PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 4019 p4p, 3924 weight class) and Asher Barnes (ranked 418 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nadadora
vs
Barnes

177 cm
34
161
14 - 14 - 0

178 cm
26
160
5 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asher Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora walks into a jab.
Nadadora moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadadora slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nadadora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nadadora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Nadadora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Nadadora steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnes. That one must have hurt.
Nadadora slips under a jab from Barnes.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Nadadora lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadadora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Nadadora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes jabs at Nadadora's body.
Nadadora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes throws a body punch but Nadadora moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Nadadora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nadadora moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nadadora ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadadora circles away.
Nadadora ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nadadora scrambles back to his feet.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a push kick but Nadadora slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
As Barnes looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Nadadora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nadadora defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nadadora had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Asher Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadadora circles away.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nadadora's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nadadora closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnes 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.
Barnes throws a hook but Nadadora avoids it easily.
Asher Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadadora needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadadora.
Nadadora appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Nadadora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nadadora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Nadadora moved out of range nicely.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nadadora throws a big counter combination but Barnes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nadadora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
It looked like Nadadora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Nadadora scores with a four punch combination!

Barnes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Nadadora kicks off Barnes and gets to his feet.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.

Barnes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nadadora did well to prevent Barnes getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nadadora does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nadadora knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nadadora holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barnes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Barnes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nadadora to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nadadora shrugs it off.
Barnes looking to control but Nadadora is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Barnes working for a submission but Nadadora is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nadadora takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nadadora holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barnes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Nadadora seems unphased.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nadadora moves away.
Nadadora seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Nadadora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nadadora on the side of the head.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Nadadora off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nadadora avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Nadadora appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Barnes looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Nadadora scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Nadadora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Nadadora looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nadadora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nadadora on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nadadora has time to react.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnes clinches up with Nadadora and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes pushes Nadadora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Nadadora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nadadora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes sizes up Nadadora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Nadadora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nadadora but Nadadora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nadadora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Nadadora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nadadora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Barnes!