PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Bartillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Marcelo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marcelo
vs
Bartillo

180 cm
27
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
27
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Marcelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodel Bartillo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo darts in looking for a takedown but Bartillo gets double underhooks and turns Marcelo into the cage.
Bartillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marcelo's efforts to push away.
Marcelo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bartillo avoids it.
Bartillo tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcelo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Marcelo breaks from the clinch.
Marcelo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartillo throws out the jab.
Bartillo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marcelo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcelo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartillo.
Bartillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcelo moves away.
Bartillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcelo is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marcelo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bartillo seems keen to control Marcelo's posture.
Marcelo trying to control but Bartillo is working from the bottom.

Bartillo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marcelo throws a big elbow that misses.
Marcelo won't allow Bartillo to sweep him here.
Marcelo postures up in Bartillo's guard and throws a big left but Bartillo blocks it.

Bartillo is working an open guard so Marcelo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bartillo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marcelo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcelo pushes Bartillo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bartillo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bartillo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Marcelo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bartillo connects with a decent elbow.

Bartillo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcelo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Bartillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcelo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bartillo is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartillo is looking to take a break and control but Marcelo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bartillo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marcelo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bartillo but great work by Marcelo.
Bartillo is trying to get back to half guard.
Bartillo wants to control but Marcelo postures up.
Marcelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bartillo keeps working.
Marcelo throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marcelo happy to just control the position for now.
Marcelo tries to score with some ground and pound. Bartillo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bartillo regains half guard, as Marcelo was trying to land strikes.
Marcelo controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartillo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Marcelo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marcelo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartillo.
Bartillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcelo fails with the takedown.
Good work by Marcelo as he checks the leg kick.
Marcelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartillo wants to clinch up but Marcelo keeps it at a distance.
Marcelo moves in looking to clinch but Bartillo pushes him off.
Marcelo throws a series of punches but Bartillo avoids them all with ease.
Marcelo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcelo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bartillo tries to clinch up but Marcelo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartillo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcelo rather than just go for the knockout.
Marcelo tries to clinch but Bartillo moves away

and Bartillo counters with a single leg into guard. Marcelo didn't expect that.
Marcelo is looking to stand up but Bartillo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bartillo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marcelo keeping moving, preventing Bartillo from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodel Bartillo.
Bartillo wants to clinch up but Marcelo keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Bartillo.
Marcelo tries to clinch but Bartillo moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcelo is defended easily by Bartillo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Marcelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcelo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bartillo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marcelo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bartillo.
Marcelo tries to kick Bartillo off but Bartillo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bartillo in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo is not content to let Bartillo control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Marcelo kicks off Bartillo and gets to his feet.
Marcelo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcelo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartillo swivels and escapes.
Marcelo tries for a takedown but Bartillo circles away easily
and Bartillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pedro Marcelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bartillo drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bartillo wants to control from the top but Marcelo keeps moving.
Bartillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcelo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcelo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bartillo won't allow Marcelo to get back to his feet.
Bartillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcelo is keeping the position for now.
Bartillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartillo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marcelo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodel Bartillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Marcelo.
Marcelo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartillo dodges the punch combination from Marcelo.
Marcelo tries to clinch up but Bartillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bartillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcelo.
Bartillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcelo.
Marcelo ducks under a wild hook from Bartillo.

Bartillo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marcelo's guard.
Marcelo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bartillo controls the pace.
Bartillo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcelo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bartillo manages to pass to side control.
Bartillo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodel Bartillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bartillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bartillo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bartillo lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo is squirming around, avoiding Bartillo's attempts to control the action.

Bartillo looking for a guillotine from mount but Marcelo is having none of it.
Marcelo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartillo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marcelo is looking to escape.

Bartillo working for a submission but Marcelo is keeping him at bay.
Bartillo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartillo looking to finish with strikes here!
Bartillo wants to take his opponent's back but Marcelo doesn't allow it.
Poor strikes thrown by Bartillo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bartillo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bartillo wants to take his opponent's back but Marcelo doesn't allow it.

Bartillo goes for an armbar but Marcelo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Marcelo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bartillo holds on and takes a little breather.
Bartillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bartillo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Marcelo frees his head nicely. Oh but Bartillo has switched to an armbar! Marcelo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rodel Bartillo!
In defeat, Pedro Marcelo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wanted the rematch I got it and lost, now I no he's just a better fighter than me '.