PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Koppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. Koppinen has chosen Groin kick - Pain time as his entrance music. Benjamin Koppinen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barnes
vs
Koppinen

170 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

174 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q
The Empire Clothing and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Koppinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koppinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Koppinen moves his leg out of the way.
Koppinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koppinen avoids the body shot from Barnes.

Koppinen has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.

Barnes manages to pull guard.

Barnes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koppinen defends it easily.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes trying to strike off his back.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koppinen trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barnes has his foot on Koppinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koppinen works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koppinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koppinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnes has a closed guard, preventing Koppinen from standing up.
Barnes trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koppinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barnes controls Koppinen momentarily but Koppinen frees himself.
Koppinen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.
Barnes trying to control the position.

Barnes is looking for a triangle but Koppinen pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barnes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koppinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Koppinen from controlling successfully.
Koppinen looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koppinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koppinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koppinen is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Koppinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koppinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Koppinen is defending well.
Barnes is thwarting Koppinen's attempts to control the position.
Koppinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes is trying to control. Koppinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Koppinen is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Barnes has latched onto it... Big trouble! Barnes pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Koppinen is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Barnes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Empire Clothing and Laundry, into his post fight interview.
Benjamin Koppinen was interviewed post fight and said 'Lost again.. Well i didnt have really good chances in This match anyway.'.