PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. The key to victory for Nate Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barnes
vs
Smith

185 cm
41
210 lbs
40 - 27 - 0

188 cm
27
220 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Machiavelli Boutique

Spartan Nutrition

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 40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Smith !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith 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 nice inside leg kick.
Nate Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes controlling the position.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes lands a head kick!

It looks like Stan Smith has been cut.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Smith checks it

and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Barnes didn't expect that.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Smith trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Smith stands and throws Barnes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith 's knee momentarily.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Smith 's ribs.
Barnes thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barnes slips under a jab from Smith .
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Smith 's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Smith misses.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Smith checks it

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.

Barnes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith checks a low kick from Barnes.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Smith . Those never looked like landing.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with the combination.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Smith 's belly button to the back.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith .
Nate Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith . That did some damage!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Barnes tenderised Smith 's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Barnes lands a front kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith .
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working away.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith lands an elbow.
Barnes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith is putting a hurting on Barnes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barnes is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Smith is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Barnes in real trouble here! The ref calls for Barnes to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Smith !
Our winner, Stan Smith , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.