PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Barnaby (ranked 1121 p4p, 143 weight class) and Valerio Bartoli (ranked 2371 p4p, 269 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnaby might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to There Will Be Blood. Bartoli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Modulate - Bass Alert kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Barnaby
vs
Bartoli

185 cm
20
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cornelius Barnaby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Valerio Bartoli!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaby staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Barnaby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli swings widly with a right hand
and Barnaby counters with a nice body shot.
Bartoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Bartoli is predictable there
and Barnaby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnaby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnaby defending well as Bartoli loads up on a big left hand.
Barnaby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bartoli throws a right and a left that Barnaby avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Barnaby.
Barnaby tries to bum rush Bartoli with a series of wild strikes but Bartoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bartoli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnaby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartoli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnaby checks it well.
Bartoli motions for Barnaby to come forward. Bartoli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnaby misses the target.
Barnaby staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartoli.
Bartoli scoring well with a low kick there.
Bartoli tries to clinch up.
A big right from Bartoli misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnaby misses its target.
Barnaby seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnaby lands a nice hook to Bartoli's body. Bartoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bartoli throws a leg kick
and Barnaby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bartoli's knee momentarily.
A jab from Barnaby finds it's way through Bartoli's defenses.
Bartoli throws a right hand that Barnaby ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnaby also avoids with ease.
Barnaby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bartoli 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.

Barnaby closes the distance and clinches.
Bartoli lands a right hand.
Bartoli tries to pull guard but Barnaby won't allow it.
Bartoli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnaby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bartoli working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A shot in the inside from Barnaby.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaby has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Barnaby blocking some punches.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartoli works on Barnaby's body with a couple of short punches.
Bartoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnaby takes a shot to the head.
Bartoli working aggressively here.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bartoli tries to pull guard but Barnaby holds him up against the cage and eventually Bartoli drops back down to his feet.
Cornelius Barnaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valerio Bartoli.
Bartoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnaby lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartoli backwards.
Bartoli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barnaby seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bartoli can turn it around.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby lands a nice uppercut.

Barnaby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Bartoli is predictable there
and Barnaby counters with a series of strikes. Bartoli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bartoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoli.
Bartoli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Barnaby blocks the low kick.
Barnaby is looking to counter punch.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Bartoli backs away, Barnaby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bartoli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bartoli thumps Barnaby with a low kick.
Bartoli thumps Barnaby with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnaby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bartoli checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a hook
and Barnaby counters with a right hand to the body.
Bartoli throws a leg kick
letting Barnaby counter with a right hand.
Barnaby slips under a jab from Bartoli.
Barnaby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bartoli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bartoli connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnaby throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartoli.

Barnaby tries to keep at a distance but Bartoli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bartoli jumps guard but Barnaby stands there with Bartoli around his waist. Bartoli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bartoli pulls Barnaby into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli wants to sweep but no luck.

Barnaby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bartoli looking for a sweep. Not yet Bartoli, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barnaby throws a body kick that misses.
Barnaby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartoli can pounce on him.
Barnaby works the jab nicely.
Good exchange - Barnaby coming out on top.
A slow jab from Bartoli misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Barnaby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cornelius Barnaby is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnaby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoli. Barnaby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartoli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartoli lunges at Barnaby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnaby's hand.
Bartoli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnaby counters with a good low kick that Bartoli was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnaby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartoli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a nice looking combination but Barnaby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartoli scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnaby should have avoided that one.
Barnaby takes one to the chin there.
Barnaby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bartoli has time to react.
Bartoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bartoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bartoli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Bartoli blocks the low kick.
Bartoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bartoli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bartoli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Barnaby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoli tries to move into range but Barnaby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnaby looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bartoli misses.
Barnaby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bartoli.
Bartoli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnaby.
Barnaby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnaby misses with a straight right.

Bartoli has managed to clinch.
Barnaby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnaby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Barnaby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnaby moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnaby moves in looking to clinch but Bartoli pushes him off.
Bartoli throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Barnaby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartoli blocks a head kick by Barnaby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartoli. That's going to slow Barnaby down.
Bartoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnaby throws a head kick but Bartoli moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bartoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bartoli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bartoli lands a leg kick that knocks Barnaby off balance momentarily.
Barnaby connects with a single shot there.
Bartoli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bartoli cracks Barnaby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnaby staying out of range there.
Barnaby feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoli fakes the leg kick and cracks Barnaby in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnaby throws a low kick but Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Bartoli cracks Barnaby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bartoli scores with a jab.

Bartoli takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Barnaby to work.

