PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by MARI-WANA. Batts has chosen Pro-pain - Make war (not love) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

al Din
vs
Batts

187 cm
27
217 lbs
23 - 4 - 0

186 cm
29
208 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Convicted Trap House

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Batts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts misses the shot to the body.
al Din misses with a looping left.
al Din misses with a kick to the body.
Batts lands a body shot.
al Din takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Batts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Batts.
al Din slips a jab from Batts.
That kick from Batts tenderised al Din's leg. al Din is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Batts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din takes one on the button.
al Din takes a swing at Batts's ribcage but misses.
al Din pivots, looking for a leg kick but Batts is out of range and al Din settles back down.
Batts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batts counters with a left to the body.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck al Din on the side of the head.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Batts throws a body kick that misses.
Batts throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din takes a kick to the side of the head.
Batts lands a leg kick that knocks al Din off balance momentarily.
al Din slips under a jab.
Batts fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batts closes the distance and clinches.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
Batts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batts misses with an elbow over the top.
Batts lands with a right to the head.
al Din digs a right hand into Batts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batts's gas tank.
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
Batts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Din doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batts misses with the head strike.
Batts avoids a wild elbow strike from al Din.
Batts working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
al Din lands with a light punch inside.
al Din misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batts prevents a body shot from al Din.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
al Din throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Batts.
Batts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
al Din misses with an elbow strike.
al Din struggles to land a body shot inside as Batts controls his hands.
al Din avoiding damage as Batts throws knees to the body.
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batts's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din is struggling to control the position.
al Din tries to work over Batts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
al Din scores with a shot to the side of Batts's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
al Din goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Din.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
Batts misses with a punch to the body.
al Din lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Din blocks it with crossed arms.
al Din struggles to land a body shot inside as Batts controls his hands.
Batts misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Batts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

al Din takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din digs a good hook to Batts's body.
al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Batts wants to clinch.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
Batts connects with a looping right hand.
al Din misses with a body shot.
Batts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Batts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Billy Batts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Batts.
Nice uppercut lands for Batts. That snapped al Din's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
al Din looks for the body kick but Batts saw that one coming.
al Din is looking to wear down Batts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batts digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
Batts lands a nice shot to the body.
Batts moves out of range as al Din strikes.
Batts throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.

Batts clinches with his opponent.
al Din misses with the head strike.
Batts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down al Din.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Batts controls the action.
Batts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
Batts prevents a body shot from al Din.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts works on al Din's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
al Din misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al Din avoids it.
al Din blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Batts controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Din.
al Din goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billy Batts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
al Din managing to block the knees to the body from Batts.
Batts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Din is trying to push Batts away but Batts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Din creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on al Din's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Batts lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from al Din - that landed with a thud.
al Din works on Batts's body with a couple of short punches.
al Din digs a right hand into Batts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batts's gas tank.
al Din doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batts.
al Din lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Din prevents a body shot from Batts.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
Batts lands a shoulder strike.
al Din lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Billy Batts has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batts tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Batts back against the cage.
al Din avoiding damage as Batts throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batts.
al Din blocks a body shot from Batts.
al Din dodges an elbow strike from Batts.
Batts misses with a body punch.
Batts misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Din blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Batts controls the action.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. al Din is defending well for now.
Batts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Batts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Batts's cut.
That's time! al Din's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Batts thows a body shot but no joy.
Batts throws a head kick that misses.

Batts has closed the distance and engaged al Din in a clinch.
al Din dodges an elbow strike from Batts.
al Din wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batts has him pressed against the cage.
al Din blocking some punches.
al Din blocks an elbow strike from Batts.
Batts blocks an uppercut.
al Din misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

al Din breaks from the clinch.
al Din takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from al Din.
Batts ducks right into an uppercut from al Din.
al Din misses with a left hand
and Batts counters with a two punch combo.
al Din circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Din tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
Batts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Billy Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Batts has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Batts.
Batts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Din with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Batts controls the action.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Batts.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Batts controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses with an elbow strike.
al Din blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Din blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Batts.
al Din lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Batts prevents a body shot from al Din.
Batts throws an elbow but it misses.
al Din lands a right hand.
Batts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Din tries a body shot but Batts blocks it.
al Din tries to land knees in the clinch but Batts avoids the damage to the body.
Batts swings wildly with an uppercut but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts managing to block the knees to the body from al Din.
al Din lands a left hand.
al Din tries to work over Batts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batts misses with a punch to the body.
al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Din.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din misses with some punches.
al Din digs a right hand into Batts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batts's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Batts really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Batts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Batts throws a series of punches but al Din avoids them all with ease.
Batts lands with an uppercut that bounces al Din off the cage and back into range.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Batts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Din moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
al Din lands a two punch combo.
Batts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Batts throws a leg kick but al Din checks it.
Batts lands a front kick.
Batts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as al Din backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch but al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
al Din misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din misses with a body shot.
Batts moves away from the strike by al Din.
Batts tries a low kick but al Din avoids it.
al Din circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batts cracks al Din with an open hand slap.
al Din takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Batts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Din.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batts.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Batts slams his shin into al Din's torso.
Batts jabs at al Din's body.
al Din misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts needs to keep his hands up - al Din had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batts misses with a low kick as al Din jumps back.
Batts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts.
Batts wants to clinch up but al Din keeps it at a distance.
Batts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batts misses with a body shot.
Batts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Din.
Batts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batts misses with a body punch
and al Din counters with a slapping leg kick.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts scores with a leg kick.
al Din scoring well with a low kick there.
Batts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Din moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch but al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batts's jab looks to have found its range, popping al Din under the eye.
Batts scores with a push kick.
Batts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Din uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Batts misses with a double jab
and al Din counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
al Din cracks Batts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batts. That's going to slow al Din down.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts connects with a nice looking jab.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Batts takes one to the chin there.
Batts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Batts dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Billy Batts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

al Din avoids a kick to the body.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batts.
al Din misses with a body shot
and Batts counters with a nice kick to the body.
Batts throws a hook but al Din blocks it.
al Din blocks a low kick nicely.
Batts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Din.
Batts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. al Din looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Batts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but al Din swivels and escapes.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - al Din scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din moves away from the strike by Batts.
Batts thumps al Din with a low kick.
Batts throws a nice inside leg kick.
al Din looks for the body kick but Batts saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as al Din checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batts tries to clinch there but al Din circles away.
Batts lands a nice hook to al Din's body. al Din takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and al Din has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.
al Din throws an overhand right that lands on Batts's shoulder, as Batts tries to avoid the shot.
Taj al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batts tries to land a leg kick but al Din saw it coming and moves away.
Batts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for al Din, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Din misses with a low kick.
al Din clobbers Batts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Batts throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
al Din scores with a hook to the body. Batts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Batts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Batts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Batts fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Din misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses with a right hand
and Batts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al Din thinking.
al Din looks to land a combination but Batts avoids it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
al Din has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Batts finds it's way round the side to connect with al Din's head.
Batts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Din takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Batts tries to clinch up but al Din circles away and keeps his distance.
Batts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Batts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Din misses with an uppercut. Batts saw that one coming.
Batts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
al Din throws a leg kick but Batts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body punch from Batts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts thumps al Din with a low kick.
Batts avoids the body shot from al Din.
Batts lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Batts as he connects with a hook.
al Din stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batts.
Batts connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Batts.
al Din steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Batts. That one must have hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Batts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batts 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Batts!
Billy Batts took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Taj, my brother, I couldnt respect another fighter more than I respect you. Youre the best Ive fought, period. Convicted Inc, what can I say. We are taking this 3 million dollars whether you like it or not.'.