PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Narvith Barcarse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Sednik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Narvith Barcarse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Narvith Barcarse
vs
Sednik

180 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Narvith Barcarse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Sednik!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sednik.

Barcarse takes the fight into the clinch.
Sednik working hard to break the clinch.
Barcarse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sednik wants to break the clinch but can't.

Barcarse pulls guard successfully.
Sednik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barcarse's guard.
Barcarse wants to stand but Sednik is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sednik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barcarse is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcarse wants to get back to his feet but Sednik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sednik wanted to stand there but Barcarse had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sednik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sednik won't allow Barcarse to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sednik throws out a loose jab but Barcarse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sednik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sednik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barcarse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barcarse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sednik swivels and escapes.
Sednik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barcarse.
Barcarse is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sednik.
Sednik slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcarse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Narvith Barcarse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sednik.
Sednik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sednik lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sednik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barcarse walks into a stiff left hand from Sednik.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sednik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barcarse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sednik lands a head kick. Barcarse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sednik throws a head kick that misses.
Sednik throws a head kick but Barcarse moves out of range.
Sednik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mirko Sednik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sednik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barcarse avoids the head kick by Sednik.
Sednik throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sednik misses.
Sednik scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Sednik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barcarse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sednik swivels and escapes.
Sednik throws a sloppy head kick and Barcarse moves out of range easily.
Sednik throws a push kick but Barcarse slaps the foot to one side.
Barcarse looks for a takedown but Sednik sprawls well.
Mirko Sednik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sednik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sednik gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barcarse to score an easy takedown into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barcarse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Sednik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sednik tries a head kick but it misses.
Mirko Sednik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barcarse looks for a takedown but Sednik sprawls well.
Barcarse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sednik throws a jab but it's blocked by Barcarse.

Barcarse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sednik has had enough of the clinch but Barcarse keeps him there for the moment.

Barcarse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Sednik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barcarse, up you get!
Barcarse closes the distance and clinches up with Sednik, looking for a takedown. Barcarse pushes Sednik against the cage but Sednik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sednik jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sednik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barcarse fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Narvith Barcarse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Sednik.
Barcarse dives in and grabs Sednik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sednik pushes down on Barcarse's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sednik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barcarse is looking to clinch.
Barcarse tries to close the distance and clinch but Sednik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sednik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barcarse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sednik looks to throw the jab but Barcarse is out of range.
Barcarse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sednik's waist but Sednik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barcarse off to one side.
A head kick misses from Sednik.
Sednik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barcarse.
John Narvith Barcarse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Sednik lands but Barcarse takes it in his stride.
Sednik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barcarse.
Barcarse shoots for a double leg takedown but Sednik sprawls well. He's pushed Barcarse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barcarse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sednik sprawls well. Sednik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barcarse gets slowly back to his feet.
Sednik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barcarse will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sednik. Barcarse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sednik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barcarse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sednik tries to avoid it but Barcarse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sednik to the ground. Sednik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sednik lands a high kick!
No luck for Barcarse with that takedown attempt.
Sednik lands a head kick. Barcarse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sednik looks to land a body kick but Barcarse moved away.
Barcarse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sednik avoids it really well and circles away.
Sednik throws a sloppy head kick and Barcarse moves out of range easily.
Sednik lands a high kick!
Barcarse fails with a takedown attempt.
Barcarse blocks a head kick by Sednik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcarse tries for a takedown but Sednik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sednik looks to land a combination but Barcarse avoids it well.
Sednik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barcarse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sednik misses with an uppercut. Barcarse saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Sednik as Barcarse shoots in.
Sednik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barcarse sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Barcarse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sednik is refusing to be controlled, as Barcarse sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Barcarse.
Barcarse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sednik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barcarse scores a takedown into full mount!
Barcarse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barcarse lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Barcarse.
Barcarse thowing shots but they're missing.
Barcarse with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barcarse dominating with strikes here.
Barcarse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mirko Sednik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Both fighters circling a little - Sednik finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sednik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barcarse takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut there from Sednik.
Sednik throws a head kick that misses.

Barcarse shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barcarse showed some decent athleticism there.
Sednik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barcarse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barcarse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barcarse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sednik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barcarse.
Sednik is trying to stand back up but Barcarse is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barcarse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcarse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barcarse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barcarse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barcarse 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sednik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barcarse.

Barcarse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sednik, pushing him back against the cage.

Barcarse has Sednik pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barcarse pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sednik tumbling to the mat - Barcarse dives into Sednik's guard.
Barcarse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sednik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barcarse.
Barcarse throwing strikes from guard but Sednik blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sednik wants to stand up but Barcarse is controlling him.
Barcarse throws a strike but Sednik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sednik wants to stand and escape but instead Barcarse has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcarse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barcarse stops Sednik from standing up.
Barcarse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sednik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barcarse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barcarse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barcarse postures up and lands a big shot to Sednik's brow.
Sednik is looking to stand up but Barcarse isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Barcarse clinches with his opponent.
Sednik is trying to break free.
Barcarse tries for a takedown. No joy.

Barcarse ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barcarse no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sednik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Barcarse wriggles free and stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Narvith Barcarse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sednik 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!