PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 4243 p4p, 472 weight class) and Barry Rarden (ranked 25123 p4p, 757 weight class). Bartoli's entrance music is Modulate - Bass Alert. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bartoli
vs
Rarden

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Rarden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rarden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Rarden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Rarden just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBartoli.
Rarden misses with a double jab
and Bartoli counters with a thumping low kick.
Rarden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rarden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rarden's knee momentarily.
Rarden lands a lovely overhand right.
Rarden misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Bartoli's head coaches at Invictus MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rarden misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rarden's knee momentarily.
Rarden throws an off balance right hand
and Bartoli counters with a good, hard body kick but Rarden shrugs it off.
Rarden looks winded!
Bartoli connects with a body shot that sends Rarden's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Rarden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bartoli lands a right hook to the body.
Bartoli scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartoli lands a big head kick that sends Rarden tumbling to the mat! Bartoli takes a step backwards and waves Rarden back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Barry Rarden has been cut.
Rarden wants to stay close but Bartoli steps back to make room for something. Rarden seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Bartoli and Rarden drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Valerio Bartoli!
Our winner, Valerio Bartoli, 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.