PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehel Bartasz (ranked 3855 p4p, 4895 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 186 p4p, 269 weight class). Bartasz comes into the arena with Manowar... blaring out of the sound system. Russell Northrop has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bartasz
vs
Northrop

202 cm
35
267
14 - 10 - 0

196 cm
22
257
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartasz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartasz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Bartasz.
Bartasz connects with an inside leg kick.
Northrop looks for the body kick but Bartasz saw that one coming.
Northrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bartasz throws a leg kick
and Northrop counters with a good low kick that Bartasz was not able to check.
Lehel Bartasz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartasz.
Northrop counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Northrop - just one landing.

It looks like Lehel Bartasz has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartasz.
Bartasz with a jab.
Bartasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Northrop throws a lazy body kick
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Russell Northrop has been cut.
Northrop checks a low kick from Bartasz.
Bartasz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNorthrop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartasz sizes up Northrop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Northrop checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Northrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bartasz throws a lazy right hand but Northrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartasz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Northrop thumps Bartasz with a low kick.
Northrop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bartasz throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Northrop.
Northrop throws out a counter right but Bartasz avoids it with no problem.
Bartasz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Northrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bartasz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Bartasz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Northrop misses with a low kick as Bartasz jumps back.
Bartasz 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bartasz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartasz checks a leg kick.
Bartasz scores with a hook to the body. Northrop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Northrop throws a wild body kick that Bartasz sees coming a mile off.
Bartasz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bartasz misses with a hook
and Northrop counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartasz. That's going to slow Northrop down.
Bartasz throws a nice looking combination but Northrop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartasz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Bartasz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop with the inside leg kick.
Bartasz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Northrop moves away.
Bartasz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bartasz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartasz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Northrop.
Northrop misses with a looping left.
Northrop throws a hook but Bartasz blocks it.
Northrop blocks the body kick.
Bartasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartasz misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Bartasz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz misses with a looping left.
Bartasz throws a right hand that Northrop ducks under and follows up with a left that Northrop also avoids with ease.
Northrop misses with a hook
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
It appears Bartasz was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartasz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Northrop throws a sloppy head kick and Bartasz moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bartasz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bartasz.
Good leg kick by Bartasz.
Bartasz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Northrop wants to land a leg kick but Bartasz is out of range.
Bartasz throws a big counter combination but Northrop scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Northrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Bartasz misses.
Northrop is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bartasz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Northrop 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 Bartasz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartasz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lehel Bartasz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Northrop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Bartasz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartasz throws the left hand but Northrop avoids the punch easily.
Bartasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Bartasz misses
and Northrop counters with a straight right hand.
Northrop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Bartasz misses.
Northrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bartasz slips under a jab.
It looked like Bartasz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartasz just misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartasz checks the leg kick.
Bartasz misses with an uppercut
and Northrop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartasz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartasz.
Bartasz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Northrop lands a big uppercut and Bartasz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bartasz looks OK. Northrop waves Bartasz back to his feet!

Bartasz is rocked!
Northrop lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bartasz - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Northrop!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russell Northrop!
Our winner, Russell Northrop, 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.