PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbarino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Barbarino song. Kaiser has chosen Been There Done That as his entrance music. Vinnie Barbarino is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Barbarino
vs
Kaiser

191 cm
25
275 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

197 cm
24
280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 Recovery - $100

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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarino throws a hook but Kaiser blocks it.
Kaiser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaiser fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbarino is out of range.
Barbarino misses with a combination
and Kaiser counters with a two punch combo.
Barbarino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaiser stuffs the takedown.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Vinnie Barbarino has been cut.
Barbarino scores with a hook to the body. Kaiser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbarino stalks Kaiser and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaiser's face. Kaiser staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaiser tried to score with a low kick but Barbarino checks it.
Vinnie Barbarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiser staying out of range there.
Kaiser slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Barbarino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser pulls Barbarino in close to his closed guard and prevents Barbarino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barbarino slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbarino creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaiser sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kaiser gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kaiser is trying to control but can't.
Kaiser looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two 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.
Barbarino wants to control but Kaiser is keeping him busy.
Kaiser wants to get back to full guard.
Barbarino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbarino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbarino trying to control from Kaiser's half guard. Kaiser has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Barbarino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaiser is controlling Barbarino's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaiser is retaining full guard.
Barbarino won't allow Kaiser to sweep him here.
Kaiser keeping moving, preventing Barbarino from controlling successfully.
Barbarino is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaiser takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaiser motions for Barbarino to come forward. Kaiser throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbarino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaiser connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino closes the distance and clinches up with Kaiser, looking for a takedown. Barbarino pushes Kaiser against the cage but Kaiser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barbarino is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbarino as he connects with a hook.
Kaiser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Barbarino.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbarino, as that shot connected.

Kaiser tries to sprawl but Barbarino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barbarino stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbarino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leon Kaiser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
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.

Barbarino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kaiser misses with a wild body shot.
Kaiser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbarino. Barbarino obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaiser stuffs the takedown.
Barbarino throws a lazy right hand but Kaiser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaiser throws a low kick, looking for Barbarino's leg but Barbarino calmly moves out of range.
Barbarino scores with a body shot.
Kaiser on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaiser walks into a straight right hand from Barbarino.
Barbarino scores with a nice right hand.
Barbarino throws a leg kick which misses Kaiser's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiser tries to avoid it.
A jab from Barbarino misses.
Kaiser on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser tries to work over Barbarino's front leg with a kick but Barbarino checks it.
Kaiser scores with a jab. Barbarino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leon Kaiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaiser misses with a hook
and Barbarino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaiser throws a poor cross that misses

and Barbarino counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kaiser is refusing to be controlled, as Barbarino sits in half guard.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Kaiser is defending well.
Barbarino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barbarino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barbarino is just content to waste time from the top position. Kaiser takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaiser is trying to control the position but Barbarino postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaiser wants to get back to his feet but Barbarino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barbarino stays in close to Kaiser's body and controls the position.

Vinnie Barbarino has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A low kick from Barbarino misses
enabling Kaiser to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaiser throws out a loose jab but Barbarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaiser tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbarino misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kaiser counter with a right hand.
Barbarino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbarino shoots and misses
and Kaiser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbarino with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Kaiser to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbarino digs a good hook to Kaiser's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbarino misses with a shot to the body
and Kaiser counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbarino connects with the punch.
A nice combination there by Kaiser.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Barbarino.
Barbarino walks into a straight right hand from Kaiser.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaiser misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarino throws a lazy right hand but Kaiser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaiser cracks Barbarino with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Kaiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kaiser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbarino under the eye.
A good leg kick by Barbarino.
Kaiser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbarino under the eye.

Vinnie Barbarino's cut is getting worse.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Barbarino moves out of range.
Kaiser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbarino misses with an uppercut
and Kaiser counters with a series of strikes. Barbarino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaiser throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbarino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Barbarino with that takedown attempt.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown but Kaiser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbarino misses with a straight left.
Kaiser stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbarino. Barbarino gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaiser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaiser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaiser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbarino at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbarino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaiser counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaiser as he jumps to the side.
Kaiser misses with a wild combination.
Kaiser scoring well with a low kick there.

Barbarino shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaiser's guard.
Kaiser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barbarino manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbarino keeping moving, preventing Kaiser from controlling successfully.
Kaiser seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barbarino controlling the position.
Kaiser wants to control from the top but Barbarino keeps moving.
Kaiser won't allow Barbarino to sweep him here.
Kaiser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Leon Kaiser has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kaiser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbarino.
Vinnie Barbarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino fails to land the takedown.
Barbarino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbarino works the jab nicely.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kaiser jabs at Barbarino's body.
Kaiser with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbarino takes a kick to the side of the head.

Vinnie Barbarino's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barbarino avoids a kick to the body.
Kaiser throws a shot to the body.
Leon Kaiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaiser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaiser lands a leg kick that knocks Barbarino off balance momentarily.
Kaiser scores with a push kick.
Kaiser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbarino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaiser lands a head shot.
Kaiser lands with a kick to the temple. Barbarino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barbarino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbarino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarino fails with the takedown
and Kaiser counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kaiser there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Kaiser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaiser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Kaiser!