PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Bartoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Russell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Encore Jay z and Lincoln Park. Bartoo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Bodies. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Oscar Bartoo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Russell
vs
Oscar Bartoo

183 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Bartoo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Psycho Russell has been cut.
Bartoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartoo ducks under a wild hook from Russell.

Russell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bartoo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Russell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Russell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Russell prevents Bartoo from escaping the position.
Bartoo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Russell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Russell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Bartoo throws Russell to one side and escapes!
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoo tries to land a front kick but Russell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Bartoo.
Bartoo lands with a shot to the body.
Bartoo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Russell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartoo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russell lands a nice shot to the body.
Russell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartoo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Russell throws a sloppy head kick
and Bartoo counters with a nice leg kick.
Russell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoo lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoo.
Russell avoids the head kick by Bartoo.
Bartoo scores with a kick to the body.
Russell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartoo.
Russell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartoo can pounce on him.
Russell moves out of range of the body kick.
Bartoo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Russell will feel that in the morning.
Russell shoots in but Bartoo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Bartoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russell moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Russell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Russell fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psycho Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartoo lands a brutal head kick. Russell looks out on his feet and Bartoo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Oscar Bartoo!
Oscar Bartoo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Psycho Russell had this to say: 'Got to train harder and get more focus'.