PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Vegas (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kappi Bateman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Vegas
vs
Bateman

152 cm
20
137 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kappi Bateman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bateman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vegas.
No joy there for Bateman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Bateman throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Bateman.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Bateman tries to clinch but Vegas moves out of range.
Bateman tries to clinch up.
Bateman is looking to slow Vegas down with leg kicks.
Vegas scores with a body shot.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Vegas.
Bateman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bateman tries to clinch up.
Bateman doesn't manage to clinch there - Vegas circles away.
Bateman lands with a nice combination. Vegas backs away looking to recover.
Bateman misses with a low kick.
Bateman misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Bateman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bateman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bateman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown but Vegas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bateman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vegas as he avoids it easily.
Bateman misses the jab.
Bateman misses with a low kick.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Vegas pushes him off.
Bateman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vegas swivels and escapes.
Vinny Vegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kappi Bateman.
Bateman throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
Bateman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vegas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman tries to score with a low kick but Vegas moves his leg out of the way.
Vegas tries to bum rush Bateman with a series of wild strikes but Bateman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kappi Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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.
Vegas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Bateman moved out of range nicely.
Bateman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegas.
Vegas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bateman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bateman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bateman blocks a jab.
Vegas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vegas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Vegas does it's job there.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegas swings for the body but Bateman moves out of range.
Vegas misses with a straight right.
Vegas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bateman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bateman looks gassed!

Bateman moves into the clinch successfully.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Vegas breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vegas, as that shot connected.
Bateman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bateman is rocked!
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
Bateman is still on wobbly legs! Can Vegas finish him?
Vegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bateman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bateman seems to have recovered his senses.
Bateman fails to land the takedown.
Bateman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Vegas dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses the body punch
and Vegas counters with a left right combination that sends Bateman crashing to the mat - Vegas wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Bateman out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Vegas!