PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnolf Karstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski comes to the ring accompanied by The King is Back. Arnolf Karstark will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bartowski
vs
Karstark

183 cm
25
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
163 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oleg Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnolf Karstark!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Bartowski.
Bartowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Karstark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartowski missing with a left hand there. Karstark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karstark throws a series of punches but Bartowski moves out of range.
Karstark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bartowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karstark.
Bartowski looks to throw the jab but Karstark is out of range.
Karstark throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bartowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Karstark misses with a body shot.
Karstark slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karstark moves out of range as Bartowski strikes.
Bartowski throws a shot from downtown. Karstark moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Bartowski misses its intended target.
Oleg Bartowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartowski lands a jab to Karstark's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Karstark.
Bartowski with a nice cross.
Bartowski ducks under a wild hook from Karstark.
Bartowski throws a body punch but Karstark moves out of range.
Karstark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karstark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Karstark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Karstark unleashes a big counter combination but Bartowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bartowski works Karstark's body with a nice hook.
Bartowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bartowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arnolf Karstark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Karstark. Beautiful body shot.
Bartowski throws a body punch but Karstark moves out of range.
Karstark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartowski throws a body punch but Karstark moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartowski. Karstark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Karstark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karstark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karstark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karstark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karstark manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karstark. Bartowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Bartowski scores with a jab.
Karstark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bartowski at a distance.
Karstark moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bartowski.
Karstark connects with a single shot there.
Karstark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karstark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartowski misses with a wild body shot.
Bartowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karstark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartowski.
Bartowski misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bartowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Karstark, which made it look bad.
Karstark let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good shot there by Karstark.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartowski dodges the punch combination from Karstark.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karstark.
Karstark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arnolf Karstark will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bartowski connects with the punch.
Karstark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Karstark.
Karstark throws a series of punches but Bartowski avoids them all with ease.
Bartowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karstark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bartowski is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bartowski defending well as Karstark loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Bartowski.
Karstark throws a combination. Bartowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bartowski scores with a hook.
Bartowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karstark was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartowski.
Karstark appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartowski. Karstark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karstark looks to throw the jab but Bartowski is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karstark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Karstark does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bartowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bartowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karstark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bartowski.
Karstark lands with an uppercut that bounces Bartowski off the ropes and back into range.
Karstark throws a series of punches but Bartowski moves out of range.
Karstark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Karstark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bartowski is rocked!
Nice shot by Karstark.
Oh Bartowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartowski looks up at the clock. Bad move! Karstark lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bartowski. Karstark pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnolf Karstark!
The defeated Oleg Bartowski had this to say: 'I don't give a damn !!!'.