PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scabby Bat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and henry five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bat
vs
five

164 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scabby Bat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, henry five!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
five looks for the body kick but Bat saw that one coming.
Bat tries to close the distance and clinch but five swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
five misses the shot to the body.
five throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bat throws a body punch but five moves out of range.
Bat fails to land the takedown.

five closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bat is trying to control five's posture but five avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Bat's face as five controls the position.
five is working Bat over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as five stalls from top position.
five scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bat to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bat tries to bench press five off him but five keeps the position.
Bat is looking to work his way out of this bad position but five is controlling him well.
Bat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
five is staying tight to Bat's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bat struggling a bit here.
five working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
five throws a strike aimed at the side of Bat's head but Bat avoids it well.
Bat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of five.
five trying to control the position but Bat is working away.
five in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
five controls the position.
Bat wants to control but five postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from five.
five fails to land with a series of punches.
Bat wants to clinch.
five fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bat manages to avoid it.
five throws a low kick, looking for Bat's leg but Bat calmly moves out of range.

five shoots in and bounces Bat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
five trying to control but Bat is working from the bottom.
five sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
five pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bat is keeping the position for now.
Bat is breathing heavily.
five trying to control but Bat is working from the bottom.
Bat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
five trying to control the position from guard on top but Bat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
five stands and throws Bat's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
five lands a decent elbow from side control.
five wants to control but Bat is keeping him busy.
five moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
five working the head and body with strikes.
Bat is not content to let five control the position.
five working away.
five working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bat fails with the takedown

and five counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by five.
Bat keeping moving, preventing five from controlling successfully.
five stays in close to Bat's body and controls the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, henry five just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bat moves out of range of the strikes.
Bat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bat misses with a low kick.
Bat avoids the body shot from five.
Bat avoids the body shot from five.
five misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
five takes a swing at Bat's ribcage but misses.
Bat slips a straight right by five.
five misses the jab.
Scabby Bat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
five throws out a loose jab but Bat uses good head movement to avoid it.

five gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bat to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bat stopping the sweep attempt from five.
five managing to control the position.
Bat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
five pulls Bat in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
five looking for a sweep. Not yet five, not yet.
Bat being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
five tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bat is fighting to break five's control of his arms but five is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
five tries to land a sweep but no joy.
five keeping moving, preventing Bat from controlling successfully.
Bat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
five looking for a sweep. Not yet five, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
five tried to score with a low kick but Bat checks it.
five goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bat closes the distance but five moves to the side

and five counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
five postures up and lands a big shot to Bat's brow.
five sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bat's guard.
Bat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
henry five has got the better of the ground game so far.
five lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
five is nestled in close to Bat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
five blocks the strikes from Bat.
five working the head and body with strikes.
Bat is trying to control but can't.
five is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
five not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. five lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, five seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry five showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

five closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - five lands in his opponent's guard.
Bat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bat tries to get out of the position.
five content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
five throwing strikes from guard but Bat blocks nicely.
five postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
five trying to control but Bat is working from the bottom.
Bat thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
five is working Bat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
five is pushing down on Bat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bat is fighting to maintain full guard but five has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
five perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
five slips a nice elbow through Bat's hands, connecting with Bat's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
five winds up and cracks Bat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from five.
five sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
five lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
five is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
five content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
five working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
five working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
five lands with a punch from half guard.
five content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. five lands a nice short elbow.
five working Bat over with strikes.
Bat is looking to improve his position.
Bat is refusing to be controlled, as five sits in half guard.
henry five is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
five trying to control the pace.

Bat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
five takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Despite being in the dominant position, henry five just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
five throws a hook but Bat avoids it easily.
five is looking to score with low kicks.
Bat slips a straight right by five.

five closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - five lands in his opponent's guard.
five seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
five's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Scabby Bat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
henry five comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well five has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... henry five!