PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spandex Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rex
vs
Bartholemeaux

192 cm
24
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Spandex Rex!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholemeaux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartholemeaux blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartholemeaux misses the target.
Rex is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartholemeaux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Rex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartholemeaux, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bartholemeaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land.
Bartholemeaux stalling.
Bartholemeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Bartholemeaux blocking some punches.
Rex prevents Bartholemeaux from breaking the clinch.
Rex working aggressively here.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartholemeaux stalling the fight.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartholemeaux working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Bartholemeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartholemeaux's efforts to push away.
Rex working aggressively here.
Bartholemeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rex prevents Bartholemeaux from breaking the clinch.
Bartholemeaux wants to break free but Rex has control.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartholemeaux.
Rex prevents Bartholemeaux from breaking the clinch.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break free.
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartholemeaux.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land.
Bartholemeaux tries to work over Rex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands with a left to the head.
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartholemeaux's efforts to push away.
Rex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartholemeaux tries to break free but Rex pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rex.
Bartholemeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartholemeaux is trying to push Rex away but Rex has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartholemeaux tries to break free but Rex pushes him back against the cage.
Rex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartholemeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartholemeaux leaning against his opponent.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land.
Rex lands an uppercut.
Rex misses with a body punch.
Rex tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Bartholemeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartholemeaux.
Rex keeps control of Bartholemeaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bartholemeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bartholemeaux is trying to force a seperation but Rex has the dominant position.
Bartholemeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex tries to throw a body punch but Bartholemeaux avoids it by throwing Rex back against the cage.
Rex lands a right hand.
Bartholemeaux prevents a body shot from Rex.

Rex drags the fight down to the ground.
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rex looking for a guillotine here but Bartholemeaux defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rex looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rex has a closed guard, preventing Bartholemeaux from standing up.
Bartholemeaux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rex. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rex manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Rex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spandex Rex dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rex is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Bartholemeaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Rex misses with some punches.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartholemeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bartholemeaux breaks the clinch.
Rex cracks Bartholemeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.

Rex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rex.

It looks like Kingston Bartholemeaux has been cut.
Bartholemeaux cracks Rex with a nice body shot.

Bartholemeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rex lands a jab.
Rex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rex thuds a left hand into Bartholemeaux's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rex.
Rex misses with a double jab
and Bartholemeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rex fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartholemeaux throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Rex works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Rex.
Bartholemeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Rex's shoulder, as Rex tries to avoid the shot.
Bartholemeaux moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Spandex Rex has been cut.
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!
Bartholemeaux throws a series of punches but Rex moves out of range.
Rex connects with a crisp jab.
Kingston Bartholemeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rex staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartholemeaux.
Rex is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bartholemeaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rex throws a right and a left that Bartholemeaux avoids nicely.
Spandex Rex is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartholemeaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartholemeaux.
Rex connects with a body shot that sends Bartholemeaux's belly button to the back.
Rex misses with a hook
and Bartholemeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spandex Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartholemeaux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bartholemeaux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartholemeaux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rex cracks Bartholemeaux with a good jab.
Rex throws a series of punches but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Rex.
Rex dives in and grabs Bartholemeaux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bartholemeaux pushes down on Rex's head and hops out.
Bartholemeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartholemeaux throws a combination that misses
and Rex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rex connects with a single shot there.
Rex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartholemeaux.
A jab from Rex finds it's way through Bartholemeaux's defenses.
Bartholemeaux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rex scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rex connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Rex forces Bartholemeaux back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Rex.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Bartholemeaux is trying to force a seperation but Rex has the dominant position.
Rex lands a left hand.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartholemeaux dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rex misses with a body punch.
Rex lands with a left to the head.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartholemeaux blocking some punches.

Bartholemeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rex connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bartholemeaux's hands.
Bartholemeaux lands with an overhand left.
Bartholemeaux slips a straight right by Rex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spandex Rex dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rex lands with a hook. Bartholemeaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bartholemeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rex was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartholemeaux.

Bartholemeaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rex, pushing him back against the cage.
Bartholemeaux blocks a body shot from Rex.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Rex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Bartholemeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Rex won't allow it.
Rex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartholemeaux's elbow.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Rex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bartholemeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bartholemeaux can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex presses Bartholemeaux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Rex has a couple of punches blocked by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux blocks a body shot from Rex.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Rex scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
Bartholemeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartholemeaux takes a shot to the head.
Rex is trying to pull guard but Bartholemeaux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bartholemeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex cracks Bartholemeaux with a nice body shot.
Bartholemeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartholemeaux backwards.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex gets through Bartholemeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartholemeaux blocks an uppercut.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break free.
Bartholemeaux is trying to force a seperation but Rex has the dominant position.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Bartholemeaux's ribcage. Bartholemeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rex is working Bartholemeaux over against the cage.
Rex lands with a short shot to the head.

Bartholemeaux is rocked!
Rex throws a big uppercut that drops Bartholemeaux! More strikes from Rex and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bartholemeaux lies dazed against the cage as Rex celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spandex Rex!
Spandex Rex is the new light heavyweight champion!