PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Barnes (ranked 1199 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Mattias Lundgren (ranked 165 p4p, 188 weight class). Mattias Lundgren acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barnes
vs
Lundgren

185 cm
29
201
11 - 11 - 0

192 cm
32
185
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Fast

Brooklyn Threads

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Lundgren shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lundgren prevents Barnes from standing back up.
Barnes has a hand on Lundgren's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lundgren takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lundgren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnes is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lundgren is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Barnes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Barnes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.

Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Lundgren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes tries to roll over but Lundgren keeps him under control.
Lundgren trying to pass the guard but Barnes defending well.
Lundgren uses his free foot to push down on Barnes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren punching from mount but Barnes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Barnes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Barnes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lundgren.
Barnes is trying to escape the mount.
Lundgren landing strikes from the mount.

Lundgren goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barnes is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundgren trying to control the position.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Lundgren won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Lundgren keeps moving.
Barnes is really struggling to control Lundgren but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lundgren is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes postures up in Lundgren's guard and throws a big left but Lundgren blocks it.
Lundgren lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lundgren pushes down on Barnes's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lundgren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lundgren.
Lundgren wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lundgren working the head and body with strikes.
Lundgren is taking a breather. Barnes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Lundgren is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Barnes is concentrating on defense, preventing Lundgren from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mattias Lundgren dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lundgren.
Lundgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Lundgren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lundgren tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Reggie Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Reggie Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundgren misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lundgren.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Lundgren's leg but Lundgren calmly moves out of range.
Lundgren shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Lundgren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lundgren avoids it.
Lundgren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lundgren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Lundgren avoids nicely.
Lundgren blocks a jab.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lundgren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Lundgren's head.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lundgren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barnes won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes tries to buck Lundgren off but Lundgren is having none of it.
Lundgren in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Lundgren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Lundgren tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
Lundgren trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lundgren lands an elbow.

Lundgren tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Lundgren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lundgren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lundgren lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lundgren counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lundgren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Lundgren trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Lundgren works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes won't allow Lundgren to pass to mount.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Lundgren moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lundgren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes is trying to control Lundgren's posture but Lundgren avoids it.
Lundgren working the body and head with strikes.
Barnes prevents Lundgren from improving position.
Barnes wants to control but Lundgren postures up.
Barnes stops Lundgren from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Lundgren is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Barnes trying to control but Lundgren flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

Barnes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the action but Lundgren just sinks the hooks in.

Lundgren is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Barnes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Lundgren is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lundgren not allowing Barnes to control his hands.
Barnes is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren controlling well, preventing Barnes from escaping the position.
Mattias Lundgren has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lundgren is looking for the choke from the back position but Barnes is controlling his hands well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lundgren's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Barnes is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Barnes is trying to get back to his feet but Lundgren has full control of the position and if anything, Barnes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes is trying to break free.

Lundgren is looking for a choke. Barnes gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Barnes manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.

Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lundgren has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Lundgren's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mattias Lundgren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lundgren 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattias Lundgren!
Mattias Lundgren decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.