PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jager Meister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bela Bartok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartok has chosen Allegro Barbaro as his entrance music. Bela Bartok is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Meister
vs
Bartok

180 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jager Meister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bela Bartok!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meister throws a leg kick but Bartok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meister fails to land the takedown.
Bartok misses with a two punch combination.
Meister moves in looking to clinch but Bartok pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Meister.
Meister tries to clinch up but Bartok circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bartok.
Bartok lands with a nice combination. Meister backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartok swivels and escapes.

Bartok gets caught flat footed, as Meister shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bartok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meister.
Meister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meister landing some decent shots from guard.
Meister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Meister's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartok is trying to control the position but Meister postures up.
Meister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Bartok pushes Meister off and scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartok.
Meister looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartok is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meister misses with a double jab
and Bartok counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meister looks to land a right hand but Bartok moved out of range.
Meister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Meister shoots in and bounces Bartok off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bartok managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartok keeping moving, preventing Meister from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meister throws a strike but Bartok rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bartok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bartok wants to stand but Meister has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Bartok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bartok throws a series of punches but Meister moves out of range.
Meister wants to clinch up but Bartok keeps it at a distance.
Bartok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartok misses with a few strikes there.
Bartok misses with a combination
and Meister counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister dips to his left and cracks Bartok with an uppercut!
Bartok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bartok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bartok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meister manages to avoid it.

Meister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bartok sprawls well initially but Meister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartok wants to get back to his feet.
Bartok is looking to control Meister's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bartok avoid being mounted?
Meister prevents Bartok from standing back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meister thows a huge punch but Bartok dodges it nicely.
Meister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bartok's head.
Meister scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartok has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meister is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bartok looks to land a combination. Meister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Bartok scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Meister tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bartok takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Meister to pass into mount.
Meister manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meister is looking for a sweep. Bartok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bartok blocks the strikes from Meister.
Meister wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meister throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Meister moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meister trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jager Meister dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bartok shoots for a takedown but Meister saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bartok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meister shoots in and drives through. Bartok sprawls well.

Meister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Meister trying to control the pace.
Meister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister trying to control from half guard but Bartok is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartok pushes Meister off looking to stand but Meister dives back in and keeps control.
Meister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Bartok kicks Meister off and gets back to his feet.
Meister moves in looking to clinch but Bartok pushes him off.
Bartok stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bartok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jager Meister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bartok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meister stuffs the takedown.
Meister swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartok.
Meister throws a looping overhand right but Bartok ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartok is fending him off so far but Meister persists. Nope, Bartok circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jager Meister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meister lands a nice shot that snaps Bartok's head back.
Meister misses the body punch
and Bartok counters with a left and a right that stings Meister.
Bartok throws a push kick but Meister slaps the foot to one side.
Meister doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartok counters with a low kick, right behind Meister 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bartok falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meister counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Meister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bela Bartok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jager Meister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bartok.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bela Bartok.
I think Meister has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jager Meister!