PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 964 p4p, 2369 weight class) and Michael Dunn (ranked 135 p4p, 308 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Barnes
vs
Dunn

183 cm
25
176
14 - 7 - 0

179 cm
28
180
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 7 - 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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dunn misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes works Dunn's body with a nice hook.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dunn avoids it.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Dunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dunn.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dunn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnes.

Dunn forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Dunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Dunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Dunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Dunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dunn.
Dunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunn. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
Dunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Dunn misses.
Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Dunn misses with a hook
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes throws a head kick but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Dunn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dunn tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Dunn's leg but Dunn calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunn.
Dunn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnes.

Dunn moves into the clinch.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunn throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunn wants to clinch.
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 Andrew Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Dunn cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Michael Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Dunn seems unphased.
Barnes with a poor takedown
and Dunn counters with a straight right hand.
Dunn misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Dunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dunn cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunn. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dunn misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dunn fails to land.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Dunn misses
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn with a hook.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dunn, as that shot connected.
Dunn connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Andrew Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Dunn throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Barnes tries to move into range but Dunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes moves out of range as Dunn strikes.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunn's knee momentarily.
Dunn walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Dunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunn! But no joy.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes cracks Dunn with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunn missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunn tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.

Dunn moves into the clinch.
Dunn working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Dunn fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Dunn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunn lands with a nice body punch.
Dunn throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dunn scores with a jab to the body.
Dunn lands with a cross.
Dunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Dunn counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Dunn misses the target.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunn! But no joy.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Dunn throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Dunn's body. Dunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dunn slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Dunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn checks a low kick from Barnes.

Dunn moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes has Dunn pushed against the cage.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes works on Dunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunn controls his hands.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Dunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Dunn misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes slips a straight right by Dunn.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Dunn manages to avoid it.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunn cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Dunn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Dunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Dunn will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Dunn misses.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dunn.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunn throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Dunn's leg but Dunn calmly moves out of range.
Dunn tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrew Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Andrew Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.