PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartolome has chosen We Will Rise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mr Woo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Bartolome's chin.

Woo
vs
Bartolome

192 cm
25
260 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

189 cm
23
263 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Woo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bartolome.
Woo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bartolome as he jumps to the side.
Bartolome bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Woo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bartolome is able to avoid easily.
Woo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartolome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woo somewhat.
Bartolome lands a leg kick that knocks Woo off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolome.
A big right from Woo misses.
Woo misses with a double jab.
Bartolome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woo manages to avoid it.
Bartolome cracks the inside of Woo's front leg.
Woo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartolome.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that Woo avoids nicely.
Bartolome slips a jab from Woo.
An inside leg kick from Bartolome misses.
Bartolome slips a jab from Woo.
Bartolome jabs Woo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woo walks into a straight right hand from Bartolome.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bartolome throws a leg kick but Woo checks it.
Woo swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bartolome lands a jab to the head.
Woo looks to land a left hand but Bartolome moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Bartolome misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a wild body shot.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Bartolome misses with a body shot.
Woo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bartolome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartolome swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartolome. Woo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woo slips a straight right by Bartolome.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Woo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a combination. Woo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Mr Woo has been cut.
Nice jab there from Bartolome.
Bartolome misses with an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartolome connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartolome pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woo back to the cage. Bartolome follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Woo shoots in for a takedown but Bartolome shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartolome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Woo's calf.
Juan Bartolome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartolome tests Woo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Woo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bartolome is out of range.
Bartolome lands a leg kick that knocks Woo off balance momentarily.
Woo throws a big shot that misses.
Bartolome scores with a nice right hand.
Bartolome looks to land a left hand but Woo moved out of range nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome scores with a crisp jab that stopped Woo in his tracks.
Woo slips a straight right by Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a lazy right hand but Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woo checks a leg kick.
Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolome.
Woo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bartolome.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woo checks a leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woo. That did some damage!
Bartolome scores with a kick to the body.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woo is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartolome.
Bartolome scores with the left hand. Woo knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartolome throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Bartolome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Woo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bartolome takes a swing at Woo's ribcage but misses.
Bartolome tries to score with a low kick but Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woo has a takedown stuffed.
Bartolome throws a big shot that misses.
Mr Woo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo lands the left hand.
Bartolome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that Woo avoids nicely.
Woo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woo looks to land a left hand but Bartolome moved out of range nicely.
Woo takes a swing at Bartolome's ribcage but misses.
Bartolome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bartolome connects with a right hand. Woo shakes it off.
Woo dodges the punch combination from Bartolome.
Bartolome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woo's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Woo misses
and Bartolome counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woo.
Bartolome misses with a body shot.
Woo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Woo misses with a leg kick
and Bartolome counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bartolome cracks a nice hook into Woo's ribs.
Juan Bartolome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartolome connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartolome throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Bartolome swings for the body but Woo moves out of range.
Bartolome cracks Woo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bartolome lands a body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome throws a nice looking combination but Woo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Woo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartolome.
Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartolome just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartolome swings widly with a right hand
and Woo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Woo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bartolome to score with a decent uppercut.
Woo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bartolome sprawls well. Bartolome wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartolome throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolome avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bartolome.
Bartolome throws out a loose jab but Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartolome misses with a hook
and Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartolome lands with a right hand.
Woo misses with a body kick.
Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartolome sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juan Bartolome seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartolome misses with an uppercut.
Bartolome paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woo misses with a straight right.
Woo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bartolome lands a jab to the head.
Woo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolome is fending him off so far but Woo persists. Nope, Bartolome circles away and we're back to standing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome defending well as Woo loads up on a big left hand.
Bartolome looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Woo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bartolome was covering up waiting for the punch and Woo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bartolome wants to stand and escape but Woo is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome looking to control.
Woo trying to control but Bartolome is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Bartolome showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Woo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Woo ducks right into an uppercut from Bartolome.
Woo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartolome thuds a left hand into Woo's body.
Bartolome clobbers Woo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartolome jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartolome bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome lands with a cross.
Woo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bartolome scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woo doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bartolome fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a body shot.
Woo walks into a stiff left hand from Bartolome.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Bartolome lands.
Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartolome is just out of range.
Woo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartolome.
A head kick misses from Woo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bartolome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woo.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bartolome fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Woo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woo throws a hook to the side of Bartolome's head but Bartolome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woo looks to throw the jab but Bartolome is out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartolome misses with a right hand
and Woo counters with a series of strikes. Bartolome will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Bartolome.
Woo misses with an uppercut. Bartolome saw that one coming.
Bartolome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Woo.
Bartolome is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woo.
Bartolome tries to work over Woo's front leg with a kick but Woo checks it.
Woo misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bartolome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Woo swinging wildly here.
Woo misses with a wild body shot.
Woo ducks under a wild hook from Bartolome.
Bartolome misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Woo dodges the punch combination from Bartolome.
Nice sprawl there from Bartolome as Woo shoots in.

Bartolome gets tackled into the cage by Woo. Woo maintains the clinch.
Woo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartolome's efforts to push away.
Bartolome is trying to push Woo away but Woo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woo has him pressed against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Woo is trying to break the clinch but Bartolome is controlling him.

Bartolome breaks from the clinch.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woo moves away.
Bartolome looks to land a right hand but Woo moved out of range.
Bartolome throws a shot from downtown. Woo moves away and avoids it.
Woo slips under a jab.
Mr Woo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Bartolome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartolome loads up on a big right hand but Woo slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Bartolome comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bartolome 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!

Juan Bartolome wins by unanimous decision!
Juan Bartolome is the new heavyweight champion!