PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor comes to the cage accompanied by Die Young. Diego Batista has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Igor
vs
Batista

200 cm
24
265 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

191 cm
24
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Batista!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista jabs Igor right on the nose. Igor blinks but takes it well.

Igor lands a high kick to the side of Batista's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Igor dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Diego Batista has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Igor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Igor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Batista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batista is trying to push Igor away but Igor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Batista wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Igor has him pressed against the cage.
Igor tries a knee to the head but Batista blocks it.
Batista tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Igor avoids it.
Batista tries to break the clinch but Igor is controlling the position.
Igor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batista blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Batista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Igor throws an elbow that misses.
Batista is trying to force a seperation but Igor has the dominant position.
Igor landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Batista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Igor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Batista has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Batista dodges an elbow strike from Igor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batista wants to get back to striking at distance but Igor won't allow it.
Batista blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batista trying to land knees to the body.
Igor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Igor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batista blocks it with crossed arms.
Igor struggles to land a body shot inside as Batista controls his hands.
Batista avoiding damage as Igor throws knees to the body.
Batista misses with a knee strike.
Igor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batista's efforts to push away.
Igor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Igor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batista avoids it.
Batista wants to get back to striking at distance but Igor won't allow it.
Batista is trying to break the clinch but Igor is controlling him.
Batista has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batista wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Igor has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Batista misses with a punch to the body.
Igor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batista is defending well for now.
Batista taking a breather.
Igor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batista blocks it with crossed arms.
Igor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Igor is breathing heavily.
Batista taking a breather.
Igor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Igor lands a left hand.
Igor tries to land a knee to the head but Batista blocks with his arms.
Batista looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Batista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igor misses with a knee to the head.
Batista pushes off an throws an elbow but Igor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor misses with a knee strike.
Igor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Igor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batista tries to stall but Igor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Batista on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Igor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batista blocks it with crossed arms.
Igor trying to land knees to the body.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Igor keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Batista as the two fighters clinch.
Igor landing knees to the head.
Igor blocks a body shot from Batista.
Batista missing with knees to the body.
Batista throws a knee to the head but misses.
Igor tries to land knees in the clinch but Batista avoids the damage to the body.
Batista blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Igor avoiding damage as Batista throws knees to the body.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Igor keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Batista wants to break free but Igor has control.
Igor misses with a knee to the head.
Batista blocks an uppercut.
Batista has Igor pressed against the cage.
Batista is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Batista with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batista is looking to break free of the clinch but Igor has double underhooks.
Batista blocking some punches.
Igor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Batista has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batista's elbow.
Batista working hard to break the clinch.
Igor misses with a knee to the head.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Igor keeps him there for the moment.
Igor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batista blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Igor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego 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.

Batista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruno Igor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Igor tries to clinch there but Batista circles away.
Igor tries to clinch up.
Batista wants to clinch.
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Igor shoots for a takedown but Batista saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Igor shoots in and drives through. Batista sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista doesn't manage to clinch there - Igor circles away.

Batista takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Igor with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Batista can't break the clinch.
Batista lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Igor.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Igor keeps him there for the moment.
Igor missing with knees to the body.
Igor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batista avoids it.
Igor keeps control of Batista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Igor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Igor blocks an elbow strike.
Batista has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Igor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batista is defending well for now.
Igor looking to throw knees to the head but Batista is blocking nicely.
Igor tries a knee to the head but Batista blocks it.
Igor looking to throw knees to the head but Batista is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Bruno Igor has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igor keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego Batista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batista tries to clinch up but Igor circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Igor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batista moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
Bruno Igor is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Batista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Igor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batista lands a jab-cross combination.
Batista lands a nice shot to the body.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista fails in his attempt to clinch.
Igor doesn't manage to clinch there - Batista circles away.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batista swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista misses with a two punch combination.
Igor misses with a head kick.

Batista gets a clinch.
Igor has Batista pressed against the cage, preventing Batista from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Igor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Igor keeps him there for the moment.
Batista wants to get back to striking at distance but Igor won't allow it.
Igor landing knees to the head.
Batista is looking to break free of the clinch but Igor has double underhooks.
Igor tries to land a knee to the head but Batista blocks with his arms.
Batista lands with a right to the head.
Batista throws an elbow that misses.
Batista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Igor with a knee to the head.
Batista is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Batista is trying to push Igor away but Igor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor lands a nice knee to the body.
Igor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batista misses with a knee strike.
Batista tries to break free but Igor pushes him back against the cage.
Batista can't find room to land a body shot as Igor controls the action.
Igor throws a punch but it's blocked by Batista.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista tries to circle away but Igor has him pinned against the cage.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Igor keeps him there for the moment.
Batista has Igor pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batista.
Igor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batista.
Bruno Igor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Igor missing with knees to the body.
Igor misses with a knee to the head.
Batista can't break the clinch.
Igor landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Batista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Batista scores with a one two! Igor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Igor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batista is fending him off so far but Igor persists. Nope, Batista circles away and we're back to standing.

Igor pushes Batista up against the cage in a clinch.
Batista is looking to break free of the clinch but Igor has double underhooks.
Batista lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Batista lands a shoulder strike.
Batista looking to stall.
Batista is trying to break the clinch but Igor is controlling him.
Batista tries to break the clinch but Igor is controlling the position.
Batista stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batista tries to break free but Igor pushes him back against the cage.
Igor looking to throw knees to the head but Batista is blocking nicely.
Batista looking to slow down the pace here.
Igor lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor misses with a knee strike.

Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista wants to clinch.
Igor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batista wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Igor looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.

Batista pushes Igor up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batista just misses with a elbow thrown towards Igor's brow.
Igor tries a knee to the head but Batista blocks it.
Igor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Igor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batista wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Igor has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batista.
Batista lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batista is trying to force a seperation but Igor has the dominant position.
Igor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batista avoids it.
Batista is trying to break free.
Batista pushes off an throws an elbow but Igor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Batista taking a breather.
Igor misses with a knee to the head.
Batista stalling.
Batista can't break the clinch.
Batista is struggling to control the position.
Batista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Igor's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor tries a knee to the head but Batista blocks it.
Batista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Igor has Batista pressed against the cage, preventing Batista from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batista lands a right hand that snaps the head of Igor backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Igor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batista is defending well for now.
Igor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batista trying to land knees to the body.
Batista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batista is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Igor is defending well for now.
Igor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Igor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Batista prevents a body shot from Igor.

Batista manages to break the clinch.
Batista scores with a three punch combo!
Batista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Batista misses with a two punch combination.
Igor tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista scores with a body shot.
Batista changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Batista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Igor throws a looping overhand right but Batista ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batista!

Igor is rocked!
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.

Batista drops Igor with a beautiful combination! Igor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batista is looking for the KO!
Oh Igor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batista lands with a right that hurts Igor. Igor looks to clinch but Batista throws a short knee that drops Igor. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Diego Batista!