PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bateman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bateman
vs
Brizuela

195 cm
31
275 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

199 cm
28
315 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a body punch but Brizuela moves out of range.
Bateman throws a leg kick that misses.
Brizuela looks to throw the jab but Bateman is out of range.
Bateman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bateman tries to score with a low kick but Brizuela moves his leg out of the way.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Brizuela.
A big left from Brizuela misses.
Brizuela punishes Bateman's body with a nice straight punch.
Bateman throws a body kick that misses.
Bateman connects with a leg kick. Brizuela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bateman scores with a nice head shot.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brizuela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brizuela looks to throw the jab but Bateman is out of range.
Bateman defending well as Brizuela loads up on a big left hand.
Bateman looks to throw the jab but Brizuela is out of range.
Bateman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brizuela.
Bateman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Bateman misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bateman throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Brizuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brizuela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bateman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brizuela moves away.
Bateman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brizuelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bateman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bateman throws the left hand but Brizuela avoids the punch easily.
Brizuela looks to land a right hand but Bateman moved out of range.
Brizuela throws out a loose jab but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brizuela misses with a wild body shot.
Bateman wants to slow Brizuela down by chopping away at his legs.
Brizuela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brizuela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bateman can pounce on him.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Brizuela's head but Brizuela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Brizuela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brizuela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bateman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brizuela tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Brizuela.
A cross from Bateman lands.
Brizuela connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bateman.
Bateman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bateman thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bateman. That's going to slow Brizuela down.
Bateman slips under a jab from Brizuela.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick
letting Brizuela counter with a right hand.
Bateman moves away from the strike by Brizuela.
Brizuela throws a poor cross that misses
and Bateman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bateman misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Bateman misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman thuds his right hand into Brizuela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bateman misses with a body kick.
Brizuela throws out a loose jab but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Brizuela misses.
Bateman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brizuela's hands.
Bateman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brizuela's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bateman.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Brizuela throws a hook but Bateman blocks it.
Nice cross by Brizuela.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brizuela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Brizuela as he checks the leg kick.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Brizuela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brizuela works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a leg kick but Brizuela sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Brizuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brizuela misses with a straight left.
Brizuela swings for the body but Bateman moves out of range.
Brizuela tries to clinch up.
Bateman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brizuela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot lands for Brizuela.
Bateman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brizuela.
Bateman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bateman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brizuela.
Bateman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bateman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brizuela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brizuela looks winded!
Bateman tries to land a front kick but Brizuela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bateman throws a low kick, looking for Brizuela's leg but Brizuela calmly moves out of range.
Bateman thuds a left hand into Brizuela's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brizuela throws out a loose jab but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bateman scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Bateman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bateman, right into the meat.
Bateman throws a leg kick which misses Brizuela's front leg but catches the back leg as Brizuela tries to avoid it.
Brizuela misses the shot to the body.
Brizuela on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brizuela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brizuela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Bateman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Bateman drives through and clinches with Brizuela against the cage.
Bateman avoids a wild elbow strike from Brizuela.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brizuela obliges.
A short right from Bateman on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bateman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bateman lands a damaging elbow.
Brizuela is breathing heavily.
Brizuela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bateman misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman lands a right hand.
Bateman pushes Brizuela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brizuela blocks an uppercut.
Bateman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Brizuela avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the cage.
A short right from Bateman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brizuela.
Bateman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bateman lands a right hand.
Brizuela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bateman looking to throw knees to the head but Brizuela is blocking nicely.
Bateman throws a head punch that misses.
Bateman misses with a punch on the inside.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Bateman lands with a left to the head.
Brizuela looking to throw knees to the head but Bateman is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela works on Bateman's body with a couple of short punches.
Bateman misses with a punch to the body.
Bateman digs a right hand underneath Brizuela's ribcage. Brizuela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Bateman.
Brizuela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bateman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bateman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bateman.

It looks like Francis Brizuela has been cut.
Bateman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bateman lands with a right to the head.
Brizuela tries a knee to the head but Bateman blocks it.
Bateman throws an elbow but it misses.
Bateman pushes Brizuela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bateman scores with a shoulder strike.

Bateman drops Brizuela onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brizuela is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Brizuela is rocked!
Brizuela blocks an uppercut.
Brizuela is still on wobbly legs! Can Bateman finish him?
Bateman misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brizuela seems to have recovered his senses.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Bateman controls the action.
Bateman swings wildly with an uppercut but Brizuela uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brizuela.
Bateman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bateman lands an elbow inside.
Brizuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bateman is defending well for now.
Patrick Bateman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brizuela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brizuela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brizuela with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bateman pushes off an throws an elbow but Brizuela leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman blocks a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela blocks an uppercut.
Bateman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brizuela looking to throw knees to the head but Bateman is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bateman as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Bateman on the inside.
Bateman has a couple of punches blocked by Brizuela.
Bateman blocks an elbow strike.
Bateman lands a nice elbow.
Bateman scores with a shot to the side of Brizuela's head.
Brizuela swings wildly with an uppercut but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brizuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bateman blocks it with crossed arms.
Brizuela blocks an elbow strike from Bateman.
Brizuela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bateman lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bateman misses with a body punch.
Bateman lands a left hand.
Brizuela prevents a body shot from Bateman.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francis Brizuela's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brizuela checks a leg kick.
Brizuela takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patrick Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bateman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brizuela.
Bateman throws a leg kick that misses.
Brizuela throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brizuela can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Bateman.
Bateman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brizuela.
Bateman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brizuela.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Bateman.
Bateman lands a jab to the head.
Bateman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brizuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brizuela moves out of range as Bateman throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bateman, right into the meat.
Bateman connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman throws a front kick that sends Brizuela stumbling back into the cage.

Oooooh!!! Bateman has knocked Brizuela down with a huge combo! Bateman steps away and waves a wobbly Brizuela back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and Bateman counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Brizuela! He's just covering up as Bateman starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Bateman!
A relieved looking Patrick Bateman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.