PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Batchelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batchelor comes to the cage accompanied by Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - Push The Feeling On . Emanuel has chosen The Wizard by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Matthew Emanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Batchelor
vs
Emanuel

175 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

187 cm
29
185 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarrod Batchelor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Batchelor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batchelor. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batchelor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batchelor moves out of range of the leg kick from Emanuel.
Batchelor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
A jab from Batchelor misses.
Batchelor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emanuel misses with a head kick.
Batchelor cracks a nice hook into Emanuel's ribs.
Batchelor blocks a head kick by Emanuel.
Emanuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batchelor. Batchelor obviously looking to wear him down.
Emanuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batchelor swivels and escapes.
Batchelor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emanuel doesn't seem bothered though.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batchelor misses with a wild body shot.
Batchelor scoring well with a low kick there.
Batchelor tries a head kick but it misses.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Batchelor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emanuel checks it well.
Batchelor tried to score with a low kick but Emanuel checks it.

Emanuel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Batchelor lands a left hand.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Batchelor controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batchelor lands a shot to the body.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batchelor with a knee to the head.

It looks like Matthew Emanuel has been cut.
Batchelor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Batchelor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batchelor misses with a punch to the body.
Batchelor lands with a right to the head.
Emanuel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batchelor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emanuel looks winded!

Batchelor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor cracks Emanuel with a good jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Batchelor.
Emanuel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Batchelor moves into the clinch successfully.
Emanuel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Batchelor prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Batchelor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Batchelor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Batchelor gets through Emanuel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batchelor digs a right hand underneath Emanuel's ribcage. Emanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Batchelor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emanuel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Batchelor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Batchelor on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Batchelor.
Batchelor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emanuel wants to get back to striking at distance but Batchelor won't allow it.
Batchelor lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Batchelor tries to land a knee to the head but Emanuel blocks with his arms.
Batchelor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emanuel.
Jarrod Batchelor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
Batchelor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Batchelor misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Batchelor on the inside.
Batchelor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Emanuel.
Emanuel is trying to break the clinch but Batchelor is controlling him.
Batchelor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emanuel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batchelor smiles and moves away.
Batchelor throws a lazy right hand but Emanuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor lands with a hook. Emanuel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batchelor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Batchelor pushes him off.
Batchelor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emanuel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Batchelor pinned against the cage. Batchelor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batchelor tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Batchelor throws a low kick, looking for Emanuel's leg but Emanuel calmly moves out of range.

Batchelor closes the distance and clinches.
Batchelor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batchelor tries to land knees in the clinch but Emanuel avoids the damage to the body.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batchelor's elbow.
Batchelor looking to throw knees to the head but Emanuel is blocking nicely.
Emanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batchelor misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarrod Batchelor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Emanuel's cut.
That's time! Batchelor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Emanuel slips a jab from Batchelor.
Batchelor throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Batchelor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batchelor lands a glancing blow to the side of Emanuel's head.
Emanuel shoots in for a double leg but Batchelor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Emanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Batchelor.
Batchelor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel presses Batchelor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Batchelor works on Emanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emanuel misses with the head strike.
Batchelor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Batchelor.
Batchelor misses with a knee strike.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
Emanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batchelor lands a nice knee to the body.
Batchelor looking to slow down the pace here.
Batchelor digs a right hand into Emanuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emanuel's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchelor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Batchelor blocks it.
Batchelor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.

Batchelor drops Emanuel with a big knee straight up the middle! Emanuel is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Emanuel is rocked!
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!
Batchelor lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarrod Batchelor!
After winning the bout, Jarrod Batchelor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.