PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen What the World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks by Charlie Daniels as his entrance music. Jason Orton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Batista
vs
Orton

195 cm
25
290 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
295 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Orton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Dave Batista has been cut.
Batista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orton.
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Orton as he jumps to the side.
Batista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orton throws a shot from downtown. Batista moves away and avoids it.

Batista looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Orton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Batista lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista looks to land a strike but Orton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Batista looking to pass the guard.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton trying to control the position.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista throws and elbow that misses. Orton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Batista's guard. Nice move by Orton!

Orton stands up and waves to Batista to follow him.
Orton misses with a double jab

and Batista counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orton!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista avoids the attempt from Orton to control.
Orton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Orton looks gassed!
Batista thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Orton to regain full guard.
Batista would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batista throws a strike but Orton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Batista looking to control.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Batista.
Batista has his hands on Orton's head, controlling the position.
Batista tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Batista.
Batista shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orton but Orton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista looks to land a combination but Orton avoids it well.
Batista slips under a jab.
Orton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batista shoots in but Orton avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Batista shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Batista lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Batista is proving a slippery customer.
Orton has momentary wrist control but Batista slips an elbow through the middle.
Batista is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants to stand and escape but Batista is having none of it.
Batista chips away with some ground and pound.
Batista is working Orton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Batista landing with the ground and pound.
Batista trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton keeping full guard, as Batista tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Batista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Orton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orton wants it to stay on the feet.
Orton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batista scores with a punch to the head.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
Batista catches Orton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Batista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orton.

Batista throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Orton was covering up waiting for the punch and Batista finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Batista missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batista landing some decent shots from guard.
Batista working some strikes from top position.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista cracks Orton with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batista throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
Batista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batista keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orton's head.
Batista cracks Orton with a solid left hand.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dave Batista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batista postures up in Orton's guard and throws a big left but Orton blocks it.
Batista chips away with some ground and pound.
Batista wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Batista scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batista has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Batista wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Batista is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.
Batista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Batista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batista with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Batista scores a takedown into full mount!
Batista lands with some strikes.
Orton is desperately trying to improve his position but Batista has a good base and remains in mount.
Batista working Orton over with strikes here.
Batista punching from mount but Orton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Orton blocking the ground and pound.
Batista landing shots from mount.
Batista sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Orton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista landing strikes from the mount and Orton is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Batista misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Batista lands with some strikes.
Batista lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Batista breaks from Orton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Batista with the ground and pound from mount.
Batista raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton is in a horrible position here. Batista smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Batista dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Batista with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice cross by Batista.
Batista slips under a jab from Orton.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Batista fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Batista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orton circles away quickly and effectively.

Batista decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Batista misses with a head shot. Orton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orton keeping full guard, as Batista tries to pass.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Orton has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batista is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Batista pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Batista lands a jab-cross combination.
Batista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batista scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dave Batista is winning the standup battle so far.
Orton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Batista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Batista shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orton but Orton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Batista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orton was well out of range. Poor timing from Batista.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista swinging wildly here.
Batista throws a sloppy head kick and Orton moves out of range easily.
A combination from Batista does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Orton as Batista shoots in.
Batista has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista throws a series of punches but Orton avoids them all with ease.
Batista fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jason Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batista wants to clinch up but Orton keeps it at a distance.
Batista lands with a nice combination. Orton backs away looking to recover.
Orton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batista throws out the jab.
Dave Batista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batista lands a two punch combo.
Orton throws a hook but Batista blocks it.
Batista lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orton circles away quickly and effectively.
Batista scores with a hook to the body. Orton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Batista lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Batista misses.
Batista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batista uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orton.
Dave Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista lands a lovely overhand right.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Batista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Batista lands a jab-cross combination.
Batista scores with a one two! Orton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Batista fails to land with a series of punches.
Batista throws out a leg kick but Orton moves out of range and Batista only half commits.
Batista swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Orton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Batista doesn't seem phased though.
Orton throws a jab but it's blocked by Batista.
A nice combination there by Batista.
Orton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Batista has closed the distance and engaged Orton in a clinch.
Batista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orton can do to turn this around?
Batista tries to score a body lock takedown but Orton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orton working hard to break the clinch.
Orton is trying to break the clinch but Batista is controlling him.

Batista breaks the clinch.
Batista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Orton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Orton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jason Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batista trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Batista not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Batista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batista has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Batista!