PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Stettin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stettin comes to the cage accompanied by The Weapon They Fear. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Stettin
vs
Battery

215 cm
23
308 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Stettin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Battery!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battery wants to clinch.
Stettin misses with a body kick.
Stettin swinging wilding here.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stettin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stettin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery wants to clinch.
Stettin keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stettin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Battery avoids the body shot from Stettin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Stettin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Battery to the mat! Battery manages to get full guard.
Stettin controlling from the top position.
Stettin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery keeping moving, preventing Stettin from controlling successfully.
Battery trying to keep a closed guard but Stettin is proving a slippery customer.
Stettin won't allow Battery to sweep him here.
Stettin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stettin trying to control but Battery is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stettin working some strikes from top position.
Stettin trying to control but Battery is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stettin is stalling in the full guard.
Stettin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stettin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Battery on the ground.
Stettin wants to control from the top but Battery keeps moving.
Stettin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stettin trying to control but Battery is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stettin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Battery moves in looking to clinch but Stettin pushes him off.
Maximus Battery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battery wants to clinch.
Battery is looking to clinch but Stettin is avoiding it.
Stettin throws a jab but it's blocked by Battery.

Stettin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stettin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stettin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stettin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Battery that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Stettin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Battery tries to clinch but Stettin is having none of it.
Patrick Stettin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battery tries to clinch but Stettin moves out of range.
Battery tries to clinch up.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stettin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battery is looking to clinch but Stettin is avoiding it.
Battery wants to clinch.
Stettin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stettin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stettin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Battery's half guard.
Stettin throwing shots but Battery is blocking nicely.
Stettin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stettin is keen to just control but Battery is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery wants to get back to his feet.
Stettin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stettin with the ground and pound but Battery uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stettin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stettin content to stall in guard here.
Battery keeping moving, preventing Stettin from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stettin working some strikes from top position.
Stettin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Battery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Battery scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Battery wants to clinch up but Stettin keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stettin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Battery checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stettin stuns Battery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stettin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stettin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stettin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Battery is fending him off so far but Stettin persists. Nope, Battery circles away and we're back to standing.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch but Stettin is having none of it.
Battery tries to clinch up.
Stettin throws a sloppy head kick and Battery moves out of range easily.
Stettin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battery wants to clinch.
Stettin swats away the attempt to clinch by Battery.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery wants to clinch up but Stettin keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Stettin.

It looks like Maximus Battery has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stettin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Battery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stettin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stettin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Battery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stettin wants to control from the top but Battery keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Stettin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Battery's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stettin throws the kick towards the body but Battery avoids it.
Battery tries to clinch up but Stettin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery tries to clinch but Stettin is having none of it.
Battery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stettin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Battery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stettin.
Stettin just misses with a punch to the body.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch but Stettin is having none of it.
Battery takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stettin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A combination from Stettin does no damage.
Stettin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battery in his tracks.
Battery tries to clinch up.
Stettin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Battery moves in looking to clinch but Stettin pushes him off.
Battery wants to clinch.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch but Stettin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin throws a monster overhand right that drops Battery! Stettin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Stettin!
Patrick Stettin is the new super heavyweight champion!