PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 2545 p4p, 3519 weight class) and Rafael Vasconcelos (ranked 333 p4p, 449 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bartz
vs
Vasconcelos

188 cm
20
215
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
215
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Urban Fighter

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasconcelos throws a sloppy head kick
and Vasconcelos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bartz moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartz.
A short right from Bartz.
Bartz scores with a shoulder strike.
Vasconcelos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartz.
Vasconcelos looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
Vasconcelos's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vasconcelos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bartz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
Bartz cracks Vasconcelos with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Vasconcelos is rocked!
Bartz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasconcelos is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartz finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Vasconcelos seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasconcelos is trying to break the clinch but Bartz has him pressed against the cage.
Bartz throws an elbow that misses.
Bartz cracks Vasconcelos with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Bartz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bartz drops Vasconcelos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vasconcelos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bartz lands an elbow that stopped Vasconcelos in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartz drops Vasconcelos with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Vasconcelos is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Bartz!
After the fight, Chad Bartz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.