Bartoli has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barnaby uses from the top position.
Barnaby wants to pass the guard but Bartoli is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnaby is working hard here to advance position.
Barnaby trying to control but Bartoli is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barnaby misses with a right hand
and Bartoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnaby's knee momentarily.
Barnaby misses with a looping right.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that misses.
Bartoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnaby counters with a straight right hand.
Barnaby tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bartoli misses.
Bartoli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnaby is out of range.
Barnaby is looking for a counter combo.
Bartoli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartoli tries to clinch
and Barnaby counters with a nice body shot.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Barnaby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartoli throws a lazy right hand but Barnaby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnaby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartoli throws a hook but Barnaby avoids it easily.
Bartoli misses with a two punch combination.
Bartoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartoli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartoli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnaby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnaby misses the target.
Barnaby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Barnaby quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bartoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Bartoli scores with a four punch combination!
Bartoli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnaby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnaby throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnaby slips under a jab from Bartoli.
Barnaby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnaby.
Barnaby slips a jab from Bartoli.
Good exchange - Barnaby coming out on top.
Barnaby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnaby misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartoli! But no joy.
Barnaby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bartoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby tries to clinch but Bartoli moves out of range.
Bartoli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnaby is out of range and Bartoli settles back down.
Barnaby throwing a counter right hand but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli jabs Barnaby right on the nose. Barnaby blinks but takes it well.
Barnaby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnaby fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bartoli just manages to avoid it.
Barnaby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartoli moves in looking to clinch but Barnaby pushes him off.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnaby connects with a single shot there.
Barnaby catches Bartoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bartoli misses with a left hand
and Barnaby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartoli throws a series of punches but Barnaby avoids them all with ease.
Barnaby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
Barnaby is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barnaby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Barnaby.
Bartoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bartoli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartoli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnaby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnaby lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Bartoli misses.
Bartoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnaby.
Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli wants to slow Barnaby down by chopping away at his legs.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Bartoli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnaby on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bartoli tries to clinch up but Barnaby circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnaby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnaby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnaby tries to counter by clinching up but Bartoli breaks away and moves out of range.
A low kick from Barnaby misses
and Bartoli counters with a good low kick that Barnaby was not able to check.
Bartoli swinging wildly here.

Barnaby darts in and clinches Bartoli up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaby.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartoli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Barnaby breaks from the clinch.
Barnaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Barnaby backs off Bartoli throws a huge counter combo but Barnaby manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a lazy right hand but Barnaby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Barnaby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bartoli doesn't seem phased though.
Barnaby misses with a wild body shot.
Barnaby is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Barnaby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnaby.
Barnaby blocks a head kick by Bartoli.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartoli misses with a left hand
and Barnaby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut
and Barnaby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnaby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoli.
Barnaby half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bartoli doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnaby circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses the jab.
Bartoli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bartoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnaby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnaby.
Bartoli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bartoli scores with the left hand. Barnaby knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartoli misses the target.
Bartoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bartoli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Barnaby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoli tries to land a leg kick but Barnaby saw it coming and moves away.
Bartoli tries to score with a low kick but Barnaby moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Barnaby.
Bartoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartoli tries to clinch up.
Bartoli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bartoli misses with a leg kick
and Barnaby counters with a body kick.
Barnaby throws a push kick but Bartoli slaps the foot to one side.
Bartoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Bartoli throws out a leg kick but Barnaby moves out of range and Bartoli only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Barnaby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnaby lands a right hook to the body.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Barnaby avoids it.
Bartoli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnaby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy body kick from Barnaby
and Bartoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnaby's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnaby scores with a hook to the body. Bartoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bartoli moves out of range as Barnaby strikes.
Bartoli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoli jabs Barnaby right on the nose. Barnaby blinks but takes it well.
Barnaby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartoli.
Bartoli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bartoli connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Bartoli misses
and Barnaby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bartoli thinking.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Barnaby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barnaby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartoli.
Bartoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnaby delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoli. Barnaby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnaby throwing a counter right hand but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnaby momentarily.
Barnaby shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bartoli eats them both and turns towards Barnaby to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bartoli lands a jab.
Barnaby throws a looping overhand right but Bartoli ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barnaby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnaby drops his hands momentarily and Bartoli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnaby moves out of range as Bartoli throws a body kick.
Barnaby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnaby.
Barnaby half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bartoli throws a shot from downtown. Barnaby moves away and avoids it.
Barnaby throwing a counter right hand but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli throws a leg kick
and Barnaby counters with a body kick.
Bartoli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bartoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Bartoli misses its intended target.
Barnaby ducks under a wild hook from Bartoli.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Barnaby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnaby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bartoli 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 Barnaby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnaby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnaby blocks a jab.
Barnaby connects with a single shot there.
Bartoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnaby counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnaby.
Bartoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnaby throws a head kick that half lands.
Bartoli jabs at Barnaby's body.
Bartoli 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.
Barnaby throwing a counter right hand but Bartoli manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Barnaby.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Barnaby moved away.
Bartoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Barnaby counters with a quick kick to the body but Bartoli blocks it.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartoli throws a body kick that misses
enabling Barnaby to counter with a crisp jab.
Cornelius Barnaby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valerio Bartoli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bartoli misses with a double jab.
Bartoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bartoli.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnaby, as that shot connected.
Barnaby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnaby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bartoli cracks Barnaby with an open hand slap.
Barnaby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnaby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnaby looks to throw the jab but Bartoli is out of range.
Barnaby defending well as Bartoli loads up on a big left hand.
Bartoli scores with a nice strike.
Bartoli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barnaby.
Bartoli lands with a shot to the body.
Barnaby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bartoli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
Valerio Bartoli is the new welterweight champion!
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.