PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Barnham
vs
Nuclear

196 cm
21
216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Barnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnham throws a poor cross that misses
and Nuclear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nuclear lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuclear misses with a double jab.
Barnham tries to clinch but Nuclear moves out of range.
Barnham misses with a takedown attempt
and Nuclear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David Nuclear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnham avoids the body shot from Nuclear.
Barnham defending well as Nuclear loads up on a big left hand.
Nuclear throws a series of punches but Barnham avoids them all with ease.
Barnham tries to clinch up but Nuclear circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barnham throws the left hand but Nuclear avoids the punch easily.
Nuclear throws a series of strikes that have Barnham backpedaling.

It looks like Ben Barnham has been cut.
Nuclear falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear takes a swing at Barnham's ribcage but misses.

Oooooh!!! Nuclear has knocked Barnham down with a huge combo! Nuclear steps away and waves a wobbly Barnham back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barnham misses with a wild combination.
Nuclear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nuclear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nuclear makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Nuclear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Barnham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnham wants to slow Nuclear down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuclear just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nuclear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nuclear throws an off balance right hand
enabling Barnham to counter with a crisp jab.
Nuclear lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barnham might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nuclear but Nuclear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nuclear defends it nicely.
Nuclear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnham misses with a takedown
and Nuclear counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Barnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnham swings away with a body shot that misses

and Nuclear counters with a crisp one two that drops Barnham! Nuclear thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barnham to his feet! Barnham is in big trouble!

Barnham is rocked!
David Nuclear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuclear with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nuclear misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnham slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Nuclear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Barnham'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. This is the final round!

Barnham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Oooooh!!! Nuclear has knocked Barnham down with a huge combo! Nuclear steps away and waves a wobbly Barnham back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Barnham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuclear jabs Barnham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnham seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuclear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nuclear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnham throws a body punch but Nuclear moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnham moves out of range of the strikes.
Ben Barnham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barnham closes the distance and clinches up with Nuclear, looking for a takedown. Barnham pushes Nuclear against the cage but Nuclear circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nuclear counters with a straight right hand.
Barnham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nuclear lands a slapping body shot.
Nuclear is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barnham rather than just go for the knockout.
Nuclear swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Barnham counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nuclear!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnham lands a big elbow.
Nuclear is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuclear is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nuclear tries to hold on but Barnham postures up.
Barnham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nuclear is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnham raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear is bucking up trying to escape but Barnham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Barnham swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Barnham!