PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kumshot Chimaev (ranked 3031 p4p, 2974 weight class) and VC Barre (ranked 366 p4p, 359 weight class). VC Barre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chimaev
vs
Barre

185 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
195
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kumshot Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, VC Barre!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimaev fails with the takedown
and Barre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barre feints and then cracks Chimaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chimaev down.
Barre swats away the attempt to clinch by Chimaev.

Chimaev rushes Barre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barre looking to stall.
Chimaev wants to take the fight to the mat but Barre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Barre.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chimaev is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barre trying to stall but Chimaev improves his position.
Barre is pressed up against the cage. Chimaev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barre down to the mat. Barre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kumshot Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Kumshot Chimaev has been cut.
Barre scores with a hook.
Chimaev takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barre swivels and escapes.
Barre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Barre.
Barre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chimaev's sensitive parts.
Chimaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barre lands a head kick!
Chimaev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barre tries a low kick but Chimaev avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chimaev.
Barre only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barre throws a leg kick which misses Chimaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Chimaev tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barre.
Chimaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Barre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chimaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barre defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chimaev. Chimaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chimaev needs to keep his hands up - Barre had a free shot at his head there.

Barre tries to keep at a distance but Chimaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chimaev's efforts to push away.
Barre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barre looking to slow down the pace here.

Barre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Barre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barre throws a head kick that Chimaev semi-blocks.
Barre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chimaev's head backwards.
Chimaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Barre sprawls well. He's pushed Chimaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chimaev moves in looking to clinch but Barre pushes him off.

Chimaev closes the distance and clinches.
Barre is struggling to control the position.
Chimaev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barre to keep the fight standing.
Come on Barre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Chimaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Barre breaks from the clinch.
Barre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barre wants it to stay on the feet.
Barre scores with a nice right hand.
Chimaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barre scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barre scores with a sloppy right hand. Chimaev should have avoided that one.

Kumshot Chimaev's cut is getting worse.
Barre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chimaev fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barre.
Barre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barre tries a head kick but it misses.
Barre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chimaev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barre connects with a high kick.
Chimaev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

VC Barre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kumshot Chimaev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chimaev.

Chimaev closes the distance and clinches.
Barre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chimaev's efforts to push away.
Barre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chimaev is trying to push Barre away but Barre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chimaev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chimaev has Barre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Barre breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barre with a nice cross.
Chimaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chimaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barre misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Barre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chimaev.
VC Barre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chimaev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kumshot Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Barre, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chimaev looks to clinch
and Barre counters with a thumping low kick.
Kumshot Chimaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barre scores with a decent looking hook.
Chimaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barre connects with a solid leg kick.
Chimaev blocks a head kick by Barre.
Chimaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chimaev checks a low kick from Barre.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barre. That's going to slow Chimaev down.
Barre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barre wants it to stay on the feet.
Barre lands with a thumping leg kick.
VC Barre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barre misses with a low kick as Chimaev jumps back.
Barre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chimaev.
Chimaev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barre slaps away a takedown attempt from Chimaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chimaev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chimaev takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Kumshot Chimaev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick lands for Barre.
Barre throws a head kick that Chimaev semi-blocks.
Barre lands with a straight right. Chimaev didn't see that one coming.
Barre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barre counters with a low kick, right behind Chimaev 's knee.
Chimaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barre counters with a head kick. That will keep Chimaev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
VC Barre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barre throws a shot to the body.
Chimaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chimaev tries for a takedown but Barre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chimaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chimaev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Jeez, Kumshot Chimaev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barre scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Barre.
Chimaev misses with a hook. Barre ducked under it nicely.
Chimaev misses with a takedown
and Barre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chimaev's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Chimaev.
Barre lands with a nice body punch.
Chimaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chimaev is lucky that one didn't land flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kumshot Chimaev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). VC Barre!
In his post fight interview, VC Barre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.