PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 98 p4p, 13 weight class) and Mosi Kondo (ranked 276 p4p, 39 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bartoli
vs
Kondo

180 cm
24
170 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
172 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondo looks to land a body kick but Bartoli moved away.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Kondo tries to clinch up
and Bartoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bartoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kondos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Kondo.
Kondo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kondo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kondo avoids the head kick by Bartoli.
Kondo connects with an inside leg kick.
Kondo throws a low kick but Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Bartoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bartoli.
A big right from Kondo misses.
Kondo throws a right hand that misses
and Bartoli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartoli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kondo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoli.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kondo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondo lands a right hand.
Bartoli throws a head punch that misses.
Kondo throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike from Kondo.
Kondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondo blocking some punches.
Bartoli blocks an uppercut.
Bartoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kondo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondo pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kondo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bartoli scores with a shot to the side of Kondo's head.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Bartoli throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bartoli.
Bartoli lands an uppercut.
Kondo misses with some punches.
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands a right hand.
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondo can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.
Kondo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kondo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondo is working Bartoli over against the cage.
Bartoli blocks the elbow strike.
Kondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartoli lands a right hand.
Kondo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartoli tries a body shot but Kondo blocks it.
Bartoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kondo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
Kondo scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kondo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartolis head.
Bartoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kondo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Kondo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kondo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartoli blocks an uppercut.
Bartoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bartoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kondo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Bartoli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kondo backwards.
Bartoli avoids the elbow strike from Kondo, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Kondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartoli's elbow.
Kondo prevents a body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli dodges an elbow strike from Kondo.
Kondo misses with an elbow strike.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bartoli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondo.
Nice body punch from Bartoli.
Kondo tries a body shot but Bartoli blocks it.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Kondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kondo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kondo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli misses with a punch to the body.
Kondo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondo.
A short uppercut from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.
Kondo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bartoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
Kondo moves away from the strike by Bartoli.
Kondo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bartoli is out of range and Kondo settles back down.
Bartoli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kondo scores with a nice head shot.
Kondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valerio Bartoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kondo looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Bartoli with a nice cross.
Kondo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kondo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bartoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kondo can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Kondo. Bartoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Bartoli as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Bartoli.
Kondo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kondo is looking to slow Bartoli down with leg kicks.
Kondo lands a body shot.
Bartoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kondo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondo tries to land a leg kick but Bartoli saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bartoli dips to his left and cracks Kondo with an uppercut!
Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kondo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartoli.
Bartoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Kondo.
Kondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
Bartoli lands the left hand.
Bartoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Kondo.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that misses.
Bartoli throws a jab when Kondo was well out of range.
Kondo misses with a low kick as Bartoli jumps back.
Bartoli lands with an uppercut that bounces Kondo off the cage and back into range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartoli, as that shot connected.
Bartoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kondo looks to land a body kick but Bartoli moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kondo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bartoli, right into the meat.
Bartoli lands a nice hook to Kondo's body. Kondo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kondo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Kondo as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Kondo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kondo throws out a leg kick but Bartoli moves out of range and Kondo only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartoli. That's going to slow Kondo down.
Kondo misses with a body kick.
Kondo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kondo throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Kondo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bartoli will feel that in the morning.
Kondo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bartoli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kondo scrambles back to his feet.
Bartoli connects with a right hand. Kondo shakes it off.
Kondo takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Bartoli takes one to the chin there.
Bartoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kondo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kondo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartoli lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Bartoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kondo tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kondo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kondo clobbers Bartoli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartoli lands a nice looking body kick.
Bartoli throws a series of strikes that have Kondo backpedaling.
Kondo misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bartoli - that will leave a mark!
Bartoli connects with a leg kick. Kondo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kondo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartoli misses with a low kick.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Kondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Kondo.
Nice cross by Bartoli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Bartoli. Beautiful body shot.
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli lands a front kick.
Bartoli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kondo connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kondo misses the shot to the body.
Kondo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kondo tries to move into range but Bartoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kondo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bartoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Bartoli as he checks the leg kick.
Bartoli jabs Kondo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kondo is looking to score with low kicks.
Kondo takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Bartoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good leg kick by Bartoli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kondo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartoli rather than just go for the knockout.
Kondo wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kondo tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kondo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bartoli with a jab.
Kondo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartoli can pounce on him.
Bartoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kondo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Bartoli as he connects with a hook.
Bartoli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kondo's calf.
Bartoli throws a low kick but Kondo moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Kondo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bartoli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kondo's head.
Kondo misses with a body kick.
Kondo looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
Bartoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bartoli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kondo is out of range.
Kondo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Kondo is looking to chop away at Bartoli's legs.
Bartoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartoli, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kondo checks a leg kick nicely.
Kondo takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kondo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bartoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kondo throws a push kick but Bartoli slaps the foot to one side.
Kondo misses with an uppercut.
Bartoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kondo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kondo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bartoli checks a low kick from Kondo.
Bartoli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kondo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kondo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kondo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kondo looks to land a body kick but Bartoli moved away.
Bartoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kondo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartoli can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kondo misses with a leg kick
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
Kondo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartoli can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bartoli. Beautiful body shot.

