PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 354 p4p, 46 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 663 p4p, 87 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Stackhouse is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: True Blood. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bartoli
vs
Stackhouse

180 cm
27
170 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
164 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Stackhouse misses the target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stackhouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartoli's brow.
Stackhouse lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Valerio Bartoli has been cut.
Stackhouse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Bartoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bartoli scores with a hook to the body.
Bartoli misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
We've been informed that Stackhouse has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short right from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Stackhouse .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stackhouse blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bartoli avoids the elbow strike from Stackhouse , against the cage.
Bartoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Bartoli.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Stackhouse .
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stackhouse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Stackhouse blocking some punches.
Bartoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse lands an elbow inside.
Stackhouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bartoli blocks the elbow strike.
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartoli blocks an uppercut.
Bartoli digs a right hand into Stackhouse 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stackhouse 's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
Stackhouse pushes Bartoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bartoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Stackhouse blocks a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli digs a right hand underneath Stackhouse 's ribcage. Stackhouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bartoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bartoli digs a right hand into Stackhouse 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stackhouse 's gas tank.
Stackhouse lands a shoulder strike.
Bartoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartoli blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stackhouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartoli's brow.
Bartoli can't find room to land a body shot as Stackhouse controls the action.
Bartoli tries a body shot but Stackhouse blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stackhouse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartoli's elbow.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike from Stackhouse .
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartoli blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Stackhouse .
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike from Stackhouse .
Bartoli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stackhouse .
Still in the clinch, Stackhouse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bartoli takes an elbow to the temple.
Bartoli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bartoli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartoli tries to work over Stackhouse 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bartoli throws a head punch that misses.
Bartoli gets through Stackhouse 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stackhouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartoli's brow.
Bartoli can't find room to land a body shot as Stackhouse controls the action.
Bartoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse lands an elbow inside.
Bartoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stackhouse blocking some punches.
Bartoli pushes Stackhouse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stackhouse lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartoli backwards.
Nice body punch from Bartoli - that landed with a thud.
Stackhouse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bartoli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartoli tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Bartoli back against the cage.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stackhouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartoli's brow.
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.
Bartoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Bartoli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stackhouse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bartoli works on Stackhouse 's body with a couple of short punches.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow strike.
Bartoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Valerio Bartoli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bartoli takes the fight into the clinch.
Bartoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stackhouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse .
Bartoli is leaning against Stackhouse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Stackhouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stackhouse throws an elbow that misses.
Bartoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Stackhouse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow over the top.
Stackhouse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartoli backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartoli.
Stackhouse gets through Bartoli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.
Bartoli avoids the elbow strike from Stackhouse , against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stackhouse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
Stackhouse pushes Bartoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli blocking some punches.
Bartoli blocking some punches.
Bartoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Stackhouse .
Bartoli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli avoids the elbow strike from Stackhouse , against the cage.
Bartoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Stackhouse controls his hands.
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands a hook that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Bartoli blocking some punches.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it misses.
Stackhouse misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Stackhouse .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartoli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse .
A right handed body shot lands from Bartoli.
Stackhouse is breathing heavily.
Bartoli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bartoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartoli gets through Stackhouse 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stackhouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartoli digs a right hand into Stackhouse 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stackhouse 's gas tank.
Stackhouse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bartoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartoli scores with a shot to the side of Stackhouse 's head.
A nice left hand lands by Bartoli.
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Stackhouse .
A shot in the inside from Bartoli.
Valerio Bartoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stackhouse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bartoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoli presses Stackhouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bartoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Stackhouse lands an elbow inside.
Bartoli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Bartoli blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bartoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Stackhouse .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartoli scores with a shot to the side of Stackhouse 's head.
Bartoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stackhouse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartoli lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stackhouse s head.
Stackhouse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bartoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stackhouse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse .
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stackhouse .
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow over the top.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Stackhouse .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli scores with a shot to the side of Stackhouse 's head.
Bartoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.

Stackhouse is rocked!
Bartoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stackhouse or not.
Bartoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stackhouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartoli finish him?
A right hand to the body from Bartoli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valerio Bartoli's cut.
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!

Stackhouse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stackhouse seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Bartoli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stackhouse wants to clinch
and Bartoli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Bartoli rushes Stackhouse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bartoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli tries to work over Stackhouse 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Stackhouse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bartoli.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse working aggressively here.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bartoli misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli misses with a body punch.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stackhouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartoli's brow.
A short uppercut from Bartoli.
Bartoli can't find room to land a body shot as Stackhouse controls the action.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Stackhouse .
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow over the top.
Bartoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bartoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bartoli throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stackhouse can do to turn this around?
Bartoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartoli lands a hook that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Bartoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stackhouse s head.
Stackhouse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Stackhouse blocking some punches.
Bartoli lands a hook that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow strike.
Bartoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Stackhouse .
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Bartoli blocks an uppercut.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartoli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stackhouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartoli's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartoli.
Stackhouse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartoli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartoli.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse throws an elbow but it misses.
Bartoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bartoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stackhouse s head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartoli.
Stackhouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bartoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Stackhouse .
Bartoli pushes Stackhouse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stackhouse throws an elbow but misses.
Stackhouse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bartoli's defenses.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike.
Bartoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartoli misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Stackhouse .
Bartoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Jason Stackhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartoli dips a shoulder and cracks Stackhouse with a mighty uppercut! Stackhouse falls back against the cage and Bartoli unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stackhouse is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bartoli screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valerio Bartoli!
In his post fight interview, Valerio Bartoli started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Jason Stackhouse had this to say: 'It's like if a tree falls in the woods, it's still a tree, ain't it?'.