PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 1653 p4p, 954 weight class) and Nick Barkley (ranked 253 p4p, 142 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Exotic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Exotic
vs
Barkley

186 cm
22
185
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
180
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Exotic finds it's way through Barkley's defenses.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
A punch lands to the side of Exotic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body
and Exotic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Exotic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Exotic with a nice calf kick.
Barkley lands a jab to Exotic's midsection.
Exotic tries to clinch but Barkley is having none of it.
Barkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Exotic throws a right hand that Barkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Barkley also avoids with ease.
Exotic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Exotic, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Exotic misses the target.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Exotic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barkley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Exotic.

Exotic forces Barkley back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Exotic.
Exotic blocking some punches.
Exotic tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Exotic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Exotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Exotic throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Exotic.
Exotic works on Barkley's body with a couple of short punches.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Exotic controls his hands.
Exotic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley tries to throw a body punch but Exotic avoids it by throwing Barkley back against the cage.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
Exotic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barkley throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley misses with a body punch.
Exotic tries to pull guard but Barkley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Exotic misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
Exotic misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barkley cracks Exotic with a nice body shot.
Exotic blocking some punches.
Exotic lands with a light punch inside.
Exotic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Exotic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Exotic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Exotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Exotic fails to land.
Exotic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Exotic has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.
Exotic tries to pull guard but Barkley holds him up against the cage and eventually Exotic drops back down to his feet.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Exotic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barkley can turn it around.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Exotic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Exotic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Exotic tries to pull guard but Barkley won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Exotic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Exotic lands with a short shot to the head.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Exotic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Exotic.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Exotic controls his hands.
Exotic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Exotic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Exotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Exotic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barkley walks away with a smile on his face. Exotic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the liver by Barkley. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Barkley catches Exotic right on the button with a cross.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Exotic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barkley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Exotic throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Barkley misses the target.
The fighters circling - Exotic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Exotic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barkley misses with a leg kick.

Exotic moves into the clinch successfully.
Exotic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barkley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Exotic.
Barkley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Exotic or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Barkley.
Barkley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Exotic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.
Barkley scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley is leaning against Exotic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Exotic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barkley to keep the fight standing.
Barkley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Exotic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barkley throws out a loose jab but Exotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley lands the left hand.
Barkley tries to land a leg kick but Exotic saw it coming and moves away.
Barkley looks to throw a body kick
and Exotic counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
Barkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Exotic.
Barkley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Barkley throws a body kick that misses.
Exotic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barkley moves out of range as Exotic strikes.
Exotic moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
Exotic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Exotic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barkley on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Exotic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Barkley tries to land a front kick but Exotic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barkley slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Barkley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley throws a lazy uppercut
and Exotic counters with a thumping low kick.
Exotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Barkley.
Barkley needs to keep his hands up - Exotic had a free shot at his head there.
Exotic checks the leg kick.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Barkley slips a straight right by Exotic.
Exotic misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Barkley coming out on top.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
Exotic scores with a jab.
Barkley with the inside leg kick.
Barkley is looking to clinch.
Exotic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barkley swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic is looking to clinch but Barkley is avoiding it.
Barkley throws a body shot but no joy.
Barkley lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Barkley misses the target.
Exotic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Exotic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barkley stuns Exotic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Exotic, as that shot connected.
Exotic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Exotic misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a one-two to the body.
Exotic throws out a loose jab but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Barkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barkley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Exotic blocks a low kick nicely.
Barkley just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromExotic.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
Exotic throws a low kick but Barkley avoids it.
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic wants to clinch.
Barkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
Exotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Barkley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barkley missing with a left hand there. Exotic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Exotic is looking to counter the offense by Barkley and move into the clinch.
Exotic moves out of range as Barkley throws a body kick.
Exotic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nick Barkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley clobbers Exotic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Exotic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Barkley slips the punch.
Barkley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Exotic 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Exotic as he checks the leg kick.
Barkley walks into a straight right hand from Exotic.
Exotic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barkley wants to slow Exotic down by chopping away at his legs.

Barkley moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Exotic.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Exotic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barkley up against the cage.
Exotic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Exotic doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
Barkley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Exotic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Exotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Exotic lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley throws a right hand that misses
and Exotic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barkley misses with a combination

and Exotic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Exotic lands a shoulder strike.
Exotic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Barkley.
Exotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Exotic scores with a shoulder strike.
Exotic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barkley obliges.
Joe Exotic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley scores with a shot to the side of Exotic's head.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Exotic controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Exotic tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley tries to work over Exotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Exotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Exotic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Exotic pushes Barkley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Barkley as the two fighters clinch.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Exotic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Exotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Exotic avoiding damage as Barkley throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barkley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Exotic's brow.
Exotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Exotic can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Barkley pushes Exotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Exotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Exotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Exotic controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Exotic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Exotic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barkley smiles and moves away.
Barkley lands a nice hook to Exotic's body. Exotic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Exotic checks a leg kick.
Good work by Exotic as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Barkley tenderised Exotic's leg. Exotic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barkley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Barkley lands with a straight right. Exotic didn't see that one coming.
Barkley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Exotic counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Barkley connects with a body shot that sends Exotic's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Barkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Barkley backs away, Exotic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic defending well as Barkley loads up on a big left hand.
Barkley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Exotic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Exotic rushes Barkley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Exotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Exotic misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Exotic takes a shot to the head.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike.
Exotic working aggressively here.
Barkley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Exotic lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Exotic misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Barkley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Barkley - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Exotic tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
Barkley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Exotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
Exotic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barkley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Barkley.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Exotic.
Exotic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Exotic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Barkley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barkley 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Barkley!
Nick Barkley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.