PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Bartlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes has chosen Oh Fortuna as his entrance music. Vlad Tepes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bartlett
vs
Tepes

194 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
227 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 New York, Neville Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Tepes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tepes.

Bartlett moves into range and clinches up with Tepes.

Bartlett manages to break the clinch.

Bartlett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tepes's guard.
Tepes is trying to keep Bartlett in close.
Bartlett throws a big elbow that misses.
Tepes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bartlett is in close to Tepes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bartlett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bartlett.
Bartlett stands up over Tepes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bartlett landing with the ground and pound.
Bartlett throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartlett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bartlett is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Bartlett is in close to Tepes's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartlett postures up in Tepes's guard and throws a big left but Tepes blocks it.
Bartlett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bartlett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tepes looks winded!
Bartlett working some strikes from top position.
Bartlett with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartlett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bartlett with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bartlett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bartlett stands up over Tepes, holding on to his feet. Bartlett throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Tepes is out cold! Bartlett lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neville Bartlett!
Vlad Tepes spoke after the fight, saying 'defeat like death is just a window i shall return to feast on his corpse'.