PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Bartolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Enzo Bartolini's chin.

Bartolini
vs
Jackson

183 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Enzo Bartolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Bartolini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolini counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Bartolini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bartolini has managed to clinch.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bartolini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bartolini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bartolini prevents it.
Jackson looks gassed!

Bartolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartolini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartolini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartolini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bartolini pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartolini has Jackson pressed against the cage.

Bartolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartolini lands a head kick!
That kick from Bartolini tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartolini lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolini fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Bartolini connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartolini.
Bartolini connects with a high kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bartolini.

Bartolini has managed to clinch.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartolini manages to avoid it.
Bartolini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bartolini throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bartolini moves into the clinch successfully.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bartolini.

Bartolini moves into the clinch.
Bartolini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Bartolini breaks the clinch.
Bartolini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartolini.

Bartolini gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bartolini clinches with his opponent.

Bartolini breaks from the clinch.
Bartolini throws a head kick that half lands.

Bartolini forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bartolini obliges.
Bartolini stalling in the clinch.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolini explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bartolini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.

Bartolini drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.

Bartolini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Bartolini.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Bartolini against the cage.
Bartolini taking a breather.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bartolini feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.

Jackson pushes Bartolini up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Bartolini manages to break the clinch.
Frank Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Bartolini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bartolini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bartolini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson tries to break free but Bartolini pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartolini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bartolini clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.

Bartolini breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bartolini.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Bartolini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bartolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartolini dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartolini.

Bartolini takes the fight into the clinch.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Bartolini darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Bartolini is struggling to control the position.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bartolini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bartolini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartolini throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Bartolini dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bartolini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartolini scores with a nice body kick.
Bartolini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartolini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Bartolini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartolini. Bartolini obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartolini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartolini lands with a thumping leg kick.

Bartolini moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.

Bartolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartolini can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bartolini.

Bartolini clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.

Bartolini breaks the clinch.
Bartolini has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bartolini!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bartolini forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartolini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bartolini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolini holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Bartolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bartolini.
Bartolini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Enzo Bartolini is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Bartolini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Bartolini takes the fight into the clinch.

Bartolini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartolini throws a nice outside leg kick.

Bartolini rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bartolini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartolini leaning against his opponent.

Bartolini breaks the clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Bartolini. Bartolini maintains the clinch.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bartolini closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Enzo Bartolini has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break free but Bartolini has control.
Bartolini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolini is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Bartolini lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Bartolini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartolini counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bartolini.
Bartolini scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bartolini.
Bartolini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartolini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartolini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Bartolini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Bartolini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bartolini has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Bartolini leaning against his opponent.

Bartolini breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartolini.
Bartolini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Bartolini.
Bartolini is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.

Bartolini moves into the clinch.
Bartolini stalling.

Bartolini breaks the clinch.

Bartolini pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartolini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson wants to break free but Bartolini has control.
Bartolini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Bartolini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bartolini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartolini.
Frank Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartolini connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartolini.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Bartolini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bartolini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bartolini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jackson instigates a clinch.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Bartolini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Bartolini clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Bartolini manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bartolini.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartolini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.

Bartolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Bartolini dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartolini. Bartolini obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartolini.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Bartolini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bartolini lands with a slapping head kick.
Bartolini lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bartolini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bartolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartolini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bartolini moves into the clinch.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolini lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartolini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bartolini lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Bartolini keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolini lands with a thumping leg kick.

Bartolini has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bartolini breaks from the clinch.
Bartolini lands with a slapping head kick.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Bartolini counters with an inside leg kick.
Bartolini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartolini lands a high kick!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bartolini moves into the clinch.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but Bartolini has control.

Bartolini manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Bartolini instigates a clinch.
Bartolini lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bartolini seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolini goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bartolini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Enzo Bartolini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Bartolini tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bartolini, right into the meat.

Bartolini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bartolini breaks the clinch.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bartolini.
Bartolini cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.

Bartolini clinches.

Bartolini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bartolini moves into the clinch successfully.
Bartolini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Bartolini keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bartolini leaning against his opponent.

Bartolini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bartolini, right into the meat.

Bartolini moves into the clinch successfully.
Bartolini taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bartolini missing with knees to the body.

Bartolini manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Bartolini moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab

and Bartolini holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bartolini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartolini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Frank Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolini is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Bartolini cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartolini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartolini throws a nice head kick!
Bartolini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolini scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bartolini has time to react.
Bartolini throws a head kick that misses.
Bartolini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Bartolini counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartolini. That's going to slow Jackson down.

Bartolini has managed to clinch.
Bartolini taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Bartolini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Bartolini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartolini has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Bartolini!