PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 869 p4p, 1753 weight class) and Bung Popper (ranked 132 p4p, 248 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bartoli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Modulate - Bass Alert. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bartoli
vs
Popper

180 cm
32
170
23 - 10 - 1

173 cm
28
180
16 - 12 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bung Popper!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper walks into a jab.
Bartoli swings for the body but Popper moves out of range.
Popper looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
Popper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Popper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Popper moves into range and clinches up with Bartoli.

Popper breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Popper misses.
Popper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bartoli misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Popper
and Bartoli counters with a good low kick that Popper was not able to check.
Popper takes one to the chin there.
Bartoli walks into a stiff left hand from Popper.
Popper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bartoli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Popper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Popper, as that shot connected.
Bartoli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Popper misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Popper.
Popper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartoli ducks under a wild hook from Popper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bartoli throws a right hand that Popper ducks under and follows up with a left that Popper also avoids with ease.
Bartoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Popper ducks under a wild hook from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a chopping leg kick but Popper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Popper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Popper.
A jab from Bartoli finds it's way through Popper's defenses.
Bartoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli lands an overhand right.
Bartoli scores with a leg kick.
Bartoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Popper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bartoli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bartoli cracks Popper with an open hand slap.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popper misses the jab.
Bartoli blocks a head kick by Popper.
Popper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Popper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartoli avoids the head kick by Popper.
Bartoli feints and then cracks Popper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popper down.
Nice body punch from Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Bartoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Popper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bartoli tries to bum rush Popper with a series of wild strikes but Popper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Bartoli.
Popper throws a leg kick but Bartoli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bartoli moves out of range as Popper strikes.
Bartoli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bartoli looks to land a left hand but Popper moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bartoli misses.
Popper connects with a body shot that sends Bartoli's belly button to the back.
Popper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Popper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Bartoli finds it's target.
Bartoli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popper misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bartoli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bartoli throws a shot to the body.
Popper wants to slow Bartoli down by chopping away at his legs.
Bartoli throws out a loose jab but Popper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Bartoli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bartoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick from Bartoli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Popper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Popper misses with a head kick.
Popper misses with a body kick.
Bartoli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bartoli looks to land a right hand but Popper moved out of range.
Bartoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Popper's head backwards.
Bartoli lands an overhand right.
Popper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popper.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
Bartoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Popper takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Popper closes the distance and clinches.
Popper lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bartoli breaks the clinch.
Popper throws a sloppy head kick and Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Bartoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Popper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Popper connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
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.

A jab from Bartoli does it's job there.
A jab from Bartoli does it's job there.
Bartoli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bartoli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Popper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartoli.
Popper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valerio Bartoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Popper fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
Popper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartoli.
Bartoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bartoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popper on the side of the head.
Popper is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jab, jab by Bartoli - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Popper checks a leg kick.
Popper misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartoli scores with a nice head shot.
Popper jabs Bartoli right on the nose. Bartoli blinks but takes it well.
Popper throws a right hand that Bartoli ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartoli also avoids with ease.
Bartoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popper can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Bartoli feints and then cracks Popper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popper down.
Bartoli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Popper scores with the left hand. Bartoli knows he should have avoided that one.
Popper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Popper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Popper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Popper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popper throws a series of punches but Bartoli avoids them all with ease.
Bartoli moves out of range as Popper strikes.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bartoli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bung Popper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartoli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Popper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Popper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Popper clinches up with Bartoli and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper has Bartoli pressed against the cage, preventing Bartoli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Popper taking a breather.

Bartoli breaks from the clinch.
Bartoli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popper circles away quickly and effectively.
Bartoli thumps Popper with a low kick.
Bartoli connects with a solid leg kick.
Popper misses with a body shot.
Popper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valerio Bartoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Popper misses the shot to the body.
Bartoli connects with a looping right hand.
Bartoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bartoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Popper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Popper.
Popper thows a leg kick but Bartoli checks it
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the head.
Popper throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Popper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bartoli.
Popper misses with a two punch combination.
Bartoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Popper checks it well.
Popper scores with a shot to the body.
Bartoli lands the left hand.
Bartoli throws a front kick aimed at Popper's knee but Popper avoids it well.
Popper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Popper looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Bartoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Popper.
Popper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartoli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bartoli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popper walks into a jab.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartoli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popper in his tracks.
Popper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Popper lands a high kick!
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Popper ducks right into an uppercut from Bartoli.
Popper lands with a kick to the ribs.
A left lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bartoli throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli with a nice cross.
Bartoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popper looks for the body kick but Bartoli saw that one coming.
Bartoli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Popper walks into a stiff left hand from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a shot to the body
and Popper counters with a left and a right that stings Bartoli.
Popper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoli.
Bartoli blocks a head kick by Popper.
Popper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartoli.
Popper misses the shot to the body.
Popper tries to land a leg kick but Bartoli saw it coming and moves away.
Popper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartoli with the inside leg kick.
Bartoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Popper checks it well.
Bartoli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartoli there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Popper blocks a jab.
Bartoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popper.
Good shot there by Bartoli.
Bartoli checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Popper.
Bartoli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popper takes one to the side of the head.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popper moves away.
A jab from Bartoli does it's job there.
Popper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bartoli lunges at Popper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popper's hand.
Popper throws the kick towards the body but Bartoli avoids it.
Popper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bartoli throws a right hand that Popper ducks under and follows up with a left that Popper also avoids with ease.
Popper throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper misses with a body shot.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Popper is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Popper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bartoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Popper misses with a leg kick.
Popper throws a lazy head kick
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartoli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Popper backs up against the cage.
Bartoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli blocks a low kick nicely.
Bartoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popper with a jab.
A jab from Popper misses.
Popper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a head kick!
Bartoli with a nice cross.
Bartoli tests Popper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Popper misses with a double jab.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Bartoli finds it's way through Popper's defenses.
Popper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Bartoli throws a good cross that connects.
Popper throws a lazy head kick
and Bartoli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Popper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartoli misses with a body shot.
Bartoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bartoli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bartoli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Popper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartoli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good work by Bartoli as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
Popper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartoli went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bartoli lands a head kick. Popper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Popper misses with the combination.
Popper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartoli.
Bung Popper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popper swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Bartoli cracks Popper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bartoli blocks a head kick by Popper.
Popper throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
A punch combination from Popper misses.
Bartoli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bartoli is looking to slow Popper down with leg kicks.
Bartoli throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartoli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
Our winner, Valerio Bartoli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.