PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 610 p4p, 643 weight class) and Shen Po (ranked 85 p4p, 93 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Po has chosen Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bartoli
vs
Po

180 cm
33
170
25 - 10 - 1

177 cm
25
181
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 25 - 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoli misses the body punch

and Po holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bartoli blocks a body shot from Po.

Bartoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Po throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Bartoli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bartoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bartoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoli. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Po releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Po takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bartoli ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Bartoli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
Po swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Po drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Po checks it.
Bartoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bartoli cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Po sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bartoli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Po's hands.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po tests Bartoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Po misses with a straight left.
Valerio Bartoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartoli misses with a looping left.
Po wants to counter with a clinch but Bartoli pushes him away.
Po tries to clinch but Bartoli is having none of it.
Po drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartoli.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartoli throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Po checks a low kick from Bartoli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po slips a jab from Bartoli.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a nice looking combination but Po bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartoli lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Bartoli.

Po darts in and clinches Bartoli up against the cage.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bartoli is looking to break free of the clinch but Po has double underhooks.
Po working aggressively here.

Po successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Po is on top in guard.

Bartoli can't keep his opponent in guard - Po advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Po wants to free his trapped foot but Bartoli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po stalling away here and it's allowed Bartoli to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Po trying to control but Bartoli is working from the bottom.
Po trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bartoli keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
Bartoli keeping full guard, as Po tries to pass.
Bartoli keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
Po's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Po with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bartoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Bartoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartoli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartoli circles away.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Po thuds a left hand into Bartoli's body.
Bartoli feints a jab promting Po to slip. Bartoli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Po slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bartoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Po counters with a right hand to the body.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po misses with a hook.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Valerio Bartoli is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli scores with a hook.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Bartoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Po changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Po avoids it.
Po now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Bartoli cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Po takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bartoli throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Bartoli walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po tries to clinch but Bartoli moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Po connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartoli momentarily.
Bartoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Po misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po walks into a straight right hand from Bartoli.
Valerio Bartoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartoli throws a shot to the body.
Po throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Bartoli.
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartoli.
Po moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartoli.
It seemed like Po was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po tries to clinch up but Bartoli circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Po.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Po tries to clinch but Bartoli moves away
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Po fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartoli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Bartoli.
Po punishes Bartoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Bartoli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Po takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Po has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po throws a looping overhand right but Bartoli ducks down to avoid it.
Po keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bartoli tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bartoli smiles and moves away.
Bartoli throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Bartoli defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Bartoli lands with a right hand.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Po as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Po misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartoli misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
Po fails with a takedown attempt.
Bartoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Po scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartoli doesn't seem bothered though.
Po scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartoli. That's going to slow Po down.
Bartoli slips a straight right by Po.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po lands a glancing blow to the side of Bartoli's head.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bartoli thuds his right hand into Po's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli slips a straight right by Po.
Nice defenses there by Po.
A jab lands there for Bartoli.
Bartoli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the head.
Po ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a nice combination. Po backs away looking to recover.
Bartoli takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Po throws out a counter right but Bartoli avoids it with no problem.
Po fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Po shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Po has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartoli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shen Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Bartoli.
An inside leg kick from Bartoli misses.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Bartoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartoli lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Bartoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Po swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Po throws a hook to the side of Bartoli's head but Bartoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Bartoli.
Po tries to clinch up.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Po manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartoli defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.

Po rushes Bartoli and presses him up against the cage.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartoli controls his hands.

Po tightens his grip and picks Bartoli up, before dumping him to the ground. Bartoli manages to land in guard.
Po is looking to advance position but Bartoli has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Po bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Po trying to control but Bartoli is working from the bottom.

Po postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bartoli is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Po, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Po is trying to control the position but Bartoli postures up.
Po throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Bartoli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Po has a closed guard, preventing Bartoli from standing up.

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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
A very excited looking Valerio Bartoli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.