PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 2744 p4p, 3512 weight class) and Heppu Hullu (ranked 346 p4p, 430 weight class). Barnhardt's entrance music is James Brown, living in America . A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Barnhardt
vs
Hullu

182 cm
23
191
6 - 8 - 0

192 cm
23
192
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hot Spunk

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heppu Hullu!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hullu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnhardt throws out the jab.
Hullu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnhardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Hullu coming out on top.
A low kick from Barnhardt is predictable there

and Hullu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hullu is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Barnhardt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Barnhardt working a defensive guard here.
Barnhardt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hullu wants to pass the guard but Barnhardt is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hullu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnhardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barnhardt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnhardt trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hullu slips nicely into half guard.
Barnhardt trying to control from the bottom.
Barnhardt is refusing to be controlled, as Hullu sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hullu passes to side control.

Hullu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnhardt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnhardt wants to control but Hullu postures up.
Barnhardt is looking to reverse the position.

Hullu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnhardt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hullu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnhardt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hullu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnhardt has escaped the position, nice work there.

Hullu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnhardt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnhardt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hullu works to advance to full mount. Barnhardt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hullu avoids the attempt from Barnhardt to control.
Barnhardt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnhardt trying to hold on to Hullu's head to control him but Hullu postures up.
Barnhardt gets full guard.
Barnhardt controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hullu postures up.
Barnhardt keeping moving, preventing Hullu from controlling successfully.
Hullu looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heppu Hullu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hullu lands a jab to Barnhardt's midsection.
Barnhardt throws a lazy uppercut
and Hullu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hullu moves out of range of the body kick from Barnhardt.
Hullu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hullu takes a swing at Barnhardt's ribcage but misses.
Barnhardt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.

Barnhardt instigates a clinch.
Barnhardt wants to get back to striking at distance but Hullu won't allow it.
Hullu misses with a punch to the body.
Barnhardt working hard to break the clinch.

Barnhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Heppu Hullu has been cut.
Hullu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hullu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hullu looks to land a combination but Barnhardt avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hullu tests Barnhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnhardt looking to throw knees to the head but Hullu is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hullu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hullu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Barnhardt manages to break the clinch.
Hullu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnhardt throws a counter high kick but Hullu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barnhardt wants to land a leg kick but Hullu is out of range.
Barnhardt misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnhardt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hullu scrambles back to his feet.
Hullu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnhardt momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hullu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnhardt fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hullu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnhardt but Barnhardt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hullu lands a jab.
Barnhardt misses with a straight left.
Barnhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hullu manages to avoid it.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hullu.
Hullu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hullu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnhardt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hullu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hullu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick
and Hullu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hullu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnhardt, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnhardt is trying to break free.

Barnhardt breaks from the clinch.
Barnhardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnhardt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hullu blocks a head kick by Barnhardt.
Hullu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hullu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hullu with the inside leg kick.
Barnhardt scores with a head kick.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hullu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnhardt at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hullu lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnhardt off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Barnhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heppu Hullu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Hullu.
Hullu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnhardt. Hullu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hullu with the counter takedown but Barnhardt avoids it easily.
Hullu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Barnhardt closes the distance and pushes Hullu back into the cage.
Barnhardt tries a body shot but Hullu blocks it.
Hullu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hullu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hullu is working Barnhardt over against the cage.
Hullu struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnhardt controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hullu.
Hullu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnhardt managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
Hullu tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnhardt avoids the damage to the body.

Barnhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnhardt throws a lazy head kick

and Hullu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hullu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnhardt keeping moving, preventing Hullu from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heppu Hullu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heppu Hullu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hullu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hullu stuns Barnhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hullu scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnhardt misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
Hullu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnhardt's hands.
A head kick by Barnhardt misses

and Hullu counters with a shoot takedown. Barnhardt fights it but they end up in guard.
Hullu passes Barnhardt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hullu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hullu takes Barnhardt's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Barnhardt is in trouble.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hullu looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Barnhardt is controlling Hullu 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.

Hullu is looking for a triangle but Barnhardt pushes his legs off easily.

Hullu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barnhardt has picked Hullu up and slammed him! Hullu can't keep hold of the triangle and Barnhardt manages to pass to side control!
Hullu is looking to reverse the position.
Heppu Hullu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu is trying to control Barnhardt's posture but Barnhardt avoids it.
Hullu is trying to improve his position.
Barnhardt wants to stand but Hullu has his arm trapped.
Barnhardt controlling the position from side mount.
Barnhardt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnhardt off and has taken his back!
Barnhardt looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Hullu working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Barnhardt is in a bad position with Hullu working for a choke. Barnhardt manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Barnhardt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hullu looking for a guillotine here but Barnhardt defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt won't allow Hullu to sweep him here.
Ronnie Barnhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hullu keeping full guard, as Barnhardt tries to pass.
Barnhardt looking to sit in guard and control but Hullu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Barnhardt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnhardt 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.
Hullu wants to control from the top but Barnhardt keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heppu Hullu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hullu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Heppu Hullu!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Heppu Hullu!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Heppu Hullu!

Heppu Hullu wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Heppu Hullu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.