PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartolome comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rise. Juan Bartolome had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bartolome
vs
Yu

189 cm
24
263 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

195 cm
27
255 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu lands with a right hand.
Yu takes a swing at Bartolome's ribcage but misses.
Bartolome misses with a looping right.
Bartolome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bartolome doesn't manage to clinch there - Yu circles away.
Yu throws a body punch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Bartolome slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartolome tries to clinch there but Yu circles away.
Yu misses with an uppercut.
Bartolome misses with a wild combination.
Bartolome throws a leg kick but Yu checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu misses with a series of wild punches.
Bartolome has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartolome there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bartolome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartolome needs to keep his hands up - Yu had a free shot at his head there.
Bartolome wants to clinch.
Yu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu misses with a combination
and Bartolome counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a kick to the body
and Bartolome makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartolome ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
Yu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bartolome on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartolome throws the kick towards the body but Yu avoids it.
Yu blocks the body kick.
Bartolome tries to clinch but Yu is having none of it.
Bartolome pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Yu does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartolome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartolome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu throws a leg kick but Bartolome moved away.
Bartolome tries a head kick but it misses.
Yu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yu misses with the combination.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a leg kick
and Bartolome counters with a thumping low kick.
Bartolome checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yu misses with a double jab
and Bartolome counters with a two punch combo.
Bartolome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu cracks Bartolome with an open hand slap.
Juan Bartolome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartolome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Yu misses with the combination.

Bartolome has closed the distance and engaged Yu in a clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Yu manages to break the clinch.
Yu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartolome rather than just go for the knockout.
Bartolome with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yu to score with a decent uppercut.
Bartolome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
Yu takes a swing at Bartolome's ribcage but misses.
Bartolome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
A low kick from Yu is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yu keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome scoring well with a low kick there.
Yu misses with a double jab
and Bartolome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Yu looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yu.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome checks a low kick from Yu.
Bartolome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
Yu jabs at Bartolome's body.
Yu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartolome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Bartolome.
Yu misses with a wild body shot.

Bartolome gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartolome controls his hands.
Bartolome lands with a right to the head.
Yu is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartolome has double underhooks.

Yu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome tries to clinch but Yu moves out of range.
Bartolome connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bartolome misses with a lunging right hand
and Yu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yu throws a looping overhand right but Bartolome ducks down to avoid it.
Yu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartolome ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bartolome.
Bartolome tries to clinch but Yu moves out of range.
Bartolome moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome lands with a straight right. Yu didn't see that one coming.
Bartolome fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bartolome lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartolome lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Yu is rocked!

That has opened up Jack Yu's cut even more.
Bartolome drops Yu with a huge uppercut! Yu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bartolome is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Bartolome!
Juan Bartolome thanked the fans post fight for their support.