PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Waters (ranked 4116 p4p, 4153 weight class) and Sonny Bartolo (ranked 0 p4p, 353 weight class). Todd Waters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Waters
vs
Bartolo

168 cm
23
142
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
143
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Bartolo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartolo.
Waters misses with a looping left.
Bartolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Waters drives through and clinches with Bartolo against the cage.
Bartolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Waters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt
and Bartolo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartolo with a nice cross.
Bartolo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bartolo jabs at Waters's body.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Bartolo.
Bartolo catches Waters with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waters moves out of range as Bartolo strikes.
Waters attempts a counter takedown but Bartolo avoids it well and moves away.
Bartolo lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waters dives in and grabs Bartolo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bartolo pushes down on Waters's head and hops out.
Waters fails with the takedown
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Bartolo does it's job there.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartolo counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartolo. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters fails with the takedown
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Bartolo.
Bartolo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries for a takedown but Bartolo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bartolo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Waters with a body shot.
Bartolo lands a body shot.
Waters staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters shoots in looking for a takedown. Bartolo tries to sprawl out of it but Waters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bartolo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Waters clinches up with Bartolo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartolo tries to break free but Waters pushes him back against the cage.
Bartolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Waters controls his hands.
Bartolo tries to circle away but Waters has him pinned against the cage.
Bartolo stops a takedown attempt from Waters.
Bartolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Waters has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartolo.
Waters prevents Bartolo from breaking the clinch.
Bartolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Waters has double underhooks.
Bartolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waters keeps control of Bartolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch but Waters keeps him there for the moment.

Waters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartolo throws out the jab.
Waters doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonny Bartolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Bartolo coming out on top.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bartolo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bartolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Waters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Waters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bartolo is trying to buck Waters off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters wants to control but Bartolo is keeping him busy.
Bartolo pushes Waters away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Waters gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bartolo tries to buck Waters off but Waters is having none of it.
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bartolo keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bartolo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Waters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bartolo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Waters off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Bartolo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Waters.
Bartolo stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartolo! But no joy.
Bartolo scores with a jab.
Sonny Bartolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Waters walks into a jab.
Waters needs to keep his hands up - Bartolo had a free shot at his head there.
Waters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waters shoots in for a takedown but Bartolo shows good takedown defense.
Bartolo throws out a counter right but Waters avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bartolo tries to sprawl but Waters drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartolo tries to kick Waters off but Waters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartolo is trying to control but can't.
Bartolo wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo is trying to stand back up but Waters is controlling him
Waters winds up and cracks Bartolo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Waters seems to be working for a kimura but Bartolo defends the submission attempt.
Bartolo is looking to improve his position.
Bartolo pushes Waters off looking to stand but Waters dives back in and keeps control.
Bartolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waters tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bartolo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Waters working Bartolo over with strikes.

Bartolo kicks off Waters and gets to his feet.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo misses with a straight left.
Waters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bartolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waters looks for a takedown but Bartolo sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters with a poor takedown
and Bartolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartolo looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
Waters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartolo finds it's way round the side to connect with Waters's head.
Waters moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Bartolo misses its intended target.
Todd Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waters throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo lands with an uppercut that bounces Waters off the cage and back into range.
Waters's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bartolo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Waters scrambles back to his feet.
Waters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Waters moves away from the strike by Bartolo.
Waters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bartolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Bartolo.
A big right from Bartolo misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bartolo finds it's way through Waters's defenses.
Bartolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Bartolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waters shoots and misses
and Bartolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waters shoots in for a double leg but Bartolo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Bartolo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bartolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waters doesn't seem bothered though.
Waters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Bartolo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Bartolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Waters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bartolo avoids it really well and circles away.
Waters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartolo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Waters somewhat.
A slow jab from Bartolo misses its intended target.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Waters.
Waters moves away from the strike by Bartolo.
Waters drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bartolo sprawls and moves away.
Bartolo misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Waters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bartolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartolo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartolo throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters is looking to counter the offense by Bartolo and move into the clinch.
Waters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartolo throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartolo.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Bartolo.
Waters takes one on the button.
Waters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bartolo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Todd Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Bartolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartolo.
Waters swings for the body but Bartolo moves out of range.
Waters misses with a right hand
and Bartolo counters with a straight right hand.
Bartolo jabs Waters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bartolo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bartolo lands a nice hook to Waters's body. Waters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Waters feints and as Bartolo raises his hands in defense, Waters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bartolo wriggles free and stands up.
Bartolo throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters tries to counter with a takedown but Bartolo is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartolo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bartolo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bartolo connects with a right hand. Waters shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Bartolo.
Bartolo connects with a right hand. Waters shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Bartolo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Bartolo.
Bartolo tests Waters's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters misses with an uppercut
and Bartolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartolo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waters momentarily.
Waters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waters throws a sloppy body shot
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters misses with a left hand
and Bartolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartolo 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.
Nice shot by Bartolo.
Bartolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters throws a right hand that misses
and Bartolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartolo finds it's way round the side to connect with Waters's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bartolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bartolo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!

Sonny Bartolo wins by unanimous decision!