PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georges Bataille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bataille's entrance music is Dance Hall Days. A fine choice. Georges Bataille has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bataille
vs
Christian

195 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Bataille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Christian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian missing with a left hand there. Bataille was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Christian misses.
Christian swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bataille to counter with a crisp jab.
Christian misses with the combination.
Christian has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bataille.
Christian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bataille is able to avoid easily.
Christian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christian misses with a left hand
and Bataille counters with an inside leg kick.
Christian misses with a right hand
and Bataille counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bataille lands a lovely overhand right.
Bataille connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bataille momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bataille doesn't manage to clinch there - Christian circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bataille.
Bataille cracks the inside of Christian's front leg.
Christian misses with a jab to the body
and Bataille makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Christian really felt that one!

Bataille fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christian, pushing him back against the cage.
Bataille lands an elbow just above Christian 's eye.

It looks like Jack Christian has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bataille has him pressed against the cage.
Christian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bataille looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bataille utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Christian looks gassed!
Bataille missing with knees to the body.
Christian avoids a wild elbow strike from Bataille.
Christian takes an elbow to the temple.
Bataille looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Christian takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bataille creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christian's defenses.
Bataille has Christian pressed against the cage.
Christian trying to control the position but instead, Bataille has worked for underhooks and has pushed Christian into the cage.
Christian avoiding damage as Bataille throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataille working Christian over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bataille is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christian is defending well for now.
Bataille trying to land knees to the body.
Bataille throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bataille misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bataille.
Christian avoids the elbow strike from Bataille, against the cage.
Christian has had enough of the clinch but Bataille keeps him there for the moment.
Christian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bataille has him pressed against the cage.
Bataille lands an elbow inside.
Christian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bataille pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bataille creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christian's defenses.
Bataille lands an elbow inside that Christian shrugs off.
Christian avoids the elbow strike from Bataille, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataille with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bataille being controlled against the cage.
Bataille scores a nice knee to the body.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Bataille.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bataille takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Christian working hard to break the clinch.
Bataille throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Christian blocks an elbow strike from Bataille.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bataille.
Christian is trying to break free.
Christian avoids a wild elbow strike from Bataille.
Christian stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataille misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian being controlled against the cage.
Christian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bataille misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian takes an elbow to the temple.
Bataille misses with an elbow over the top.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Bataille.
Christian blocks an elbow strike from Bataille.
Bataille misses with an elbow strike.
Bataille trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bataille tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
Bataille throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bataille stalls.
Bataille scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Bataille dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Christian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Christian moves out of range of the leg kick from Bataille.
Christian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Christian throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bataille to counter with a crisp jab.
Christian misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Christian drops Bataille with a beautiful combination! Bataille stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Christian is looking for the KO!

Bataille is rocked!
Christian lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Bataille is looking to close the distance but Christian sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Bataille crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Bataille is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jack Christian!