PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 355 p4p, 362 weight class) and Valerio Bartoli (ranked 57 p4p, 58 weight class). Bartoli has chosen Modulate - Bass Alert as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Snowdon
vs
Bartoli

189 cm
35
176
26 - 9 - 0

180 cm
35
170
29 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Grunge Nutrition

SynCity Fightwear
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowdon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Snowdon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bartoli is defending against the submission attempts here by Snowdon.
Bartoli won't allow Snowdon to pass to mount.
Snowdon trying to control the action but Bartoli is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowdon is looking to pass Bartoli's guard but actually Bartoli recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snowdon content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon trying to move into half guard but instead Bartoli has managed to sweep!

Snowdon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Snowdon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bartoli escapes and throws Snowdon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Snowdon is looking for a sweep.
Snowdon struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon is looking for a sweep.
Snowdon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Snowdon is working hard here to advance position.
Bartoli wants to stand but Snowdon has his arm trapped.
Snowdon is looking to regain half guard here but Bartoli keeps moving and retains side control.
Snowdon can't do much from the bottom here.
Snowdon is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bartoli off and has taken his back!

Snowdon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bartoli has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Bartoli defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Snowdon's arms.

Snowdon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bartoli defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snowdon is persistently looking for the submission but Bartoli is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Snowdon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Bartoli preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Snowdon.

Snowdon seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Bartoli's chin but Bartoli turns very nicely into Snowdon's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Bartoli.

Snowdon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bartoli is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Snowdon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snowdon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bartoli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Snowdon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Snowdon shoots in looking for a takedown but Bartoli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snowdon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Snowdon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bartoli's guard.
Bartoli wants to stand but Snowdon is controlling the position.

Snowdon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bartoli dives on top into guard.

Snowdon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bartoli is aware though and is defending well.

Bartoli gets to his feet - Snowdon follows without any prompting.
Bartoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snowdon fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that misses.

Snowdon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bartoli tries to kick Snowdon off in order to stand up. Snowdon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoli regains half guard there - taking advantage of Snowdon's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snowdon seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Bartoli has recovered full guard.

Snowdon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bartoli looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bartoli looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bartoli!

Bartoli tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Snowdon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bartoli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli wants to stand but Snowdon has his arm trapped.
Snowdon is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerio Bartoli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snowdon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bartoli off and has taken his back!
Bartoli wants to get back to his feet.

Snowdon is looking for the choke from the back position but Bartoli is controlling his hands well.
Bartoli is trying to stand back up.
Bartoli is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bartoli is in a bad position with Snowdon working for a choke. Bartoli manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

Snowdon looking for subs off his back but Bartoli has passed one foot through into half guard.
Snowdon manages to get to full guard.
Snowdon looking to control but Bartoli passes into half guard.

Snowdon actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Valerio Bartoli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Snowdon closes the distance and clinches up with Bartoli, looking for a takedown. Snowdon pushes Bartoli against the cage but Bartoli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bartoli scores with a push kick.
Bartoli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snowdon eats them both and turns towards Bartoli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Snowdon.
Bartoli throws out a counter right but Snowdon avoids it with no problem.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Snowdon is out of range.
Snowdon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Snowdon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Snowdon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snowdon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snowdon tries for a takedown but Bartoli circles away easily
and Bartoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli with a jab.
Snowdon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bartoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bartoli connects with a crisp jab.

Snowdon is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bartoli as Snowdon shoots in.
Oh Snowdon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartoli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bartoli pounces like a tiger and cracks Snowdon with a vicious hook! Snowdon is down but not out! Bartoli follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Valerio Bartoli!
A victorious Valerio Bartoli thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.