PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baron Bartoe (ranked 4670 p4p, 6536 weight class) and Kazushi Goatamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bartoe
vs
Goatamura

180 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Tokyo, Baron Bartoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Goatamura!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoe misses with a straight right.
Bartoe lands a jab.
Bartoe misses with a looping right.
Bartoe misses with a body shot.

Bartoe gets caught flat footed, as Goatamura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bartoe looking for a guillotine here but Goatamura defends easily.

Bartoe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goatamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goatamura wants to stand and escape but instead Bartoe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Goatamura trying to keep a closed guard but Bartoe is proving a slippery customer.
Bartoe preventing the sweep.
Bartoe wants to stand but Goatamura is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goatamura can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goatamura wants to sweep but no luck.

Goatamura throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bartoe escapes and throws Goatamura's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bartoe tries to stand but Goatamura is controlling his head.
Goatamura tries to control but Bartoe manages to take his back.
Bartoe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Goatamura tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goatamura keeps trying to improve his position.
Bartoe is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Goatamura can't escape the position.
Goatamura prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bartoe controlling the positon.
Goatamura is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bartoe nearly escaped from the position there.
Bartoe is hanging on to Goatamura's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Goatamura right now.
Goatamura is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baron Bartoe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bartoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goatamura can do to turn this around?

Goatamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goatamura working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bartoe's thigh. Bartoe counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Goatamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bartoe controls Goatamura momentarily but Goatamura frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goatamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Goatamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baron Bartoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goatamura looking to sit in guard and control but Bartoe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bartoe tries to stand but Goatamura is controlling from the bottom.
Goatamura is trying to control the position but Bartoe postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goatamura is wriggling around but Bartoe manages to pass to half guard.
Goatamura trying to control from the bottom.
Bartoe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Goatamura flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bartoe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Goatamura.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazushi Goatamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartoe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baron Bartoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartoe misses with a double jab.
Bartoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Goatamura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goatamura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bartoe's waist but Bartoe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goatamura off to one side.
Bartoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goatamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartoe.
Bartoe tries to score with a low kick but Goatamura moves his leg out of the way.
Bartoe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goatamura counters with a two punch combo.

Goatamura has Bartoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goatamura avoids the elbow strike from Bartoe, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartoe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bartoe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Bartoe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoe throws an elbow that misses.
Bartoe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goatamura can't break the clinch.
Goatamura blocks an uppercut.
Goatamura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bartoe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bartoe misses with an elbow strike.
Goatamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goatamura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goatamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baron Bartoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Goatamura.
Goatamura is looking to take this one to the mat.
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 Baron Bartoe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Goatamura defending well as Bartoe loads up on a big left hand.
Goatamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartoe swivels and escapes.
A jab from Bartoe misses.
Goatamura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bartoe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goatamura checks a leg kick nicely.
Goatamura slips a jab from Bartoe.
Goatamura shoots in and drives through. Bartoe sprawls well.
Goatamura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bartoe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baron Bartoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Goatamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoe tests Goatamura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Goatamura.
A punch combination from Bartoe misses.

Goatamura scores with a takedown into Bartoe's guard.
Goatamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goatamura is posturing up here but Bartoe has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Goatamura tries to roll out but it's too tight and Goatamura has to tap! Slick submission there by Bartoe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baron Bartoe!