PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between rolan tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

tiongson
vs
Bartolome

183 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rolan tiongson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Bartolome!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

tiongson gets tackled into the cage by Bartolome. Bartolome maintains the clinch.

Bartolome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome misses with an uppercut
and tiongson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartolome swings widly with a right hand

and tiongson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bartolome! tiongson lets Bartolome back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Ricardo Bartolome has been cut.
tiongson ducks right into an uppercut from Bartolome.

It looks like rolan tiongson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bartolome clinches up against the cage.
Bartolome is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bartolome's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome misses with a hook

and tiongson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bartolome! tiongson lets Bartolome back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Bartolome is rocked!
tiongson is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
tiongson shoots in but Bartolome avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but tiongson moves away.
Bartolome throws a lazy uppercut
and tiongson counters with an outside leg kick.
tiongson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bartolome as he avoids it easily.
Bartolome swings widly with a right hand
and tiongson counters with a head kick. That will keep Bartolome thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bartolome scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
tiongson is breathing heavily.
tiongson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartolome.
tiongson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rolan tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bartolome darts in and clinches tiongson up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bartolome's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tiongson has Bartolome pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolome from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
tiongson can't break the clinch.
Bartolome wants to get back to striking at distance but tiongson won't allow it.
tiongson tries to pull guard but Bartolome holds him up against the cage and eventually tiongson drops back down to his feet.
Bartolome looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bartolome wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bartolome tries to circle away but tiongson has him pinned against the cage.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but tiongson is controlling him.

Bartolome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo Bartolome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tiongson slips under a jab from Bartolome.
tiongson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
tiongson wants to clinch.
Bartolome ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Bartolome pushes tiongson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartolome working hard to break the clinch.
Bartolome has had enough of the clinch but tiongson keeps him there for the moment.

Bartolome breaks from the clinch.

Bartolome instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bartolome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from tiongson.

tiongson tries to keep at a distance but Bartolome has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but tiongson has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolome wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bartolome can't break the clinch.
tiongson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bartolome fights it off and pushes away nicely.
tiongson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
tiongson backs away from a small jab...but Bartolome lunges forward with a huge superman punch! tiongson crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Bartolome with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ricardo Bartolome!