PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eryk Bartnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Im Hwoarang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bartnik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blacktide - Honest Eyes. Hwoarang has chosen Pain - Shut your mouth as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bartnik
vs
Hwoarang

182 cm
25
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eryk Bartnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Im Hwoarang!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hwoarang throws a sloppy head kick and Bartnik moves out of range easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bartnik.

Bartnik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hwoarang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bartnik is trying to get an arm triangle but Hwoarang is defending well.
Hwoarang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Bartnik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bartnik in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hwoarang is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eryk Bartnik!
A determined Eryk Bartnik didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!