PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bartmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duphaston Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartmin comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. Duphaston Black will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bartmin
vs
Black

176 cm
18
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Bartmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duphaston Black!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartmin scores with a jab to the body.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Bartmin shows good takedown defense.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Bartmin misses with a left hand
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartmin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartmin takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Bartmin throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Willie Bartmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duphaston Black.
Sloppy strikes from Bartmin. Those never looked like landing.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Bartmin pushes him off.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bartmin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice takedown defense from Bartmin. No joy for Black on that attempt.

Black closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartmin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bartmin counters with a straight right hand.

Black rushes Bartmin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bartmin breaks from the clinch.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bartmin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartmin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black looks winded!
Bartmin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bartmin wants it to stay on the feet.
Bartmin looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Bartmin.
Bartmin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartmin lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartmin throws a good cross that connects.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bartmin scores with a three punch combo!
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartmin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Bartmin does no damage.
Bartmin is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bartmin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bartmin throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartmin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartmin misses with a series of wild punches.

Bartmin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Black.

Bartmin breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bartmin as he connects with a hook.
Bartmin lands a nice shot to the body.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Bartmin.
Bartmin thows a body shot but no joy.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartmin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black tries for a takedown but Bartmin circles away easily
and Bartmin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Bartmin finds it's target.
Black is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bartmin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Black.
Bartmin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Bartmin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bartmin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bartmin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bartmin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bartmin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bartmin dominated that round.
That's time! Bartmin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bartmin lands a two punch combo.
Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bartmin misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Bartmin looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Willie Bartmin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartmin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black dives in and grabs Bartmin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bartmin pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Bartmin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartmin misses with a straight right.
Bartmin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bartmin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartmin throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Bartmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartmin avoids the head kick by Black.
Black is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black is looking to clinch but Bartmin is avoiding it.
Bartmin punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Bartmin. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Willie Bartmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duphaston Black.
Bartmin misses with a wild body shot.
Bartmin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Bartmin misses.

Bartmin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bartmin controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartmin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bartmin trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Bartmin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bartmin is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bartmin working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartmin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Black to see if he's OK.

Bartmin decides to stand back up. Bartmin steps back and let's Black get back to his feet.
Black looks for a takedown but Bartmin sprawls well.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black dodges the punch combination from Bartmin.
Bartmin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartmin misses the shot to the body.
Bartmin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartmin connects with a high kick.
Bartmin throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Bartmin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bartmin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bartmin lands a jab.
Bartmin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bartmin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartmin throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartmin misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartmin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartmin slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bartmin dominated that second round.
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!

Bartmin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Bartmin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bartmin as he jumps to the side.
Black looks to throw a body kick
and Bartmin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartmin misses the shot to the body.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Bartmin throws a big shot that misses.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bartmin takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Bartmin throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black fails with the takedown.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartmin was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Bartmin.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duphaston Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartmin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black misses with a head kick.
Bartmin throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Bartmin.
Bartmin misses with a wild body shot.
Bartmin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartmin.
Bartmin throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartmin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartmin lands a jab to the nose.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bartmin counters with a nice leg kick.
Willie Bartmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duphaston Black.
Black misses with an uppercut. Bartmin saw that one coming.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartmin.
Bartmin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Bartmin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black moves forwards but Bartmin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bartmin lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
A lazy left from Bartmin finds it's target.
Bartmin jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Bartmin had a free shot at his head there.
Bartmin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bartmin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bartmin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bartmin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bartmin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Bartmin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Black will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bartmin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bartmin wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Bartmin advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartmin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bartmin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bartmin controlling from mount.
Bartmin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Bartmin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Bartmin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartmin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Bartmin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Willie Bartmin thanked Work Hard, Fight Hard Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).