PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Battailen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Probert
vs
Battailen

190 cm
22
269 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

202 cm
24
248 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armand Battailen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battailen lands a leg kick that knocks Probert off balance momentarily.
Battailen is looking to clinch but Probert is avoiding it.
Probert throws a hook but Battailen avoids it easily.
Battailen scores with a head kick.
Battailen moves out of range as Probert strikes.
Battailen slips a jab from Probert.
Battailen tests Probert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Battailen avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert throws an overhand right that lands on Battailen's shoulder, as Battailen tries to avoid the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Probert crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Battailen - the referee stops the clock and Probert gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Battailen. Probert manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Probert misses with an uppercut

and Battailen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Battailen throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Battailen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Probert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Probert's face.

It looks like Bob Probert has been cut.
Probert is trying to push Battailen away but Battailen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Probert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battailen has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Battailen.
Probert is breathing heavily.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Probert is blocking nicely.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Probert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battailen has Probert pressed against the cage, preventing Probert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battailen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen scores a nice knee to the body.
Battailen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Battailen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Probert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
Battailen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Battailen working Probert over with knees to the body.
Probert being controlled against the cage.
Probert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Probert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battailen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Battailen landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battailen obliges.
Probert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Battailen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Probert's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battailen obliges.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
Battailen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Battailen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battailen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Probert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Probert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battailen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Probert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Battailen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battailen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Probert.
Probert is looking to break free of the clinch but Battailen has double underhooks.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
Probert is trying to push Battailen away but Battailen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Probert is blocking nicely.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Probert tries to break free but Battailen pushes him back against the cage.
Battailen stalling in the clinch but Probert improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battailen.
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Probert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Battailen.
Probert blocks the elbow strike.
Battailen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Probert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with 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!
Battailen lands a damaging elbow.
Battailen lands a knee to the body.
Probert working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battailen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Probert is defending well for now.
Battailen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Probert as Battailen tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen lands a nice knee to the body.
Battailen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Probert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Probert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Probert wants to get back to striking at distance but Battailen won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Battailen with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen trying to stall but Probert improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Battailen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Probert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Battailen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probert.
Probert is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Battailen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Probert misses with a hook

and Battailen counters by moving into the clinch.
Battailen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Probert.
Probert working hard to break the clinch.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Probert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Battailen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Probert wants to break free but Battailen has control.
Probert is trying to force a seperation but Battailen has the dominant position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Battailen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Probert wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Battailen crunches a lovely knee into Probert's ribcage.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Armand Battailen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Probert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Probert is looking to break free of the clinch but Battailen has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battailen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Battailen working Probert over with knees to the body.
Battailen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battailen working Probert over with knees to the body.
Battailen lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battailen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Probert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Battailen with a knee to the head.
Battailen lands a good knee to the midsection. Probert won't want to take too many of those.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen keeps control of Probert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Probert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Probert tries to break free but Battailen pushes him back against the cage.
Probert can't break the clinch.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Battailen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Probert is defending well for now.
Battailen lands a knee to the body.
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen has Probert pressed against the cage, preventing Probert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Probert is trying to break free.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Probert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Probert takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert wants to get back to striking at distance but Battailen won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Probert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battailen.
Probert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Probert's face.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen working Probert over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Probert's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Probert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Battailen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Battailen. That's going to slow Probert down.
Battailen staying out of range there.
Battailen's corner calls for a 1-2. Battailen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Battailen slips a straight right by Probert.
Probert keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Probert misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Battailen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Battailen scores with a push kick.
Battailen scores with a head kick.
Probert takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Battailen scores with a leg kick.
Battailen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Probert.
Battailen throws a nice head kick!
Battailen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Probert misses with a straight left.
Battailen lands a leg kick that knocks Probert off balance momentarily.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Battailen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bob Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert misses with an uppercut. Battailen saw that one coming.
Probert lands a nice shot that snaps Battailen's head back.
Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Battailen tries to land a front kick but Probert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Battailen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Battailen ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Battailen is just out of range.
Probert misses with an uppercut. Battailen saw that one coming.

Battailen clinches up with Probert and pushes him back against the cage.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Probert's face.
Battailen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Battailen.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Probert is trying to break the clinch but Battailen has him pressed against the cage.
Battailen prevents Probert from breaking the clinch.
Probert is trying to push Battailen away but Battailen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Battailen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Probert's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Battailen lands a head kick!
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Probert swings widly with a right hand

and Battailen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Battailen.
Probert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Probert tries to circle away but Battailen has him pinned against the cage.
Battailen prevents Probert from breaking the clinch.
Probert wants to get back to striking at distance but Battailen won't allow it.
Battailen lands a knee to the body.
Probert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battailen has him pressed against the cage.
Probert working hard to break the clinch.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Battailen is trying to wear down his opponent with 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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Battailen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battailen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Battailen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Battailen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert wants to break free but Battailen has control.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Probert blocks it.
Probert is trying to break free.

Probert breaks the clinch.
Battailen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Probert's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Battailen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Probert scrambles back to his feet.
Battailen connects with a high kick.
Probert throws an overhand right that lands on Battailen's shoulder, as Battailen tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Probert is predictable there
and Battailen counters with a head kick. That will keep Probert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Battailen.
Battailen ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Battailen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Probert's sensitive parts.

Probert gets tackled into the cage by Battailen. Battailen maintains the clinch.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Probert avoids it.
Battailen has Probert pressed against the cage, preventing Probert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Probert is trying to break the clinch but Battailen is controlling him.
Battailen lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Probert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Battailen lands a nice knee to the body.
Probert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Probert is looking to break free of the clinch but Battailen has double underhooks.
Battailen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Battailen lands a knee to the body.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Probert's face.
Probert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen has Probert pressed against the cage, preventing Probert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Probert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Probert is trying to break free.
Battailen throws a knee to the head but misses.

Probert breaks the clinch.
Armand Battailen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battailen ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Battailen pushes Probert away with a front kick.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Battailen.
Battailen tries to clinch but Probert is having none of it.
Probert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
Battailen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battailen blocks a low kick nicely.

Battailen rushes Probert and presses him up against the cage.
Battailen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battailen obliges.
Battailen has Probert pressed against the cage, preventing Probert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Battailen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen crunches a lovely knee into Probert's ribcage.
Battailen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Probert is blocking nicely.
Bob Probert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert lands a hook that snaps the head of Battailen backwards.
Battailen prevents Probert from breaking the clinch.
Probert letting Battailen take a breather here.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Battailen stalling in the clinch but Probert improves position.
Probert is trying to push Battailen away but Battailen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Probert scores with a shoulder strike.

Probert manages to break the clinch.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Probert misses.
Probert throws a body punch but Battailen moves out of range.
Probert misses with a hook. Battailen ducked under it nicely.
Probert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Battailen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Battailen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Battailen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Battailen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Armand Battailen waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)'s logo in front of the cameras.