PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 1215 p4p, 3499 weight class) and Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 181 p4p, 464 weight class). Hershel Hasselhoff acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barnes
vs
Hasselhoff

183 cm
22
176
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
40
175
20 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes swings for the body but Hasselhoff moves out of range.
Barnes tests Hasselhoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hasselhoff darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns Hasselhoff into the cage.
Hasselhoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Hasselhoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Hasselhoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hasselhoff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hershel Hasselhoff.
Barnes takes a swing at Hasselhoff's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Hasselhoff misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes takes a swing at Hasselhoff's ribcage but misses.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Hasselhoff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hasselhoff misses with a takedown
and Hasselhoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Hasselhoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hasselhoff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hasselhoff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hasselhoff takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination that misses

and Hasselhoff counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes has his hands clasped together around Hasselhoff's back. He's all about the action.

Hasselhoff is working for an americana but Barnes has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Hasselhoff was thinking about the submission.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hasselhoff is controlling him.

Hasselhoff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hasselhoff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hasselhoff wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes controlling the position.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes pulls Hasselhoff in close to prevent any damage.
Hasselhoff stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Barnes controlling Hasselhoff's posture.
Hasselhoff preventing the sweep.
Hasselhoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hasselhoff won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes seems keen to control Hasselhoff's posture.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hasselhoff throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Hasselhoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Hasselhoff has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hasselhoff is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
Barnes distracts Hasselhoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hasselhoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes content to stall in guard here.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.

Hasselhoff looking for subs off his back but Barnes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Barnes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hasselhoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hasselhoff back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnes feints and then cracks Hasselhoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hasselhoff down.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hasselhoff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Hasselhoff feints the counter takedown.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Hasselhoff tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasselhoff slips under a jab from Barnes.
Hasselhoff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook. Hasselhoff ducked under it nicely.
Hasselhoff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hasselhoff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Andrew Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hasselhoff momentarily.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hasselhoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes cracks Hasselhoff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Hasselhoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hasselhoff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasselhoff.
Barnes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hasselhoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnes's guard.

Barnes pushes Hasselhoff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hershel Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Hasselhoff tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Hasselhoff is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hasselhoff blocks the leg kick.
Hasselhoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes swings for the body but Hasselhoff moves out of range.
Hasselhoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasselhoff is just out of range.
Andrew Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasselhoff moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Hasselhoff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hasselhoff moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Hasselhoff tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hasselhoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Hasselhoff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Hasselhoff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barnes defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Barnes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hasselhoff's head.
Hasselhoff checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes tries to bum rush Hasselhoff with a series of wild strikes but Hasselhoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hasselhoff ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A left lands for Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hasselhoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hasselhoff ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Hasselhoff doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Hasselhoff slips a straight right by Barnes.
Hasselhoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Hasselhoff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Hasselhoff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Barnes digs a good hook to Hasselhoff's body.
Hasselhoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hershel Hasselhoff.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hasselhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Hasselhoff backpedaling.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hasselhoff.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hasselhoff.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Hasselhoff's ribs.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andrew Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Hasselhoff with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes is looking to slow Hasselhoff down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hasselhoff can do to turn this around?
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasselhoff is just out of range.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Hasselhoff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes keeps Hasselhoff at a distance using the push kick.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Hasselhoff's shoulder, as Hasselhoff tries to avoid the shot.
Hasselhoff feints the counter takedown.
Barnes cracks Hasselhoff with a good jab.
Hershel Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hasselhoff manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
Andrew Barnes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.