PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Batista (ranked 24448 p4p, 23664 weight class) and Bledge Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson has chosen Get The F Off My Lawn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Batista
vs
Stevenson

190 cm
22
270
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
250
5 - 25 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rock Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bledge Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stevenson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Stevenson tries to keep at a distance but Batista has taken the fight into the clinch.

Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Stevenson tries to keep at a distance but Batista has taken the fight into the clinch.

Batista breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Batista.
Batista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista throws a right and a left that Stevenson avoids nicely.
Batista bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevenson's head.
Stevenson ducks right into an uppercut from Batista.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
Batista misses with a combination

and Stevenson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Batista looking for submissions off his back.

Batista actively working from the bottom here.

Batista actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Batista looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista is looking to control Stevenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Batista avoid being mounted?
Batista slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Batista looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson throws a sloppy strike and Batista has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Stevenson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Batista!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rock Batista!