PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Jun Fan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen Alaj volim kad je pomalena as his entrance music. Lee Jun Fan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jun Fan
vs
Barnett

200 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
31
240 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Jun Fan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Fan catches Barnett right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Fan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnett doesn't seem phased though.
Fan avoids a kick to the body.
Barnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnett throws an overhand right that lands on Fan's shoulder, as Fan tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Fan is blocking nicely.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fan avoids it.
Fan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fan is trying to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fan manages to break the clinch.
Fan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mirko Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Fan misses
and Barnett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barnett moves in looking to clinch but Fan pushes him off.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Fan moves out of range.
Fan misses with a hook
and Barnett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Barnett lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Barnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Fan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barnett throws a head kick but Fan moves out of range.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett feints a jab promting Fan to slip. Barnett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Lee Jun Fan has been cut.
Fan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fan throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnett.
Fan takes a swing at Barnett's ribcage but misses.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fan avoids the body shot from Barnett.
Fan missing with a left hand there. Barnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fan misses with a wild body shot.
Barnett's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnett duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fan throws a shot to the body.
Barnett takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Barnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Jun Fan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fan dips to his left and cracks Barnett with an uppercut!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barnett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett slips under a jab from Fan.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown but Fan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Barnett lands a nice hook to Fan's body. Fan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett swinging wildly here.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Fan circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fan tries a low kick but Barnett avoids it.
Barnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fan.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Barnett misses.
Barnett throws a good cross that connects.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fan tests Barnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnett connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fan has closed the distance and engaged Barnett in a clinch.
Barnett has Fan pressed against the ropes, preventing Fan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fan wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Barnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fan avoiding damage as Barnett throws knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Fan blocks with his arms.
Fan managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnett trying to control the position but instead, Fan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnett into the ropes.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Fan wants a takedown.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.

Fan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fan throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fan wants to clinch.
Fan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mirko Barnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lee Jun Fan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Barnett misses.
Fan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnett doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnett misses with a combination
and Barnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Fan is avoiding it.
Barnett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnett tries to clinch but Fan moves out of range.
Barnett looks to land a right hand but Fan moved out of range.
Barnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fan.
Barnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnett.
Lee Jun Fan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fan is able to avoid easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fan.
Barnett throws a head kick but Fan moves out of range.
Barnett looks to land a body kick but Fan moved away.
Barnett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fan lands a body shot.
Mirko Barnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnett.
Barnett tries to land a body kick
and Fan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Fan.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Fan avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Fan does no damage.
Fan blocks a head kick by Barnett.
No joy there for Fan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnett.
Barnett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fan defends it nicely.
Fan lands with a cross.
Fan lands a head shot.
Barnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Barnett has managed to clinch.
Lee Jun Fan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Fan lands.
Mirko Barnett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fan misses the shot to the body.
Barnett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett delivers a nice body kick.
Barnett connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnett is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Jun Fan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnett 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!