PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Batty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner has chosen Ektomorf feat. Danko Jones - The One as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Batty
vs
Stenner

180 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Batty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Stenner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stenner gets a clinch.

Batty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
CJ Stenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenner tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Batty counters by clinching up.
Stenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batty is defending well for now.
Batty fails to pull guard.
Stenner stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Batty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Batty managing to block the knees to the body from Stenner.
Batty misses with an elbow over the top.

Batty is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stenner can't fight it off and eventually Batty manages to take the fight to the floor. Stenner looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Stenner pushes Batty off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner wants to clinch but Batty slips to the side
and Batty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batty is looking to score with low kicks.
Batty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stenner.
Stenner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batty counters with a nice body kick.
Stenner tries to clinch up.

Stenner moves into range and clinches up with Batty.
Batty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stenner smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Batty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stenner wants to clinch up but Batty keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batty shoots for a double leg takedown but Stenner sprawls well. He's pushed Batty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Stenner or perhaps it was just good defense by Batty which made him look bad.

Batty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Batty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stenner throws an elbow that misses.

Batty pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Batty is proving hard to escape from.

Stenner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Batty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stenner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stenner darts in trying to clinch
and Batty counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stenner's knee momentarily.
Batty could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenner is looking to clinch but Batty is avoiding it.
Stenner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batty defends it nicely.
Stenner missing with a left hand there. Batty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batty misses with a few strikes there.

Batty has managed to clinch.
Batty is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stenner is defending well.
Stenner is trying to maintain a safe position but Batty gets an underhook and turns Stenner into the cage.
Stenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batty is defending well for now.
Stenner effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenner lands a damaging elbow.
Batty takes an elbow to the forehead.
Batty is trying to break the clinch but Stenner is controlling him.
Stenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batty.
Stenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batty.
Stenner avoiding damage.

Batty pulls guard successfully.
Batty trying to control the position.

Stenner stands up from Batty's guard - Stenner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Batty is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stenner tries to clinch up but Batty circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but CJ Stenner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stenner has managed to clinch.
Batty is looking to take this one to the mat.
Batty takes a knee to the side of the body.

Batty breaks from the clinch.

Batty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stenner did well to prevent Batty getting side control.

Stenner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stenner is looking to clinch.
Batty doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenner circles away.
Batty slaps away a takedown attempt from Stenner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stenner swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stenner closes the distance looking to clinch

and Batty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner wants to stand and escape but Batty is having none of it.
Batty tries to free his leg and advance position but Stenner is retaining full guard.
Batty wants to control from the top but Stenner keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because David Batty just wasn't active enough.
Stenner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Stenner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stenner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Batty avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Batty is working for takedown but Stenner is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Batty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Batty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stenner clinches with his opponent.
Batty working hard to break the clinch.
CJ Stenner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stenner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stenner misses with an elbow over the top.
Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Batty avoids the damage to the body.
Stenner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batty avoids it.
Stenner is pressed up against the cage. Batty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stenner down to the mat. Stenner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Batty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Batty.
Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batty swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Stenner darts in and clinches Batty up against the cage.
Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Batty avoids the damage to the body.
Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Batty avoids the damage to the body.
Batty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stenner has Batty pushed against the cage.
Stenner is trying to stall.
Stenner misses with a knee strike.
Batty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stenner pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenner missing with knees to the body.
Stenner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Batty is keeping busy.
Stenner crunches a lovely knee into Batty's ribcage.
Stenner has Batty pushed against the cage.
Batty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stenner misses with a knee strike.
Stenner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batty's efforts to push away.
Batty avoiding damage as Stenner throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Stenner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Batty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stenner.
Stenner moves in looking to clinch but Batty pushes him off.
Stenner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Batty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stenner shoots in looking for a takedown but Batty manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stenner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stenner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batty stuffs the takedown.
David Batty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stenner is looking to clinch.
Batty scores with a leg kick.
Batty dives in and grabs Stenner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stenner pushes down on Batty's head and hops out.

Batty looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batty wants to pass the guard but Stenner is keeping the position.
David Batty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batty trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stenner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Stenner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Batty, up you get!
Stenner is looking to clinch but Batty is avoiding it.
Batty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stenner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batty.
Stenner tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batty misses with a straight left.

Stenner gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stenner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stenner misses with an elbow over the top.
Batty being controlled against the cage.
Batty avoiding damage as Stenner throws knees to the body.
Batty tries to break free but Stenner pushes him back against the cage.
Stenner looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenner is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Batty has denied him.
Stenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Batty avoids the damage to the body.
Stenner avoiding damage.
Batty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Batty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stenner has Batty pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by CJ Stenner.
Stenner fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stenner.
Stenner wants to clinch.
Stenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Batty circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stenner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Stenner clinches up against the cage.
CJ Stenner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batty tries to pull guard but Stenner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Batty jumps guard but Stenner stands there with Batty around his waist. Batty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
David Batty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stenner is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Stenner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stenner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Stenner!
A relieved looking CJ Stenner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.