PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between mindfreak bueba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eryk Bartnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bueba comes to the cage accompanied by metalingus. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bartnik's choice of entrance music: soil - unreal. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

bueba
vs
Bartnik

225 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mindfreak bueba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eryk Bartnik!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bueba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartnik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
bueba doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartnik circles away.
Bartnik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and bueba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

bueba drives through with a takedown into guard.
bueba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
bueba trying to control but Bartnik is working from the bottom.
Bartnik wants to sweep but no luck.

bueba gets to his feet - Bartnik follows without any prompting.

bueba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bartnik wants to control but bueba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bartnik wants to control the action here but instead bueba manages to pass to full mount!
bueba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bueba moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bartnik has worked his arm free - good work by Bartnik!
bueba is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartnik is trying to improve his position.
bueba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
bueba slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Bartnik.
Bartnik tries to hold on but bueba pushes him away.
bueba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two 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.
bueba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
bueba lands a big elbow.
Bartnik is trying to escape the mount.
bueba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
bueba controlling the position easily from mount.
bueba tries to control but Bartnik wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartnik tries to hold on but bueba pushes him away.
Bartnik is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bartnik is just holding on here. bueba manages to take his back.
Bartnik trying to control the action but bueba just sinks the hooks in.

Bartnik preventing the rear naked choke attempt from bueba.
bueba is breathing heavily.
bueba avoiding Bartnik 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bartnik tries to escape the position.
bueba scores with punches to the body.
Bartnik is trying to break free.
Bartnik has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from bueba.
Bartnik staying busy and making it hard for bueba to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mindfreak bueba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bartnik throws a left and a right that both miss

and bueba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bartnik!
Bartnik tries to hold on but bueba postures up.

bueba is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bartnik has managed to escape the submission attempt.
bueba controlling from mount.
Bartnik tries to lock up and control but bueba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bueba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bartnik is working to get back to half guard.
Bartnik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
bueba landing strikes, looking to finish!
bueba trying to control but Bartnik is having none of it.
bueba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bartnik is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bartnik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
bueba content just to control the position here.
bueba breaks from Bartnik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bartnik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
bueba controlling the position easily from mount.
Bartnik wants to hold on but bueba pushes him away.
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.
A nice elbow there by bueba.
bueba looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by bueba.
Bartnik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bueba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bartnik is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bartnik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
bueba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bartnik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bartnik tries to hold on but bueba pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bueba controlling from the full mount.
bueba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mindfreak bueba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bartnik shoots and misses
enabling bueba to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from bueba. Bartnik does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Bartnik.
Bartnik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bartnik misses with a takedown attempt
letting bueba counter with a right hand.
bueba shoots and misses

and Bartnik counters with a nice double leg into side control. bueba won't be happy with that.
bueba wants to get back to his feet.
Bartnik wants to lay and pray for a moment but bueba keeps working.
Bartnik tries to stand but bueba is controlling his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bueba is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bartnik is just content to waste time from the top position. bueba takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bartnik looking to sit in guard and control but bueba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bartnik pushes bueba off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

bueba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bartnik's guard.
Bartnik is adopting a defensive guard.
Bartnik working a defensive guard here.
Bartnik trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eryk Bartnik.

bueba gets the takedown into side control.
Bartnik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bartnik tries to escape but bueba is in control.
Bartnik is trying to control bueba's posture but bueba avoids it.
Bartnik is looking for a sweep.

bueba stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bueba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bartnik circles away.

Bartnik shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bartnik prevents bueba from improving his position.
bueba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bartnik trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eryk Bartnik.
Well bueba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mindfreak bueba!