PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brady Barnes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lamond
vs
Barnes

171 cm
35
168 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

170 cm
30
166 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Barnes.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamond.
Lamond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Lamond catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
Barnes throws a body punch but Lamond moves out of range.
Lamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Lamond blocks a jab.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamond.
Lamond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamond.
Brady Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Lamond swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamond.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamond throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes tries to counter with a clinch but Lamond shakes him off and moves away.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and Lamond counters with an inside leg kick.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Lamond slips the punch.
Lamond checks a low kick from Barnes.
Lamond is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamond slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Lamond.
Barnes tries to counter with a clinch but Lamond shakes him off and moves away.
Lamond looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Lamond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lamond. That one must have hurt.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamond checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lamond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barnes works Lamond's body with a nice hook.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Lamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Lamond lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
A head kick misses from Lamond.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lamond.
Barnes moves out of range as Lamond strikes.
Crunch! Lamond slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lamond gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Barnes tries to work over Lamond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lamond lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.

It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
Lamond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lamond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lamond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lamond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamond misses with a body kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lamond in his tracks.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Lamond.
Lamond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.

Barnes forces Lamond back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes is leaning against Lamond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lamond fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Lamond lands with a right to the head.
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!

Lamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamond sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamond misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Lamond.

Lamond clinches.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lamond controls the action.
Lamond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Lamond has the dominant position.

Lamond manages to break the clinch.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lamond had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lamond throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Lamond ducks down to avoid it.
Lamond throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Barnes misses
letting Lamond counter with a right hand.
Gordon Lamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brady Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Lamond avoids it easily.
A left lands for Lamond.
Lamond tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Lamond sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Lamond avoids it this time.
Lamond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lamond throws a nice inside leg kick.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lamond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamond lands a nice elbow.
Lamond lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.

Lamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamond 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.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Lamond.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Lamond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Lamond misses.
Lamond wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Lamond tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
A left lands for Lamond.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamond as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes cracks Lamond with an open hand slap.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lamond counter with a right hand.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes cracks Lamond with a good jab.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamond.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lamond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamond.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Lamond moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamond slows down the pace here.
Lamond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond lands a hook to the side of the head.

Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Lamond lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Lamond throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lamond. Barnes shrugs it off though.
Lamond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brady Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Lamond.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamond tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond misses with a double jab.
Lamond sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Lamond avoids it this time.
Lamond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lamond tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Lamond throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamond.
Lamond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lamond misses with a few strikes there.
Lamond's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lamond duly obliges.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lamond drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes is stalling here.
Barnes jumps guard but Lamond stands there with Barnes around his waist. Barnes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gordon Lamond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lamond moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lamond counters with a left to the body.
Lamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Lamond.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lamond.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond connects with a looping right hand.

Lamond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Lamond is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Lamond into the cage.
Lamond connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamond.
Barnes scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gordon Lamond has been cut.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lamond throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Lamond blocks an uppercut.
Lamond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Lamond moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Lamond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lamond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamond.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Lamond counters with a two punch combo.
Lamond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Lamond shakes it off.
Lamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lamond counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamond. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamond delivers a nice body kick.
Lamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Lamond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lamond works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Lamond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barnes just manages to avoid it.
Lamond takes one to the side of the head.

Lamond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamond throws an elbow but misses.
Lamond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lamond taking a breather.
Barnes pushes Lamond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Lamond's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamond connects with a knee to the head.
Lamond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lamond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lamond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lamond is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lamond takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes works on Lamond's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a body punch but Lamond moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lamond misses.
Lamond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barnes just manages to avoid it.
Lamond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Lamond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Lamond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Barnes.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Lamond.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamond tries to sprawl out of it but Barnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brady 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brady Barnes!
A pretty intense looking Brady Barnes took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.