PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 4481 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucjan Anielski (ranked 2985 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Dreams. Lucjan Anielski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Barry
vs
Anielski

182 cm
45
198 lbs
36 - 20 - 1

185 cm
45
185 lbs
33 - 30 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucjan Anielski!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anielski pinned against the cage. Anielski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Anielski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barry fails with a takedown attempt.
Anielski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've been informed that Anielski 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.
Anielski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anielski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arvins Bootcamp in the buildup to the fight.

Barry has managed to clinch.
Anielski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barry blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anielski misses with some punches.

Barry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anielski as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anielski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barry.
Anielski connects with a crisp jab.
Anielski throws a big shot that misses.
Barry shoots in but no luck this time.
Barry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anielski circles away.

Barry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anielski lands a nice shot to the body.
Barry is breathing heavily.
Anielski swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Anielski closes the distance and clinches.

Anielski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anielski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anielski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barry doesn't seem bothered though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anielski throws out the jab.
Anielski misses with a hook. Barry ducked under it nicely.
Anielski connects with an inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Barry manages to break the clinch.
Anielski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barry.
Anielski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anielski gets tackled into the cage by Barry. Barry maintains the clinch.
Barry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anielski prevents it.

Barry breaks from the clinch.
Anielski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barry throws a big counter combination but Anielski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Barry clinches up with Anielski and pushes him back against the cage.
Anielski pushes Barry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Barry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anielski throws a hook but Barry blocks it.
Anielski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barry.
It seemed like Anielski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anielski misses with a left hand
and Barry counters with a low kick, right behind Anielski 's knee.
Anielski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anielski wants it to stay on the feet.
Barry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anielski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anielski tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Anielski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anielski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barry clinches up against the cage.
Anielski misses with an elbow strike.
Barry is looking to break free of the clinch but Anielski has double underhooks.
Anielski swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anielski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anielski misses with a punch on the inside.

Barry breaks from the clinch.
Anielski misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucjan Anielski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anielski throws a poor cross that misses
and Barry counters with a solid body kick.

Barry takes the fight into the clinch.

Barry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry throws a right hand that Anielski ducks under and follows up with a left that Anielski also avoids with ease.
Anielski avoids a kick to the body.
Anielski unleashes a big counter combination but Barry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anielski.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barry or perhaps it was just good defense by Anielski, which made it look bad.
Barry dodges the punch combination from Anielski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anielski gets tackled into the cage by Barry. Barry maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry working hard to break the clinch.
Anielski lands an uppercut.

Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Anielski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucjan Anielski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anielski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Barry moves into the clinch.
Barry wants to get back to striking at distance but Anielski won't allow it.

Barry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anielski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barry misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Barry.

Anielski tries to keep at a distance but Barry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barry is trying to force a seperation but Anielski has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anielski lands with a hook. Barry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anielski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barry. Barry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anielski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barry counters with a three punch combo that has Anielski backing up. Anielski nods at Barry to acknowledge the strikes.
Anielski throws a jab when Barry was well out of range.

Barry moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barry blocks an uppercut.
Anielski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barry can't get the takedown.

Barry decides to pull guard.
Barry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anielski wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Anielski wants to stand but Barry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barry 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.
Barry trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barry keeping moving, preventing Anielski from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Barry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anielski, pushing him back against the cage.

Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anielski looks to throw a body kick

and Barry counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Anielski!

Anielski is rocked!
Barry is pressing down on Anielski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anielski is holding on for now.
Anielski is still in real trouble! Can Barry finish him?

Barry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Anielski to stand up.
Barry shoots in looking for a takedown. Anielski tries to sprawl out of it but Barry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anielski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Barry dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Barry clinches up against the cage.
Anielski seems to have recovered his senses.
Barry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anielski walks away with a smile on his face. Barry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab lands there for Anielski.
Anielski throws a hook but Barry blocks it.
Anielski misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Barry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anielski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anielski looks to land a right hand but Barry moved out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barry is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry blocks an uppercut.
Barry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anielski trying to control the position but instead, Barry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anielski into the cage.
Anielski lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Anielski.
Barry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anielski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anielski swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.

Barry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anielski tests Barry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anielski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barry is looking for a counter combo.
Barry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anielski as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anielski misses with a combination
and Barry counters with a one-two to the body.

Anielski rushes Barry and presses him up against the cage.
Anielski working aggressively here.

Barry pulls Anielski into guard.
Anielski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anielski trying to control but Barry is working from the bottom.
Barry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barry trying to keep a closed guard but Anielski is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Barry rushes Anielski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barry is trying to pull guard but Anielski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anielski tries to land knees in the clinch but Barry avoids the damage to the body.
Anielski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anielski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barry moves away from the strike by Anielski.
Anielski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barry circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anielski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucjan Anielski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anielski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lucjan Anielski!
A very excited looking Lucjan Anielski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.