PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Barnes (ranked 6185 p4p, 6102 weight class) and Mark Junior (ranked 268 p4p, 266 weight class). Junior has chosen I am Goated as his entrance music. Alex Barnes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barnes
vs
Junior

170 cm
24
145
5 - 9 - 0

150 cm
24
130
5 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Junior!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Junior is quick to defend against it.
Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Junior has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Junior has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Alex Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Junior.
Junior jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Barnes pulls guard successfully.
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.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Junior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Junior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Junior thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Junior postures up.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.

Junior thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Junior has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Junior's guard.

Junior 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.

Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Junior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Junior's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes advances to half guard.

Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is trying to control. Junior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is nestled in close to Junior, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.

Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes 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.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.
Junior on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Junior actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Junior's temple.

Junior is rocked!

Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Junior is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.

Junior looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.

Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Junior is in trouble now - Barnes has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Junior lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Junior misses with a hook.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Junior darts in trying to clinch

and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Junior looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes not doing much here.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Junior's temple.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.

Junior looking for submissions off his back.

Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Junior is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Junior has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Barnes escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Barnes!
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Junior to see if he's OK.
Alex Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Junior takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Junior on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barnes lands a huge shot from side control! Junior is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
Our winner, Alex Barnes, 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.