PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 4905 p4p, 2754 weight class) and William MacQuoid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. MacQuoid has chosen Narcoleptic Squirrel Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Jan
vs
MacQuoid

150 cm
28
136
11 - 17 - 0

150 cm
25
130
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

160Q Energy for $150

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William MacQuoid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MacQuoid drives through and clinches with Jan against the cage.
Jan wants to break free but MacQuoid has control.
A head punch on the inside from MacQuoid fails to land.
Jan goes for a takedown attempt but MacQuoid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jan throws a head kick that misses.
Jan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

MacQuoid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jan, pushing him back against the cage.
MacQuoid stops a takedown attempt from Jan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from MacQuoid.
Jan wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacQuoid is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jan can't get the takedown.
MacQuoid swings wildly with an uppercut but Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacQuoid misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan tries to circle away but MacQuoid has him pinned against the cage.
Jan goes for a takedown attempt but MacQuoid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

MacQuoid instigates a clinch.
MacQuoid throws a head punch that misses.
Jan tries to circle away but MacQuoid has him pinned against the cage.

Jan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. MacQuoid is trying to keep an underhook but Jan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MacQuoid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan is looking to advance position but MacQuoid won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jan in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacQuoid has hold of Jan's hands but Jan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
MacQuoid working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacQuoid is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've been informed that MacQuoid has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jan lands a big shot there that rocks MacQuoid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
MacQuoid really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jan looking to ground and pound but MacQuoid is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan cracks MacQuoid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartlomiej Jan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

MacQuoid moves into the clinch.
MacQuoid is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jan wants to take the fight to the mat but MacQuoid manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jan tries for a takedown but MacQuoid manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jan is trying to drag MacQuoid to the mat but MacQuoid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
MacQuoid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacQuoid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
MacQuoid tries to throw a body punch but Jan avoids it by throwing MacQuoid back against the cage.
MacQuoid lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan looking for a takedown.
Jan can't get the takedown.
Jan tries to throw a body punch but MacQuoid avoids it by throwing Jan back against the cage.
Jan goes for a takedown attempt but MacQuoid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

MacQuoid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacQuoid.

Jan gets control of MacQuoid's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

MacQuoid is posturing up here but Jan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! MacQuoid tries to roll out but it's too tight and MacQuoid has to tap! Slick submission there by Jan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bartlomiej Jan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bartlomiej Jan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.