PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski comes to the cage accompanied by The King is Back. Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm a soldier kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bartowski
vs
Diaz

183 cm
27
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

189 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Maximum Vitality

BeastMode

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Bartowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bartowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz throws a right hand that Bartowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartowski also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Bartowski's belly button to the back.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Bartowski throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Bartowski throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz punishes Bartowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Bartowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartowski.
Bartowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bartowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Bartowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Diaz looks to move away, Bartowski throws a big counter combo bu Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bartowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartowski moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bartowski slips under a jab from Diaz.
Bartowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Bartowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Bartowski.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz misses the jab.
Bartowski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz throws a hook but Bartowski avoids it easily.
Bartowski is looking to counter punch.
Bartowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Bartowski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bartowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz sizes up Bartowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz sizes up Bartowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bartowski lands the left hand.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Bartowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartowski throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bartowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bartowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Bartowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz jabs Bartowski right on the nose. Bartowski blinks but takes it well.
Diaz moves forwards but Bartowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Bartowski avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Bartowski's ribs.
Bartowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Bartowski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartowski is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bartowski moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Bartowski moved out of range.
Diaz tests Bartowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Bartowski misses.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Bartowski throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Bartowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Diaz looks to move away, Bartowski throws a big counter combo bu Diaz just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartowski.
Bartowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bartowski under the eye.
Bartowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartowski.
Bartowski misses the jab.
Bartowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Bartowski is rocked!
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Bartowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bartowski swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Bartowski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bartowski throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz cracks Bartowski with a hook to the temple - Bartowski is on wobbly legs here! Diaz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bartowski falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Diaz wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Diaz!
An out of breath Mike Diaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Oleg Bartowski had this to say: 'I don't give a damn !!!'.