PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Where the hood at ?. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Barnes
vs
Anderson

180 cm
30
190 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

190 cm
24
202 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Anderson misses.

Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Anderson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes effectively controlling the action here.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Barnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Anderson.
Barnes misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barnes gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Barnes working Anderson over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes effectively controlling the action here.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barnes throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brad Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Barnes closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnes is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnes down to the mat. Barnes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barnes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.

Barnes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a big head kick but Barnes shrugs it off.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barnes moves into the clinch.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Anderson.
Barnes taking a breather.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Barnes

and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnes's guard.
Barnes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Barnes dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Barnes clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Anderson avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes letting Anderson take a breather here.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Barnes is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Anderson.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
Anderson wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Anderson tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brad Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson misses with a head shot.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Barnes tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barnes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barnes's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jason Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

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