PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Borgato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bartowski
vs
Borgato

193 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
19
242 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Borgato!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgato throws a sloppy head kick and Bartowski moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borgato slips under a jab from Bartowski.
Bartowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Borgato is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Borgato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borgato moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartowski swings for the body but Borgato moves out of range.
Bartowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borgato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Chuck Bartowski has been cut.
Borgato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borgato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bartowski clinches.
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!
Borgato tries to land a knee to the head but Bartowski blocks with his arms.
Borgato missing with knees to the body.
Bartowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borgato's elbow.
Borgato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borgato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartowski.
Borgato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartowski lands a body shot.
Bartowski managing to block the knees to the body from Borgato.
Bartowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borgato tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartowski avoids the damage to the body.
Borgato missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Bartowski.
Borgato looks gassed!
Borgato connects with a knee to the head.
Borgato misses with a knee to the head.
Bartowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bartowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bartowski digs a right hand underneath Borgato's ribcage. Borgato let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bartowski.
Bartowski scores with a hook to the body.
Bartowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bartowski scores with a shot to the side of Borgato's head.
Bartowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bartowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgato tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartowski avoids the damage to the body.
Bartowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bartowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Bartowski lands with a light punch inside.
Bartowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borgato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Bartowski - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartowski.
Bartowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bartowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borgato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bartowski digs a right hand underneath Borgato's ribcage. Borgato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bartowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bartowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bartowski avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borgato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartowski is defending well for now.
Bartowski managing to block the knees to the body from Borgato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bartowski.
Bartowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartowski managing to block the knees to the body from Borgato.
Bartowski stalling in the clinch.
Borgato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borgato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bartowski as the two fighters clinch.
Bartowski is leaning against Borgato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bartowski digs a right hand into Borgato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borgato's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bartowski.
Bartowski scores with a shot to the side of Borgato's head.
Bartowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borgato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartowski.
Bartowski lands an uppercut.
Bartowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borgato.
Bartowski is trying to break the clinch but Borgato has him pressed against the cage.
Bartowski pushes Borgato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bartowski - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Bartowski as the two fighters clinch.
Bartowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borgato looking to throw knees to the head but Bartowski is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bartowski.
Bartowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borgato looking to throw knees to the head but Bartowski is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski presses Borgato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bartowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgatos head.
A short left from Bartowski.

Borgato is rocked!
Bartowski pushes Borgato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borgato is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartowski finish him?
Bartowski lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Borgato to his knees! Bartowski keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bartowski!