PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kappi Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman has chosen 20th century boy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daley
vs
Bateman

165 cm
19
144 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kappi Bateman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Daley.
Bateman tries to clinch but Daley moves away
and Bateman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Bateman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bateman misses with a wild combination.
Bateman misses with a double jab.
Daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bateman.

Daley has managed to clinch.
Daley prevents Bateman from breaking the clinch.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Bateman.
A right hand to the body from Bateman.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bateman misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bateman blocks it with crossed arms.
Bateman tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the cage.
Bateman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bateman wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Bateman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bateman tries to break the clinch but Daley is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Bateman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daley walks away with a smile on his face. Bateman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bateman, pushing him back against the cage.
Daley looking to throw knees to the head but Bateman is blocking nicely.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bateman jumps guard but Daley stands there with Bateman around his waist. Bateman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kappi Bateman.
Daley prevents the takedown attempt.
Bateman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Bateman tries to break free but Daley pushes him back against the cage.
Bateman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daley is breathing heavily.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.

Bateman has Daley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bateman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Daley tumbling to the mat - Bateman dives into Daley's guard.
Daley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Daley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bateman!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley won't let Bateman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Daley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Daley unloads with some shots from mount but Bateman bucks and avoids them well.
Daley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bateman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Daley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley looking to finish with strikes here!
Daley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Bateman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Daley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Daley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Daley with the ground and pound from mount.
Bateman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daley.
Bateman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daley misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Daley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bateman because Daley loaded up on that one.
Daley throwing strikes but Bateman uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bateman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bateman has one foot on Daley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bateman lands a slapping body shot.

Daley clinches.
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the cage.
Bateman is looking to break free of the clinch but Daley has double underhooks.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Bateman tries to score a body lock takedown but Daley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Daley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Daley clinches up against the cage.
Bateman fails to pull guard.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bateman's face.
Bateman is trying to force a seperation but Daley has the dominant position.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bateman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bateman is looking to break free of the clinch but Daley has double underhooks.
Bateman tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bateman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bateman has had enough of the clinch but Daley keeps him there for the moment.
Bateman tries for a takedown. No joy.
John Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kappi Bateman.
Bateman avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.
Bateman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bateman.
Daley working Bateman over with knees to the body.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley working Bateman over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bateman blocks an elbow strike.
Bateman working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bateman blocks it with crossed arms.
Bateman working hard to break the clinch.
Daley prevents Bateman from breaking the clinch.
Bateman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daley misses with a knee strike.

Bateman breaks from the clinch.
Bateman throws a one two combo.
Bateman works Daley's body with a nice hook.
John Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bateman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kappi Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley tries to clinch up.
Bateman throws a shot from downtown. Daley moves away and avoids it.
Bateman falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Daley counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a wild combination.
Bateman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bateman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Daley.
Kappi Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daley works over Bateman's head and body with a nice combination.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Daley slips under a jab from Bateman.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Daley misses with a hook. Bateman ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Bateman does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some wild striking there from Bateman.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daley obliges.
Daley has Bateman pressed against the cage, preventing Bateman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bateman wants to break free but Daley has control.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bateman wants to break free but Daley has control.
Bateman is trying to break free.
Bateman takes an elbow to the temple.
Daley throws an elbow but it misses.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bateman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bateman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bateman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bateman tries to pull guard but Daley won't allow it.
Bateman wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.

Bateman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daley but Daley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bateman misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman tries for a takedown but Daley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Daley clinches.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bateman working hard to break the clinch.
Bateman wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Bateman scores with a hook to the body.
Bateman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.

Bateman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bateman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bateman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bateman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daley rushes Bateman and presses him up against the cage.
Bateman tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bateman drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Daley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Daley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bateman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daley connects with a body shot.
Bateman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bateman misses with a combination
and Daley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bateman jabs at Daley's body.
Bateman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bateman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bateman tries to clinch up

and Daley counters by moving into the clinch.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley trying to land knees to the body.

Bateman manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Daley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bateman stuns Daley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bateman.
Daley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bateman.
Bateman digs a good body shot into Daley's ribs.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bateman jabs at Daley's body.
Daley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Bateman coming out on top.
Daley slaps away a takedown attempt from Bateman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daley is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
Bateman misses with a wild combination.
Daley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daley clinches with his opponent.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bateman pulls Daley into guard.
Daley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daley stops Bateman from standing up.
Bateman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daley is looking to work some ground and pound but Bateman has wrist control.
Daley throws a strike but Bateman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bateman postures up in Daley's guard and throws a big left but Daley blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley has momentary wrist control but Bateman slips an elbow through the middle.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bateman closes the distance but Daley moves to the side

and Daley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bateman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bateman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Bateman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bateman looks to land a combination but Daley avoids it well.
Bateman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Bateman throws the left hand but Daley avoids the punch easily.
Kappi Bateman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Daley rushes Bateman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bateman breaks the clinch.
Bateman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bateman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bateman somewhat.
John Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kappi Bateman.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bateman.
Daley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daley is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
Daley is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
Bateman tries to bum rush Daley with a series of wild strikes but Daley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bateman swinging wildly here.
Daley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bateman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daley rather than just go for the knockout.
Daley tries to clinch but Bateman is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kappi Bateman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!