PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Bartlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartlett has chosen Discipline (AE01) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Requina
vs
Bartlett

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
203 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Requina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Bartlett!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett tries to clinch up but Requina circles away and keeps his distance.
Requina shoots for a double leg takedown but Bartlett sprawls well. He's pushed Requina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bartlett wants to clinch.
Bartlett doesn't manage to clinch there - Requina circles away.
Bartlett is looking to clinch but Requina is avoiding it.
Requina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartlett swivels and escapes.
Requina tries to clinch

and Bartlett counters by clinching up.
Requina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Requina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bartlett walks away with a smile on his face. Requina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Requina. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bartlett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Requina looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Requina wants to control but Bartlett postures up.

Bartlett decides to stand up, so the ref orders Requina to his feet.
Requina with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bartlett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartlett is looking to advance position but Requina won't allow it.
Bartlett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bartlett trying to control the action but Requina is working from the bottom.
Requina is looking to control Bartlett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Requina avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett wants to stand up but Requina is controlling the position.
Bartlett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bartlett is nestled in close to Requina, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bartlett wants to control but Requina is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Requina gets a clinch.
Requina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Requina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bartlett has him pressed against the cage.
Bartlett looking to throw knees to the head but Requina is blocking nicely.

Requina is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bartlett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Requina to the mat. Requina regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bartlett throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartlett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Requina pushes Bartlett off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bartlett looks gassed!
Bartlett shoots in but Requina avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett tries to clinch up but Requina circles away and keeps his distance.
Requina stuffs the takedown.
Requina walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bartlett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Requina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartlett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartlett wants to clinch up but Requina keeps it at a distance.
Requina tries to clinch up but Bartlett circles away and keeps his distance.

Requina has managed to clinch.
Bartlett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Requina is keeping busy.
Requina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartlett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bartlett lands an elbow inside that Requina shrugs off.
Bartlett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Requina.
Requina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bartlett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bartlett pushes off an throws an elbow but Requina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Bartlett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartlett tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Requina counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Requina.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett wants to break free but Requina has control.
Requina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Requina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Requina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bartlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bartlett throws an elbow but it misses.
Bartlett wants a takedown but no success here.
Requina jumps guard but Bartlett stands there with Requina around his waist. Requina gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Requina has Bartlett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bartlett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Requina avoids the elbow strike from Bartlett, against the cage.
Requina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bartlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bartlett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Requina is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Requina is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartlett has double underhooks.
Requina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bartlett has him pressed against the cage.
Requina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Requina managing to block the knees to the body from Bartlett.
Bartlett gets underhooks to prevent Requina's takedown attempt.
Requina blocks the elbow strike.
Bartlett taking a breather.
Bartlett throws an elbow but it misses.

Requina pulls guard successfully.
Bartlett postures up.
Bartlett throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina has his hands on Bartlett's head, controlling the position.

Requina had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bartlett is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Requina Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bartlett's back instead.
You can see the frustration on Bartlett's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Requina punches the canvas rather than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartlett is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Requina.
Requina is hanging on to Bartlett's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Requina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bartlett as he avoids it easily.
Requina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartlett is fending him off so far but Requina persists. Nope, Bartlett circles away and we're back to standing.
Vincent Bartlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Requina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartlett.
Bartlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartlett closes the distance looking to clinch

so Requina counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bartlett looking for a sweep. Not yet Bartlett, not yet.
Bartlett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Requina decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bartlett, up you get!
Bartlett wants to clinch up but Requina keeps it at a distance.
Requina stuffs the takedown attempt from Bartlett. Bartlett gets slowly back to his feet.
Requina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Requina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartlett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartlett is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartlett rushes Requina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bartlett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Requina misses with a body punch.
Bartlett lands an elbow just above Requina 's eye.
Bartlett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bartlett.
Bartlett pushes off an throws an elbow but Requina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bartlett looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Requina gets control of Bartlett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Requina will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vincent Bartlett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Requina looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bartlett won't allow Requina to sweep him here.
Bartlett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartlett postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartlett throws a big right hand that misses.
Requina is trying to keep Bartlett in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Requina tries to clinch there but Bartlett circles away.

Requina clinches.

Requina manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Requina wants to get back to his feet but Bartlett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bartlett gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Requina shoots for a takedown but Bartlett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bartlett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Requina misses with a kick to the body.

Bartlett moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bartlett.
Requina blocks an elbow strike from Bartlett.
Bartlett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Requina lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bartlett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartlett tries to clinch

and Requina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bartlett avoids a wild elbow strike from Requina.

Requina jumps guard.
Requina is trying to control the position but Bartlett postures up.

Bartlett stands up and waves to Requina to follow him.
Requina closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bartlett circles away.
Requina throws the kick towards the body but Bartlett avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Requina.

Bartlett gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina takes an elbow to the temple.

Bartlett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Requina swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartlett.
Requina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Requina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bartlett rushes Requina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bartlett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bartlett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bartlett lands in his opponent's guard.
Requina bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bartlett's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartlett wants to sweep but no luck.
Requina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Requina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartlett is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vincent Bartlett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Requina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Requina fails with the takedown.
Requina circles away from the clinch attempt

and Requina counters with a shoot takedown. Bartlett fights it but they end up in guard.

Bartlett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Requina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bartlett wants to sweep here but Requina controlling him for the moment.
Bartlett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bartlett striking off his back but it's not causing Requina any problems.
Bartlett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bartlett pushes Requina off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bartlett as Requina shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartlett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Requina stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Requina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartlett is fending him off so far but Requina persists. Nope, Bartlett circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Requina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bartlett tries to clinch there but Requina circles away.
Bartlett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Requina is fending him off so far but Bartlett persists. Nope, Requina circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartlett circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bartlett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Requina's guard now.
Requina is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Requina looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bartlett looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Requina escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bartlett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartlett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Requina's guard.
Requina keeping control of the position.
Bartlett wants to control but Requina is keeping him busy.
Bartlett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Requina looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Requina avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bartlett.

Requina is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bartlett pulls his head out easily.
Requina is refusing to be controlled, as Bartlett sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bartlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartlett fails with a takedown attempt.

Requina gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bartlett as Requina tries to tie him up.
Bartlett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Requina dodges an elbow strike from Bartlett.
Requina blocks an elbow strike from Bartlett.

Requina jumps guard and drags Bartlett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Requina wants to sweep but no luck.

Bartlett gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Requina closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bartlett circles away.
No luck for Requina with that takedown attempt.
Requina misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bartlett darts in and clinches Requina up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Requina tries to pull guard but Bartlett won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bartlett.
Requina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michael Requina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Bartlett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bartlett has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Requina clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Bartlett.
Well Bartlett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Bartlett!