PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rammaru Nokkau (ranked 5673 p4p, 6070 weight class) and Reggie Barnes (ranked 640 p4p, 671 weight class). Nokkau comes to the cage accompanied by When We Ride On Our Enemies. Reggie Barnes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nokkau
vs
Barnes

190 cm
23
190
5 - 8 - 0

185 cm
22
201
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rammaru Nokkau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barnes drives through and clinches with Nokkau against the cage.
Nokkau misses with an elbow strike.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nokkau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Nokkau.
Nokkau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Nokkau blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Nokkau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nokkau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nokkau tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nokkau scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.

Nokkau gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nokkau trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nokkau throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nokkau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokkau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Nokkau is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nokkau stops Barnes from standing up.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Nokkau from controlling successfully.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Nokkau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Nokkau dodges it nicely.

Nokkau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nokkau tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nokkau.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nokkau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
My spies in Mentor Gym inform me that Barnes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nokkau 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.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Nokkau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nokkau punching from the bottom.
Nokkau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nokkau is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nokkau regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nokkau throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Nokkau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nokkau can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nokkau preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Barnes is going to stand back up.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Nokkau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nokkau is doing well to control the position and prevent Barnes from advancing to side control.
Nokkau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Nokkau makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nokkau.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nokkau is pulling down on Barnes's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnes, at least for the moment.
Nokkau keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rammaru Nokkau dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rammaru Nokkau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nokkau blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick but Nokkau moves out of range.
Nokkau misses with the combination.
Nokkau with a nice cross.
Nokkau throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Nokkau fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Rammaru Nokkau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nokkau misses with an uppercut.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nokkau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nokkau lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Nokkau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reggie Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokkau misses with a low kick.
Nokkau works the jab nicely.
Nokkau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nokkau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nokkau throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes takes a swing at Nokkau's ribcage but misses.
Nokkau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes thumps Nokkau with a low kick.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Nokkau connects with a leg kick.
Nokkau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nokkau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nokkau tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Nokkau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Nokkau.
Nokkau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokkau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Nokkau misses with a left hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nokkau misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a big counter head kick but Nokkau avoids it with no problem.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Nokkau.
Nokkau walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnes.

Barnes rushes Nokkau and presses him up against the cage.
Barnes prevents Nokkau from breaking the clinch.
Barnes tries a body shot but Nokkau blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nokkau.
Nokkau tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nokkau misses with a body punch.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokkau scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Come on Barnes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Nokkau controls the action.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Barnes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nokkau is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barnes to the mat. Barnes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rammaru Nokkau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes trying to control the position here.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Nokkau controlling him for the moment.
Nokkau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokkau trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nokkau throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Nokkau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Nokkau slips an elbow through the middle.

Barnes is rocked!
Nokkau gets to his feet and stands over Barnes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Barnes felt that one! Nokkau unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Barnes from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rammaru Nokkau!
Rammaru Nokkau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.