PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puncha Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhet Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhet Bart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Down
vs
Bart

190 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puncha Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhet Bart!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bart shoots in and bounces Down off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Down isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bart stacks Down on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bart!
Sloppy strikes there by Bart.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Down's face as Bart controls the position.
Bart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Down keeps working.
Bart takes a little break here. Down wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bart working the body and head with strikes.
Down tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bart tries to roll over but Down keeps him under control.
Down really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Down trying to control from Bart's half guard. Bart has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bart looking for a sweep. Not yet Bart, not yet.
Bart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Down trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.
Down is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bart is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bart looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Down can't escape the position.
Down is working hard here to advance position.
Down tries to hold on but Bart postures up.
A nice elbow there by Bart.
Down is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Down is looking to improve his position but Bart isn't that keen on the idea.
Down is in a horrible position here. Bart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bart avoids the attempt from Down to control.
Bart controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart breaks from Down's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Down is rocked!
Bart tries to control but Down wriggling away.
Down is trying to escape the mount.
Bart controlling the position easily from mount.

Bart gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bart looks gassed!
Down with a poor takedown

and Bart counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Down!
Down wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bart.
Down tries to reverse the position but Bart maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart landing shots from mount.
Bart content just to control the position here.
Bart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Down tries to hold on but Bart pushes him away.
Down sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Down is trying to stand back up but Bart is controlling him

Bart stands up and beckons Down to join him on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Bart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhet Bart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bart is tying to control. Down wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Down looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bart pushes past his half guard into mount!
Down is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rhet Bart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bart lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Down is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Down is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Bart wants to finish this one by submission but Down is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bart.
Down seems to have got his legs back now.
Bart lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bart wants to take his opponent's back but Down doesn't allow it.
Down is trying to reverse the position but instead Bart has taken his back - oops!
Down breaks Bart's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bart keeping full guard, as Down tries to pass.

Bart wriggles free and stands up.
Down has his takedown stuffed

and Bart counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bart looking to pass the guard.
Bart trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down controls Bart momentarily but Bart frees himself.
Bart wants to control from the top but Down keeps moving.

Down is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Down throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bart uses it to pass to side control.

Bart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bart controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down is trying to get back to half guard.
Bart tries to move into full mount but can't pass Down's legs.
Down gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Down trying to control from the bottom.
Down works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bart postures up and lands a big shot to Down's brow.
Bart is looking to stand up but Down won't let him.
Bart looking to pass the guard.
Down wants to sweep here but Bart controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bart stands up from Down's guard - Bart perhaps looking for a knockout.

Bart moves into the clinch successfully.
Down goes for a takedown attempt but Bart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Down.

Bart pushes Down up against the cage in a clinch.
Bart lands with a right to the head.

Bart drags the fight down to the ground.
Down has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bart clinches up with Down and pushes him back against the cage.

Bart manages to break the clinch.

Bart gets a takedown into half guard.
Bart content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhet Bart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bart lands in his opponent's guard.
Down tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Down throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Down is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Down wants to sweep but no luck.

Bart stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Down tries for a takedown but Bart circles away easily

and Bart counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bart.
Down wants to sweep here but Bart controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bart passes Down's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bart lands strikes from half guard.
Down slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bart trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Down is looking for a triangle here but Bart uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bart controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Down tries to bench press Bart off him but Bart keeps the position.
Bart wants to control but Down is keeping him busy.

Bart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bart goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Down has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bart but great work by Down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart is trying to get back to half guard.
Down looking to control but instead Bart has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Down is looking for a kimura but Bart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Down to get the leverage.
Bart pushes Down off looking to stand but Down dives back in and keeps control.
Bart trying to control from the bottom.
Bart is trying to get back to full guard.

Down wants to work for an arm triangle but Bart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bart is trying to maintain the position but Down is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Bart gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bart controlling the action here for a moment.

Bart breaks from the clinch.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bart.

Bart rushes Down and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Down uses from the top position.
Bart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bart stands up from half guard.
Down with a poor takedown

and Bart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Down's guard now.
Bart stays in close to Down's body and controls the position.
Down keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bart thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Puncha Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Down will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bart stopping the sweep attempt from Down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rhet Bart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bart 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhet Bart!