PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Beast by Tech N9ne. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bison
vs
Barnes

190 cm
34
213 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

185 cm
34
210 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Bison misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bison wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bison misses with a hook.
Bison looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Bison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bison there.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Bison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bison looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Bison lands with a cross.
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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bison tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bison throws out the jab.
Cerventes Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Bison misses with a few strikes there.
Bison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.

Bison instigates a clinch.
Bison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Bison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Bison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bison tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bison misses with a knee strike.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Bison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Bison.
Bison misses with a knee to the head.
Bison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Bison misses with a punch to the body.
Bison lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bison avoids it.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Bison misses with some punches.
Bison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Bison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bison has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bison gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bison working aggressively here.
Bison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bison gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barnes can turn it around.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Bison prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Bison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Bison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Bison lands a right hand.
Barnes tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bison tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Bison misses with a punch on the inside.
Bison misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bison can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bison looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Bison throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Bison.
Bison throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes lands an elbow just above Bison 's eye.
Bison misses with the head strike.
Bison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bison is breathing heavily.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cerventes Bison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Bison sees coming a mile off.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bison.
Bison tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bison looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Bison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bison loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Bison tries to clinch up.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Bison.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bison.
Barnes scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bison throws out a powerful jab.
Cerventes Bison is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Bison moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Bison throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Bison throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Bison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Bison slips under a jab from Barnes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bison throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Bison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Bison seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bison misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bison throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Bison slips the punch.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes tries to work over Bison's front leg with a kick but Bison checks it.
Barnes lunges at Bison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bison's hand.
Bison moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bison manages to avoid it.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Bison is out of range.
Bison looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bison throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Bison doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Bison throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Bison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bison, right into the meat.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Bison's legs.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bison.
Bison moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Bison throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Bison with a nice cross.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Bison knows he should have avoided that one.
Bison throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bison misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Bison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes moves forwards but Bison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bison is rocked!
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bison.
Oh Bison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bison drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Bison seems to have got his legs back now.
Bison scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bison misses.
Bison lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bison.
Bison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Bison's body.
Bison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Bison throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison misses with a body kick.
Bison misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bison avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Bison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bison tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Bison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bison.
Bison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Bison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Bison counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Bison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bison looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bison.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bison throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bison closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes throws a hook but Bison blocks it.
Bison scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Bison tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bison throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Bison ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Bison blocks the low kick.
Bison digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bison as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Bison misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bison.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bison.
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bison under the eye.
Bison throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes cracks Bison with an open hand slap.
Bison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bison throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bison tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Bison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Bison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Barnes.
I think Barnes 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
After winning the bout, Nate Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.