PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Tell Me Nothing. Huey Freeman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vito Bartone's chin.

Bartone
vs
Freeman

198 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Project Mayhem Experimental Treatment ($25 156!!)
Project Mayhem Experimental Treatment ($25 156!!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Bartone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bartone gets a takedown into half guard.
Bartone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bartone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bartone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bartone throwing shots but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Bartone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bartone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to stand up here but Bartone is controlling him well.
Bartone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Freeman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartone trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vito Bartone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bartone lunges at Freeman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Freeman's hand.

It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Freeman.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Bartone moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bartone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet.
Bartone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Bartone there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bartone in particular looking to stall.
Bartone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bartone.
Bartone prevents Freeman from standing back up.
Bartone stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Vito Bartone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Freeman tries to bum rush Bartone with a series of wild strikes but Bartone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartone shoots in but Freeman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freeman tries to bum rush Bartone with a series of wild strikes but Bartone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freeman fails to land with a series of punches.

Bartone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bartone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Freeman tries to kick Bartone off but Bartone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartone lands strikes from half guard.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Bartone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Freeman.
A punch combination from Freeman misses.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartone avoids the head kick by Freeman.
No luck for Bartone with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Freeman misses.
Bartone dodges the punch combination from Freeman.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Bartone avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Bartone as he connects with a hook.
Bartone drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Freeman right on the button. Freeman goes down! Bartone follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bartone gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Bartone!