Kondo clinches up with Bartoli and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
Kondo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoli.
Kondo scores with a hook to the body.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoli misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoli.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kondo backwards.
Kondo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartoli.
Bartoli blocks the elbow strike.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valerio Bartoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with the head strike.
Bartoli misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli avoids the elbow strike from Kondo, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kondo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bartoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kondo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartoli backwards.
Bartoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kondo backwards.
Kondo gets through Bartoli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike from Kondo.
Bartoli blocks a body shot from Kondo.
Kondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartoli lands a left hand.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Kondo throws an elbow but it misses.
Bartoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Bartoli blocks a body shot from Kondo.
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondo.
Bartoli blocks a body shot from Kondo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kondo misses with the head strike.
Kondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartoli's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
Kondo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kondo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartoli takes an elbow to the temple.
Bartoli throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kondo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Kondo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bartoli lands a left hand.
A short left from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a right hand.
Kondo tries a body shot but Bartoli blocks it.
Kondo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bartoli gets through Kondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kondo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bartoli on the inside.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Kondo throws a solid leg kick but Bartoli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kondo.
Kondo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bartoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kondo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Bartoli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli scores with a leg kick.
Bartoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Kondo closes the distance and clinches.
Kondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kondo.
Kondo has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Kondo lands with a light punch inside.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kondo cracks Bartoli with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondo.
Bartoli digs a right hand underneath Kondo's ribcage. Kondo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kondo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondo.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Kondo lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kondo misses with a body punch.
Kondo pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bartoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kondo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kondo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kondo throws an elbow but misses.
Bartoli works on Kondo's body with a couple of short punches.
Bartoli tries to work over Kondo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartoli misses with the head strike.
Bartoli takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kondo can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kondo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Kondo.
Bartoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kondo tries to work over Bartoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bartoli - that landed with a thud.
Kondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartoli's elbow.
Kondo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Kondo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
Kondo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bartoli.
Kondo pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
Bartoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kondo.
Bartoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondo.
Kondo lands a body shot.
Kondo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondo.
Kondo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Kondo on the inside.
Kondo misses with some punches.
Bartoli scores with a hook to the body.
Kondo misses with some punches.
Bartoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike.
Kondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartoli's elbow.
Kondo blocking some punches.
Kondo pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kondo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondo.
Nice body punch from Bartoli - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Bartoli cracks Kondo with a nice body shot.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands a shot to the body.
Kondo has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kondo lands an elbow inside.
Kondo pushes Bartoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kondo tries a body shot but Bartoli blocks it.
Bartoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Bartoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bartoli blocks a body shot from Kondo.
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valerio Bartoli had his way with Mosi Kondo in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bartoli works Kondo's body with a nice hook.
Kondo thuds a left hand into Bartoli's body.
Kondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut. Kondo saw that one coming.
Bartoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Kondo checks it.
Bartoli jabs Kondo right on the nose. Kondo blinks but takes it well.
Bartoli's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartoli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kondo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kondo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kondo walks into a stiff left hand from Bartoli.
Bartoli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kondo moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kondo is looking to land body kicks.
Kondo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bartoli.
Bartoli feints and then cracks Kondo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kondo down.
Bartoli checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a right hand that Kondo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kondo also avoids with ease.
Bartoli takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Bartoli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kondo is out of range.
Kondo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bartoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Bartoli misses.
Kondo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kondo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bartoli thows a body kick. Kondo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bartoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kondo takes one to the chin there.

Kondo darts in and clinches Bartoli up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondo misses with a punch to the body.
Kondo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kondo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bartoli pushes Kondo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kondo.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bartoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kondo's elbow.
Kondo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartolis head.
Bartoli blocks a body shot from Kondo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoli.
Kondo has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Kondo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bartoli misses with some punches.
Bartoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondo backwards.
Kondo misses with some punches.
Bartoli throws a head punch that misses.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Bartoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondo has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli working aggressively here.
Kondo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartoli controls his hands.
Bartoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosi Kondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kondo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoli.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Kondo lands a left hand.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kondo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kondo has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoli.
Kondo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bartoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Kondo.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Kondo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Valerio Bartoli has been cut.
Bartoli has a couple of punches blocked by Kondo.
Bartoli misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoli.
Kondo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kondo.
A right hand to the body from Bartoli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kondo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bartoli scores with a shot to the side of Kondo's head.
Bartoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartoli blocks an elbow strike from Kondo.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Bartoli lands a shoulder strike.
Kondo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondo.
Kondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli blocking some punches.
Kondo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kondo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartoli misses with a body punch.
Kondo lands a right hand.
Bartoli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kondo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valerio Bartoli.
Well Bartoli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
Valerio Bartoli retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Valerio Bartoli rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.