PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gzrel Mephistopheles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel Mephistopheles told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bartholemeaux
vs
Mephistopheles

187 cm
26
220 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

196 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe
Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gzrel Mephistopheles!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholemeaux blocks a head kick by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
Mephistopheles throws a leg kick but Bartholemeaux moved away.
Mephistopheles lands a nice shot that snaps Bartholemeaux's head back.
Bartholemeaux avoids the body shot from Mephistopheles.
Bartholemeaux loads up on a big right hand but Mephistopheles slips the punch.
Bartholemeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Mephistopheles is just out of range.
Bartholemeaux misses with a head kick.
Bartholemeaux throws the left hand but Mephistopheles avoids the punch easily.
Mephistopheles slips a jab from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles throws a series of punches but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.
A combination from Mephistopheles does no damage.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartholemeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles thows a body shot but no joy.
Bartholemeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mephistopheles.
Bartholemeaux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartholemeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartholemeaux connects with an inside leg kick.
Mephistopheles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartholemeaux misses with the combination.
Mephistopheles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingston Bartholemeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux lands with a good body shot.
Bartholemeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mephistopheles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartholemeaux throws a shot from downtown. Mephistopheles moves away and avoids it.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mephistopheles blocks a jab.
Mephistopheles throws the left hand but Bartholemeaux avoids the punch easily.
Mephistopheles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles misses with a wild body shot.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartholemeaux misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mephistopheles takes a swing at Bartholemeaux's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux scores with a body shot.
Bartholemeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartholemeaux misses the jab.
Mephistopheles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mephistopheles thows a body shot but no joy.
Bartholemeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Mephistopheles misses with a wild body shot.
Mephistopheles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Mephistopheles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartholemeaux rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux throws a lazy right hand but Mephistopheles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mephistopheles fails to land with a series of punches.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartholemeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Gzrel Mephistopheles has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartholemeaux is looking to clinch.
Bartholemeaux misses with a hook.
Bartholemeaux is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mephistopheles's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mephistopheles throws a nice looking combination but Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mephistopheles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartholemeaux throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mephistopheles defending well as Bartholemeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Mephistopheles thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingston Bartholemeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bartholemeaux throws out a loose jab but Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mephistopheles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bartholemeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Mephistopheles moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mephistopheles slips a jab from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles moves out of range of the body kick from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux misses with a straight left.
Bartholemeaux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartholemeaux throws out a loose jab but Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartholemeaux momentarily.
Mephistopheles moves out of range as Bartholemeaux strikes.
Bartholemeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mephistopheles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mephistopheles throws a combination that misses
and Bartholemeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mephistopheles looks to land a combination but Bartholemeaux avoids it well.
Mephistopheles throws a wild body kick that Bartholemeaux sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles just misses with a punch to the body.
Mephistopheles with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mephistopheles was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles misses with a looping left.
Bartholemeaux misses with an uppercut. Mephistopheles saw that one coming.
Mephistopheles misses with a two punch combination.
Mephistopheles tries to bum rush Bartholemeaux with a series of wild strikes but Bartholemeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook but Mephistopheles blocks it.
Nice shot by Bartholemeaux.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bartholemeaux here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Bartholemeaux.
The crowd cheers as Bartholemeaux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mephistopheles doesn't seem phased though.

That has opened up Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut even more.
Gzrel Mephistopheles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mephistopheles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartholemeaux circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux misses with a left hand
and Mephistopheles counters with a one-two to the body.
Bartholemeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles misses with the combination.
No joy there for Bartholemeaux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Bartholemeaux.
A cross from Bartholemeaux lands.
Bartholemeaux misses with a hook.
Kingston Bartholemeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartholemeaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mephistopheles throws a combination. Bartholemeaux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mephistopheles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartholemeaux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mephistopheles moves away.
A big left from Mephistopheles misses.
Mephistopheles misses with a two punch combination.
Bartholemeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartholemeaux is looking to clinch.
Mephistopheles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartholemeaux scores with a nice right hand.

The cut above Gzrel Mephistopheles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bartholemeaux throws a series of punches but Mephistopheles avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartholemeaux blocks a head kick by Mephistopheles.
A big right from Bartholemeaux misses.
A combination from Mephistopheles does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingston Bartholemeaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bartholemeaux misses with a body shot.
Mephistopheles misses with a double jab.
Mephistopheles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux looks to land a right hand but Mephistopheles moved out of range.
Bartholemeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartholemeaux misses with a two punch combination.
Bartholemeaux blocks a head kick by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartholemeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bartholemeaux throws out a loose jab but Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartholemeaux is just out of range.
Mephistopheles throws a combination. Bartholemeaux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook to the side of Mephistopheles's head but Mephistopheles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mephistopheles connects with a body shot that sends Bartholemeaux's belly button to the back.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook but Mephistopheles avoids it easily.
Bartholemeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
Mephistopheles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mephistopheles. Bartholemeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mephistopheles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartholemeaux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kingston Bartholemeaux!