PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Four Middle Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers comes to the cage accompanied by 4middle Fingers - Decision victory or KO clinchrape. Bartolome comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Will Rise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Juan Bartolome will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Middle Fingers
vs
Bartolome

177 cm
29
240 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

189 cm
25
263 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Four Middle Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartolome scoring well with a low kick there.
Bartolome misses with the combination.
Bartolome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fingers throws a leg kick
and Bartolome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fingers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Four Middle Fingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fingers misses with a wild body shot.
Bartolome lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fingers throws a low kick but Bartolome avoids it.
Bartolome tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartolome lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fingers at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fingers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bartolomes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bartolome's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartolome.
Bartolome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fingers manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Fingers misses its intended target.
Fingers checks a low kick from Bartolome.
Fingers connects with the punch.
Bartolome pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fingers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bartolome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fingers pushes Bartolome up against the cage in a clinch.
Fingers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartolome wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartolome blocks an elbow strike.
Bartolome blocking some punches.
Bartolome working hard to break the clinch.

Bartolome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartolome blocks a low kick nicely.
Fingers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fingers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Bartolome lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fingers doesn't seem phased though.
Bartolome throws a wild body kick that Fingers sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Fingers moves out of range.
Bartolome takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartolome darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fingers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fingers.
Bartolome misses with the combination.
Fingers avoids the head kick by Bartolome.
Bartolome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a few strikes there.
Fingers lands with an overhand left.
Bartolome throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fingers wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fingers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartolome tests Fingers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartolome keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bartolome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome moves out of range as Fingers throws a body kick.
Fingers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bartolome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fingers looks to land a left hand but Bartolome moved out of range nicely.
Fingers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fingers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartolome avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bartolome is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bartolome shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bartolome checks a low kick from Fingers.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bartolome, right into the meat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fingers.
Bartolome throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Fingers there.
Bartolome checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fingers tries to land a leg kick but Bartolome saw it coming and moves away.
Fingers throws a right hand that misses
and Fingers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fingers looks to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a one-two to the body.
Bartolome takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fingers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bartolome has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bartolome lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fingers lands with a straight right. Bartolome didn't see that one coming.
Fingers misses with a straight left.
Fingers tries to land a leg kick but Bartolome saw it coming and moves away.
Fingers wants to land a leg kick but Bartolome is out of range.
Fingers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bartolome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartolome scores with a leg kick.
Bartolome throws a hook but Fingers blocks it.
Fingers moves in looking to clinch but Bartolome pushes him off.
Bartolome just misses with a punch to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fingers throws an overhand right that lands on Bartolome's shoulder, as Bartolome tries to avoid the shot.
Fingers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a body punch but Fingers moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bartolome.
Fingers motions for Bartolome to come forward. Fingers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fingers avoids the body shot from Bartolome.
Fingers misses with a body shot.
Fingers lands with an overhand left.
Fingers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fingers. Bartolome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fingers ducks under a wild hook from Bartolome.
Fingers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fingers scores with a nice head shot.
Fingers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fingers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fingers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fingers misses with a low kick as Bartolome jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Bartolome will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A leg kick checked by Bartolome.
Fingers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolome lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bartolome throws a head kick but Fingers moves out of range.
Fingers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Juan Bartolome seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartolome slips a straight right by Fingers.
Bartolome scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bartolome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fingers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bartolome's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers looks to land a body kick but Bartolome moved away.
Fingers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fingers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bartolome is out of range.
Fingers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartolome was well out of range. Poor timing from Fingers.
Fingers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Fingers pushes Bartolome up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartolome has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bartolome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fingers has him pressed against the cage.
Fingers lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Juan Bartolome has been cut.
Bartolome is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fingers.
Fingers misses with a knee to the head.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but Fingers has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fingers.
Bartolome is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fingers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fingers lands an elbow inside that Bartolome shrugs off.
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fingers lands a damaging elbow.
Fingers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartolome takes a shot to the head.
Fingers lands an elbow inside.
Fingers looking to throw knees to the head but Bartolome is blocking nicely.
Bartolome working hard to break the clinch.
Fingers can't find room to land a body shot as Bartolome controls the action.
Fingers pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartolome leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Bartolome breaks from the clinch.
Bartolome blocks the body kick.
Bartolome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fingers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartolome slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers misses with a hook.
Fingers thows a body shot but no joy.
Fingers moves in looking to clinch but Bartolome pushes him off.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Bartolome misses its intended target.
Fingers tries to clinch up.
Bartolome tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Bartolome does no damage.
Bartolome stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fingers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fingers throws a chopping leg kick but Bartolome manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fingers is looking to clinch.
Bartolome walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fingers misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartolome counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartolome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartolome scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Bartolome misses.
Bartolome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bartolome.
Bartolome's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fingers's corner calls for a 1-2. Fingers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bartolome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fingers.
Bartolome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bartolome avoids the body shot from Fingers.
Bartolome scores with a body shot.
Fingers lands an overhand right.
Fingers tries to clinch but Bartolome is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fingers throws a leg kick that misses.
Bartolome takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bartolome dips to his left and cracks Fingers with an uppercut!
Juan Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fingers misses with a body kick.
Bartolome just misses with a punch to the body.
Fingers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bartolome. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartolome tries to bum rush Fingers with a series of wild strikes but Fingers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fingers misses with a leg kick.
Fingers wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fingers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartolome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartolome.
Fingers is looking to chop away at Bartolome's legs.
Fingers missing with a left hand there. Bartolome was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fingers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartolome.
Fingers connects with a leg kick. Bartolome looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bartolome misses with a low kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fingers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartolome.
Bartolome is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fingers.
A big left from Bartolome misses.
Bartolome misses with a leg kick
and Fingers counters with a stiff right hand.
Fingers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fingers tries to land a leg kick but Bartolome saw it coming and moves away.
Fingers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartolome on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fingers. Fingers obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fingers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome misses with a low kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fingers misses the jab.
Fingers misses with a leg kick
and Bartolome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fingers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartolome on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fingers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bartolome moves out of range as Fingers throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Bartolome misses its intended target.
Bartolome checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Four Middle Fingers showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Four Middle Fingers!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Four Middle Fingers!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Four Middle Fingers!

Four Middle Fingers wins by unanimous decision!
Four Middle Fingers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, into his post fight interview.