PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . Billy Batts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Batts
vs
Orlow

186 cm
32
208 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

185 cm
31
205 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow thuds a left hand into Batts's body.
Orlow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orlow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batts misses with a body kick.
Orlow misses the shot to the body.
Batts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orlow looks to throw the jab but Batts is out of range.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.

Orlow pushes Batts up against the cage in a clinch.
Orlow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Batts to keep the fight standing.
Batts misses with a knee to the head.
Orlow throws a head punch that misses.
Batts pushes Orlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batts tries to land a knee to the head but Orlow blocks with his arms.
Batts blocks an uppercut.
Batts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orlow blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlow.
Orlow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Batts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Batts on the inside.
Batts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batts's elbow.
Batts missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Batts.
Batts trying to stall but Orlow improves his position.
Batts missing with knees to the body.
Batts lands a body shot.
Orlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Orlow on the inside.
Orlow takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts tries to throw a body punch but Orlow avoids it by throwing Batts back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Batts.
Orlow misses with some punches.
Batts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orlow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Batts misses with a knee to the head.
Batts missing with knees to the body.
Orlow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Orlow misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlow misses with a punch to the body.
Batts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orlow scores with a shot to the side of Batts's head.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlow avoids it.
Orlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlow throws a head punch that misses.
Batts trying to land knees to the body.
Batts lands with a right to the head.
Batts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Orlow working aggressively here.
Batts blocks a body shot from Orlow.
Batts misses with a knee strike.
Batts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Batts crunches a lovely knee into Orlow's ribcage.
Orlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands with a right to the head.
Batts tries a body shot but Orlow blocks it.
Orlow avoiding damage as Batts throws knees to the body.
Orlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Billy Batts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolaj Orlow.
Orlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Orlow managing to block the knees to the body from Batts.
Batts tries a body shot but Orlow blocks it.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
Batts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlow's elbow.
Orlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orlow tries a body shot but Batts blocks it.
Orlow misses with a body punch.
Batts can't find room to land a body shot as Orlow controls the action.
Orlow lands with a short shot to the head.
Orlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Batts.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orlow.
Orlow lands a shoulder strike.
Batts tries a knee to the head but Orlow blocks it.
Orlow looking to stall.
Orlow lands a body shot.
Orlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batts swings wildly with an uppercut but Orlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts lands a nice uppercut.
Orlow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow is working Batts over against the cage.
Orlow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Batts walks away with a smile on his face. Orlow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orlow lands with a cross.
Orlow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Batts will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Orlow throws a leg kick but Batts checks it.
Batts throws a jab when Orlow was well out of range.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses
and Batts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orlow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Batts is looking to clinch.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batts moves away.
Orlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Batts.
Batts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batts ducks under a wild hook from Orlow.
Batts slips a straight right by Orlow.
Orlow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batts tries to clinch up.
Orlow throws a hook to the side of Batts's head but Batts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Orlow catches Batts right on the button with a cross.
Orlow looks to land a right hand but Batts moved out of range.
A big left from Orlow misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orlow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Batts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orlow connects with a crisp jab.
Batts throws a shot from downtown. Orlow moves away and avoids it.
Orlow avoids a kick to the body.
Batts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Orlow.
Batts blocks a head kick by Orlow.
Orlow takes a swing at Batts's ribcage but misses.
Orlow misses with a straight right.
Orlow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batts misses with a combination
and Orlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts is just out of range.
Batts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batts avoids the head kick by Orlow.
Batts attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batts checks the leg kick.
Batts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlow.
Orlow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orlow looks to land a left hand but Batts moved out of range nicely.
Orlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.
Batts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Batts throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a front kick that sends Orlow stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Batts.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
An inside leg kick from Batts misses.
Batts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Batts checks a low kick from Orlow.
Orlow misses with a head kick.
Orlow misses with an uppercut. Batts saw that one coming.
Orlow wants to land a leg kick but Batts is out of range.
Orlow avoids a kick to the body.
Orlow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orlow's head backwards.
A left lands for Orlow.
Orlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts is just out of range.
Orlow lands a head kick!
Batts scores with a body shot.
Orlow is breathing heavily.
Orlow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Batts lands with a kick to the temple. Orlow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Batts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orlow misses with a hook. Batts ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts misses with a body shot.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Orlow misses
and Batts counters with a leg kick.
Orlow misses with a lunging right hand
and Batts counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Batts dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Orlow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orlow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orlow ducks under a wild hook from Batts.
Orlow lands with an uppercut that bounces Batts off the cage and back into range.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Batts tries to clinch but Orlow is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Orlow.
Orlow cracks a nice hook into Batts's ribs.
Batts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlow.
Batts lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlow misses the target.
Batts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batts moves away.
Orlow connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlow misses the target.
That kick from Batts tenderised Orlow's leg. Orlow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Orlow rushes Batts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Batts blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batts.
Batts lands a good knee to the midsection. Orlow won't want to take too many of those.
Orlow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Billy Batts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batts with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nikolaj Orlow has been cut.
Batts with a knee to the head.
Batts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batts pushes Orlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Orlow is rocked!
Batts pushes Orlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlow is still on wobbly legs! Can Batts finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts scores with a hook to the body.
Orlow seems to have recovered his senses.
Batts tries a knee to the head but Orlow blocks it.
Orlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Batts controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batts.
Orlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Batts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orlow lands a left hand.
Batts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orlow blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Batts.
Batts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batts blocks a body shot from Orlow.
Orlow blocking some punches.
Batts gets through Orlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Batts lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands a shoulder strike.
Orlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batts trying to land knees to the body.
Batts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orlow's face.
Orlow working aggressively here.
Orlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlow tries to work over Batts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlow can't find room to land a body shot as Batts controls the action.
Batts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orlow blocks it with crossed arms.
Batts tries a body shot but Orlow blocks it.
Batts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Batts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Orlow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Batts is working Orlow over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orlow backwards.
Batts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlow.
Batts lands with a light punch inside.
Batts struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlow controls his hands.
Batts cracks Orlow with a nice body shot.
Orlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batts misses with a punch to the body.
Orlow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orlow has a couple of punches blocked by Batts.
Batts gets through Orlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orlow backwards.
Batts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Batts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikolaj Orlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Batts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Batts!
Our winner, Billy Batts, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.