PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 825 p4p, 635 weight class) and Lehel Bartasz (ranked 132 p4p, 102 weight class). Von Ver Huevan comes into the arena with Call to Arms blaring out of the sound system. Bartasz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Manowar... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Von Ver Huevan
vs
Bartasz

195 cm
32
253
21 - 10 - 0

202 cm
28
275
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan throws an overhand right that lands on Bartasz's shoulder, as Bartasz tries to avoid the shot.
Bartasz moves out of range as Von Ver Huevan strikes.
Bartasz slips a straight right by Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Ver Huevan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartasz throws a body punch but Von Ver Huevan moves out of range.
Von Ver Huevan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bartasz throws a solid leg kick but Von Ver Huevan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartasz.
Bartasz lunges at Von Ver Huevan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Von Ver Huevan's hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bartasz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bartasz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Von Ver Huevan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook.
Von Ver Huevan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bartasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Ver Huevan manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Von Ver Huevan.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a left hand but Bartasz moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a looping left.
Bartasz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Ver Huevan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bartasz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Von Ver Huevan to the mat! Von Ver Huevan manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ver Huevan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Ver Huevan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan is pulling down on Bartasz's head to control his posture.

Bartasz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bartasz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Von Ver Huevan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartasz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Ver Huevan is keeping the position for now.
Von Ver Huevan keeping moving, preventing Bartasz from controlling successfully.
Von Ver Huevan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bartasz is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Ver Huevan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartasz stopping the sweep attempt from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan is pulling down on Bartasz's head to control his posture.
Von Ver Huevan looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Ver Huevan, not yet.
Von Ver Huevan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bartasz on the ground.

Bartasz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Von Ver Huevan trying to control the position.
Von Ver Huevan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bartasz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bartasz wants to control from the top but Von Ver Huevan keeps moving.
Bartasz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Ver Huevan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan wants to stand and escape but Bartasz is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bartasz fails with a takedown attempt.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a punch to the head.
Bartasz slips under a jab.
Bartasz feints a counter leg kick.
Bartasz scores with a nice body kick.
Bartasz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Bartasz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook to the side of Bartasz's head but Bartasz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartasz wants to counter the offense by Von Ver Huevan and move into the clinch position.
Von Ver Huevan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Lehel Bartasz has been cut.
Von Ver Huevan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartasz.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a looping right.

Von Ver Huevan drops Bartasz with a beautiful combination! Bartasz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Von Ver Huevan is looking for the KO!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Ver Huevan manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Bartasz.
Von Ver Huevan throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook to the side of Bartasz's head but Bartasz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartasz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bartasz punishes Von Ver Huevan's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Von Ver Huevan misses.

Von Ver Huevan gets caught napping as Bartasz dives in and scores a takedown. Von Ver Huevan manages to retain guard.

Bartasz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bartasz looking to pass the guard.
Bartasz wants to control from the top but Von Ver Huevan keeps moving.
Von Ver Huevan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Von Ver Huevan working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Von Ver Huevan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lehel Bartasz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Von Ver Huevan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartasz, pushing him back against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Von Ver Huevan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz is trying to pull guard but Von Ver Huevan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartasz backwards.
Bartasz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Von Ver Huevan after a bit of a struggle.
Von Ver Huevan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartasz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartasz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Ver Huevan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartasz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartasz can't find room to land a body shot as Von Ver Huevan controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ver Huevan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartasz tries for a takedown but Von Ver Huevan manages to get underhooks.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lehel Bartasz.
Bartasz tries a body shot but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Von Ver Huevan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartasz.
Bartasz tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Ver Huevan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz prevents a body shot from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a left to the head.
Bartasz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Von Ver Huevan walks away with a smile on his face. Bartasz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Von Ver Huevan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Ver Huevan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartasz counters with a leg kick.
Bartasz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Von Ver Huevan rather than just go for the knockout.
Von Ver Huevan scores with the left hand. Bartasz knows he should have avoided that one.
Von Ver Huevan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Von Ver Huevan dips to his left and cracks Bartasz with an uppercut!
Von Ver Huevan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Ver Huevan thumps Bartasz with a low kick.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a combination but Bartasz avoids it well.
Von Ver Huevan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bartasz misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Bartasz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Bartasz throws a body kick that misses.
Von Ver Huevan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bartasz can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook but Bartasz blocks it.
Bartasz slips a straight right by Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz throws a head kick that Von Ver Huevan semi-blocks.

