PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustaw Morcinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morcinek
vs
Bartell

178 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaw Morcinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Bartell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartell looks to clinch

and Morcinek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morcinek.

Bartell looking for a guillotine here but Morcinek defends easily.
Bartell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morcinek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bartell is looking to stand up but Morcinek isn't so interested in that idea.
Morcinek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartell looking to control.
Morcinek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bartell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morcinek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bartell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morcinek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morcinek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morcinek won't allow Bartell to sweep him here.
Morcinek lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morcinek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morcinek postures up in Bartell's guard and throws a big left but Bartell blocks it.
Morcinek is stalling in the full guard.
Morcinek wants to pass the guard but Bartell is keeping the position.
Bartell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morcinek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morcinek throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morcinek trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morcinek lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morcinek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bartell controlling Morcinek's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morcinek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bartell's guard.
Morcinek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bartell is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morcinek lands a nice short elbow.
Morcinek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morcinek is nestled in close to Bartell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek prevents Bartell from improving his position.
Morcinek is looking to take a break and control but Bartell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morcinek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morcinek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bartell's head.
Morcinek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bartell defending well though.
Bartell tries to roll over but Morcinek keeps him under control.
Morcinek prevents Bartell from standing back up.
Morcinek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morcinek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bartell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bartell won't allow Morcinek to pass to mount.
Bartell is trying to stand up here but Morcinek is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Morcinek.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartell is refusing to be controlled, as Morcinek sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morcinek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bartell's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bartell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bartell trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morcinek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bartell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bartell, not yet.
Morcinek landing some decent shots from guard.
Morcinek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartell looking to control.
Morcinek with a nice head shot there.
Morcinek trying to control but Bartell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustaw Morcinek dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morcinek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morcinek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bartell defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morcinek lands a nice short elbow.
Morcinek prevents Bartell from improving his position.
Morcinek drops an elbow to the side of Bartell's head.
Bartell wants to get back to his feet.
Morcinek trying to control the action but Bartell is working from the bottom.
Gustaw Morcinek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morcinek lands with a punch from half guard.
Morcinek stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morcinek lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morcinek performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morcinek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morcinek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morcinek lands strikes from half guard.
Morcinek uses his free foot to push down on Bartell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bartell.
Morcinek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morcinek landing shots from mount.
Morcinek raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morcinek content just to control the position here.
Bartell taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bartell's face.
Morcinek unloading with bombs!

Bartell is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Morcinek! Bartell is hurt baaadly! Morcinek is firing away with more strikes - Bartell is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustaw Morcinek!
Gustaw Morcinek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.