PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski has chosen The King is Back as his entrance music. Jim Bones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bones
vs
Bartowski

200 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oleg Bartowski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartowski misses with a wild body shot.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bones throws a sloppy head kick and Bartowski moves out of range easily.
Bones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartowski scores with a jab to the body.
Bones darts in trying to clinch
and Bartowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jim Bones has been cut.
Bones tries to move into range but Bartowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones throws a head kick but Bartowski moves out of range.
Bones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartowski is fending him off so far but Bones persists. Nope, Bartowski circles away and we're back to standing.

Bartowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bones to the mat! Bones manages to get full guard.
Bartowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bartowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bartowski's guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bartowski is on top in guard.

Bartowski with a nice head shot there.
Bartowski working some strikes from top position.
Bartowski is in close to Bones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bartowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bartowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bartowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Bones is rocked!
Bartowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bones's head.
Oh Bones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Bones is trying to control the position but Bartowski postures up.
Bones is breathing heavily.
Bartowski lands a couple of digs.
Bones looking to control.
Bones seems to have got his legs back now.
Bartowski with a nice head shot there.
Bartowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Jim Bones's cut is getting worse.
Bartowski gets to his feet and stands over Bones, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bones felt that one! Bartowski unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bones from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Bartowski!
Oleg Bartowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.