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Rodgers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Rodgers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodgers lands a knee to the head.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodgers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodgers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodgers has double underhooks.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Rodgers keeps him there for the moment.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodgers won't allow it.
Rodgers has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodgers is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Rodgers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uriah Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rodgers lands a head shot.
Rodgers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodgers blocks a low kick nicely.
Rodgers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
Uriah Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodgers momentarily.
Rodgers lands with a right hand.
Rodgers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Rodgers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodgers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodgers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aaron Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodgers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
Rodgers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodgers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Rodgers lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Rodgers moved away.
Rodgers attempts a counter takedown but Barnes avoids it well and moves away.
Rodgers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uriah Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodgers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes throws a lazy head kick
and Rodgers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodgers is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Barnes rushes Rodgers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodgers lands a shot to the body.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aaron Rodgers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodgers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodgers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodgers is looking to counter punch.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Aaron Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barnes misses with a hook
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes throws a hook but Rodgers blocks it.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes cracks Rodgers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.

Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Rodgers.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Rodgers avoiding damage.
Rodgers stalling.
Rodgers tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodgers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodgers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodgers is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodgers has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.

Barnes is rocked!
Rodgers scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodgers finish him?
Rodgers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodgers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Uriah Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodgers stalls.
Rodgers throws a big uppercut that drops Barnes! More strikes from Rodgers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barnes lies dazed against the cage as Rodgers celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Rodgers!
In his post fight interview, Aaron Rodgers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.