PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Michael Corleone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Barnes's chin.

Corleone
vs
Barnes

188 cm
23
222 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

185 cm
26
210 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Corleone moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Corleone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corleone misses with a kick to the body.
Corleone looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Corleone scores with a leg kick.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Corleone clinches.
Nice elbow from Corleone .

It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Corleone has double underhooks.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Nate Barnes's cut even more.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Corleone keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .

The cut above Nate Barnes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Corleone landing knees to the body.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Corleone landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corleone .
Corleone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Nate Barnes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Barnes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Corleone !
Michael Corleone was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.