PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Bartleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raph Andres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bartleby
vs
Andres

155 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
239 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Bartleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raph Andres!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bartleby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Andres is pushing Bartleby's head away, looking to escape. Bartleby manages to hold on to the position though.
Bartleby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andres on the ground.
Andres is looking to regain half guard here but Bartleby keeps moving and retains side control.
Bartleby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andres seems a little lost for a moment, as Bartleby dominates the positioning.
Bartleby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Andres tries to improve position but can't.
Bartleby is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bartleby scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartleby controlling from side mount.
Andres is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bartleby's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andres is trying to maintain the position but Bartleby is very close to passing his half guard.
Andres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bartleby.
Bartleby not doing much here.
Bartleby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bartleby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartleby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Andres actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Bartleby seems content to control.
Andres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartleby is taking a breather. Andres says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bartleby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andres is trying to stand back up but Bartleby is controlling him
Bartleby sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartleby seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Andres for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Marcus Bartleby wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bartleby misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Andres.

Bartleby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bartleby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Andres pushes Bartleby off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartleby is fending him off so far but Andres persists. Nope, Bartleby circles away and we're back to standing.
Andres throws a wild body kick that Bartleby sees coming a mile off.
Andres looks gassed!
No luck for Andres with that takedown attempt.
Andres tries to clinch but Bartleby moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andres doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartleby circles away.
Andres doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartleby circles away.
Andres fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Bartleby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bartleby throws a sloppy head kick and Andres moves out of range easily.

Andres has Bartleby up against the cage in a clinch.

Andres has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bartleby uses from the top position.
Bartleby pushes down on Andres's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Andres taking some punishment here, with Bartleby in his half guard.

Andres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bartleby stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartleby is looking to advance position but Andres won't allow it.
Bartleby is taking a breather. Andres says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marcus Bartleby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartleby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bartleby is pressing down on Andres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andres is holding on for now.
Bartleby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres gets full guard.
Bartleby forces his way into half guard.
Andres trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andres wants to improve his position but Bartleby is controlling well.
Andres is breathing heavily.

Andres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bartleby pulls his head out easily.
Bartleby works his way into full mount!
Bartleby controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartleby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bartleby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Andres?
Bartleby lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bartleby drops a big elbow. That's hurt Andres! More shots from Bartleby and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Bartleby!
A relieved looking Marcus Bartleby thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.