PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to shut em down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bark
vs
Schwarzeneg

190 cm
30
175 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

175 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Bark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schwarzeneg defends it nicely.
Schwarzeneg leaves Bark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg shoots and misses

and Bark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schwarzeneg's guard now.
Bark wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand and escape but Bark is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schwarzeneg is trying to keep Bark in close.
Bark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schwarzeneg lands in his opponent's guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Bark is controlling his posture from full guard.
Schwarzeneg prevents Bark from getting back to his feet.

Bark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schwarzeneg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bark is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schwarzeneg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schwarzeneg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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!
Schwarzeneg postures up in Bark's guard and throws a big left but Bark blocks it.
Bark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg advances position into side control!
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position but Bark is working away.

Schwarzeneg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schwarzeneg is looking to clinch.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch there but Bark circles away.
Schwarzeneg slaps away a takedown attempt from Bark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bark misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt
and Bark counters with a one-two to the body.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a double leg but Bark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schwarzeneg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg looks gassed!

Bark working for a triangle but Schwarzeneg defends it easily.
Bark wants to stand up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oakley Bark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bark parries the strikes from Schwarzeneg easily there. Schwarzeneg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bark to escape.
Bark is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bark manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Oakley Bark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bark prevents Schwarzeneg from improving his position.
Bark is keen to just control but Schwarzeneg is a slippery customer.
Bark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Bark working Schwarzeneg over with strikes.
Bark has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bark raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schwarzeneg tries to buck Bark off but he can't manage it.
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.
Bark working the ground and pound effectively.
Schwarzeneg can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Schwarzeneg is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Bark locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Schwarzeneg is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oakley Bark!