PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kappi Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Rednaxela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes into the arena with 20th century boy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bateman
vs
Rednaxela

170 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

169 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kappi Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Rednaxela!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman scores with a kick to the body.
Bateman misses with a kick to the body
and Rednaxela counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bateman's knee momentarily.
Bateman swings widly with a right hand
and Rednaxela counters with a body kick that stops Bateman in his tracks momentarily.
Rednaxela moves out of range of the body kick from Bateman.
Rednaxela walks into a jab.
Bateman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rednaxela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rednaxela tries to clinch
and Bateman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rednaxela misses with an uppercut
letting Bateman counter with a right hand.
Bateman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bateman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rednaxela under the eye.
Rednaxela throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bateman counters by moving into the clinch.
Bateman is trying to push Rednaxela away but Rednaxela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Rednaxela avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the cage.
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Rednaxela avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the cage.
Rednaxela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rednaxela lands with a left to the head.

Bateman manages to break the clinch.
Rednaxela ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Rednaxela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rednaxela.
Bateman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rednaxela throws a front kick aimed at Bateman's knee but Bateman avoids it well.
Rednaxela throws a poor cross that misses
and Bateman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bateman throws a head kick but Rednaxela moves out of range.
Rednaxela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bateman is out of range and Rednaxela settles back down.
Bateman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rednaxela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Rednaxela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rednaxela lands a leg kick that knocks Bateman off balance momentarily.
Rednaxela misses with an uppercut.
Bateman throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rednaxela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rednaxela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bateman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bateman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman scores with a body shot.
Bateman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bateman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bateman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rednaxela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rednaxela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Rednaxela.
Rednaxela thows a leg kick but Bateman checks it

and Bateman counters by clinching up.
Bateman can't find room to land a body shot as Rednaxela controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rednaxela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rednaxela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Bateman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rednaxela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bateman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bateman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rednaxela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rednaxela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rednaxela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bateman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rednaxela.
Bateman dips to his left and cracks Rednaxela with an uppercut!
Bateman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bateman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rednaxela.
Rednaxela wants to clinch up but Bateman keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kappi Bateman dominated that round.
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.

Rednaxela wants to land a leg kick but Bateman is out of range.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rednaxela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rednaxela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman misses with a kick to the body
and Rednaxela counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bateman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rednaxela doesn't seem phased though.
Rednaxela moves away from the strike by Bateman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rednaxela misses with a low kick.
Rednaxela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bateman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rednaxela.
Rednaxela misses with a low kick.
Bateman misses with a hook
and Bateman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rednaxela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rednaxela misses with a head kick.
Bateman clobbers Rednaxela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bateman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bateman throws a lazy uppercut
and Rednaxela counters with a big head kick but Bateman shrugs it off.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rednaxela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rednaxela throws a nice inside leg kick.

Rednaxela clinches.

Bateman breaks from the clinch.
Rednaxela lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rednaxela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Rednaxela moved out of range.
Bateman misses with a body shot
and Rednaxela counters with a solid body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bateman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bateman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bateman throws a lazy uppercut
and Rednaxela counters with a left to the body.
Bateman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rednaxela counters with a low kick, right behind Bateman 's knee.
Bateman throws a lazy uppercut
and Rednaxela counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela tries to score with a low kick but Bateman moves his leg out of the way.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Rednaxela misses with a leg kick.
Bateman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rednaxela under the eye.
Bateman misses with the body kick
and Rednaxela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bateman blocks the body kick.
Rednaxela throws a head kick that half lands.
Rednaxela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick and Rednaxela moves out of range easily.
Bateman moves out of range as Rednaxela strikes.
Bateman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rednaxela. Rednaxela obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a jab to the body
and Rednaxela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rednaxela.
Bateman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rednaxela counters with a right hand to the body.
Bateman misses with a body kick.
Bateman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bateman. Those never looked like landing.
Rednaxela throws a lazy head kick
and Bateman counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bateman throws a right hand that Rednaxela ducks under and follows up with a left that Rednaxela also avoids with ease.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rednaxela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Rednaxela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rednaxela throws a leg kick but Bateman checks it.
Bateman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bateman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rednaxela counters with a low kick, right behind Bateman 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rednaxela.
Rednaxela dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Bateman throws a jab when Rednaxela was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rednaxela instigates a clinch.

Bateman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bateman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rednaxela to score with a decent uppercut.
Rednaxela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rednaxela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman wants to clinch.
Bateman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rednaxela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Rednaxela.
Rednaxela explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rednaxela throws a leg kick but Bateman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rednaxela.
Alexander Rednaxela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rednaxela moves out of range of the body kick from Bateman.
Rednaxela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bateman counters with a straight right hand.
Bateman lands a leg kick that knocks Rednaxela off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Rednaxela.
Rednaxela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bateman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rednaxela is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Rednaxela.
Bateman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rednaxela.
Bateman looks to land a body kick but Rednaxela moved away.
Jab by Bateman.
Rednaxela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bateman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rednaxela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bateman misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rednaxela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rednaxela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rednaxela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bateman misses the shot to the body.
Rednaxela wants to clinch.
Bateman misses with a body shot
and Rednaxela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bateman misses with a lunging right hand
and Rednaxela counters with a nice body shot.
Rednaxela throws a series of punches but Bateman moves out of range.
Rednaxela misses with a right hand
and Bateman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bateman misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bateman.
Bateman moves out of range of the body kick from Rednaxela.
Bateman moves to clinch but Rednaxela breaks away
and Rednaxela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rednaxela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bateman.
Rednaxela throws a leg kick
and Bateman counters with a nice body shot.
Rednaxela tries to clinch but Bateman moves away
and Bateman counters with a straight right hand.
Bateman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rednaxela throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rednaxela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rednaxela 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Rednaxela!