PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buford Barnes (ranked 23995 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Hyman (ranked 4580 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Barnes
vs
Hyman

203 cm
19
161 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buford Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Hyman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Hyman - just one landing.
Hyman connects with the punch.
Hyman throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hyman connects with a jab.

Hyman closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyman is trying to stall.
Hyman can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.

Hyman breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hyman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Hyman clinches with his opponent.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but Hyman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hyman to keep the fight standing.

Hyman breaks the clinch.
Barnes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyman.
Hyman misses with a leg kick

and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hyman won't be happy with that.
Barnes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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!
Barnes staying calm.
Hyman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
Barnes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyman wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hyman looks winded!
Barnes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnes.
Barnes is trying to ground and pound but Hyman uses the momentary lack of control by Barnes to regain half guard.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hyman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Barnes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Hyman is out of range.
Hyman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyman.
Hyman avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Hyman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hyman shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes has a takedown stuffed.
Hyman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Hyman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Hyman's defenses.
Hyman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
William Hyman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hyman just manages to avoid it.
Hyman fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes darts in looking for a takedown but Hyman gets double underhooks and turns Barnes into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook but Hyman blocks it.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hyman swinging wildly here.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hyman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Hyman holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnes drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes keeps control of Hyman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Barnes jumps guard.
Barnes has his hands on Hyman's head, controlling the position.
Hyman trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Barnes working for a triangle but Hyman defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Barnes pushes Hyman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyman works the jab nicely.
A combination from Hyman does no damage.

Hyman closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes is pushing Hyman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes jumps guard but Hyman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hyman to keep the fight standing.
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 Buford Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hyman closes the distance and clinches.
Hyman trying to land knees to the body.
Hyman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyman misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Hyman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hyman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hyman closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes goes for a takedown attempt but Hyman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hyman has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hyman gets a clinch.

Barnes has clasped his hands together around Hyman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnes connects with a decent elbow.
Barnes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hyman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Hyman defends.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hyman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hyman dodges the ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.

Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hyman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
Barnes throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Barnes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hyman is trying to escape and Barnes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hyman is forced to tap! Nice work there by Barnes! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buford Barnes!