PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Darkholme (ranked 4036 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 492 p4p, 408 weight class). Bateman has chosen King of New York, Fun luvin Criminals as his entrance music. Patrick Bateman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Van Darkholme's chin.

Darkholme
vs
Bateman

183 cm
22
177
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
176
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Hot Spunk

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Darkholme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darkholme paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darkholme connects with a looping right hand.
Darkholme throws a lazy right hand but Bateman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkholme misses with a wild body shot.
Darkholme lunges at Bateman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bateman's hand.
Darkholme definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Darkholme blocks a head kick by Bateman.
Darkholme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkholme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bateman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkholme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bateman moves away.
Bateman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darkholme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bateman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkholme lands a lovely overhand right.
Bateman avoids the body shot from Darkholme.
Bateman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkholme can pounce on him.
Darkholme looks to score with a jab to the body but Bateman is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Darkholme.
Darkholme misses with a looping right.
Bateman feints the counter takedown.
Bateman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darkholme defends well and Bateman ends up having to push Darkholme into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Darkholme drops Bateman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bateman looks back up at him and smiles so Darkholme waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Bateman is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkholme cracks a nice hook into Bateman's ribs.
Bateman is still on wobbly legs! Can Darkholme finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkholme.
Bateman seems to have recovered his senses.
Darkholme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bateman misses with a left hand
and Darkholme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkholme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darkholme thumps Bateman with a low kick.
Van Darkholme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkholme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkholme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darkholme throws a right hand that misses

and Bateman counters with a takedown into side control.
Bateman scores with punches from side control.
Bateman landing strikes.

Bateman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Darkholme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bateman happy to just control the position for now.
Darkholme takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Darkholme tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman lands shots from the back.
Bateman scores with punches from the back.
Bateman really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Darkholme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkholme is trying to break free.
Bateman is landing with strikes. Darkholme can't take much more of this.
Darkholme is trying to get back to his feet but Bateman has full control of the position and if anything, Darkholme has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Darkholme tries to escape but Bateman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bateman is landing with strikes. Darkholme can't take much more of this.

Bateman is working for a rear naked choke. Darkholme is not defending it well and Bateman has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Darkholme refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Darkholme's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Patrick Bateman!
A victorious Patrick Bateman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.