It looks like Magnus Von Ver Huevan has been cut.
Bartasz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Von Ver Huevan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartasz! But no joy.
Bartasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Ver Huevan.
As Bartasz tries to get set, Von Ver Huevan tries to push him back and clinch up but Bartasz manages to avoid the attempt.
Bartasz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bartasz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Ver Huevan throws out a loose jab but Bartasz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartasz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Von Ver Huevan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartasz throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Von Ver Huevan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a looping right.
Von Ver Huevan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartasz.
Bartasz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bartasz defending well as Von Ver Huevan loads up on a big left hand.
Bartasz lands with a good body shot.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice head shot.
Bartasz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartasz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bartasz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan looks to throw the jab but Bartasz is out of range.
Bartasz scores with the left hand. Von Ver Huevan knows he should have avoided that one.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartasz moves out of range as Von Ver Huevan strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bartasz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Von Ver Huevan - the referee stops the clock and Bartasz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Von Ver Huevan. Bartasz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Bartasz.
Bartasz slips under a jab.
Von Ver Huevan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut. Bartasz saw that one coming.
Bartasz connects with a leg kick.
Bartasz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab.
Bartasz moves out of range as Von Ver Huevan strikes.
Von Ver Huevan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartasz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Ver Huevan doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Von Ver Huevan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Von Ver Huevan avoids the body shot from Bartasz.
Bartasz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
Bartasz throws a looping overhand right but Von Ver Huevan ducks down to avoid it.
Von Ver Huevan tries to counter by clinching up but Bartasz breaks away and moves out of range.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a right hand but Bartasz moved out of range.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a right hand
and Bartasz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Von Ver Huevan swings widly with a right hand

and Bartasz counters with a takedown into side control.

Bartasz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Von Ver Huevan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Ver Huevan is looking to reverse the position.
Bartasz is looking to take a break and control but Von Ver Huevan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ver Huevan is looking for a sweep.

Bartasz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bartasz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartasz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Von Ver Huevan struggling a bit here.

Bartasz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Von Ver Huevan, who protects the arm well.

Bartasz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Von Ver Huevan has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bartasz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Von Ver Huevan gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bartasz prevents Von Ver Huevan from improving his position.

Bartasz is trying to work for a kimura but Von Ver Huevan is defending well.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to stand up here but Bartasz is controlling him well.
Bartasz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Von Ver Huevan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bartasz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Von Ver Huevan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Von Ver Huevan is looking to improve his position.
Von Ver Huevan is looking to control Bartasz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Ver Huevan avoid being mounted?

Bartasz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bartasz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Von Ver Huevan is looking to control Bartasz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Ver Huevan avoid being mounted?

Bartasz seems to be working for a kimura but Von Ver Huevan defends the submission attempt.
Von Ver Huevan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bartasz drops back looking for a leg! Von Ver Huevan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Von Ver Huevan manages to kick Bartasz off! Bartasz jumps back into Von Ver Huevan's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Bartasz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bartasz postures up.
Von Ver Huevan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Von Ver Huevan has Bartasz pulled in close to control his posture.
Bartasz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Ver Huevan is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bartasz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bartasz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Von Ver Huevan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bartasz is one step ahead there.
Lehel Bartasz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnus Von Ver Huevan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartasz prevents Von Ver Huevan from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lehel Bartasz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von Ver Huevan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
Magnus Von Ver Huevan very nearly forgot to thank Bondi MMA amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.