PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Batson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Batson
vs
Bubby

188 cm
34
186 lbs
34 - 13 - 1

183 cm
28
175 lbs
24 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

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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 34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Batson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby tries to bum rush Batson with a series of wild strikes but Batson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Bubby there.
Bubby scores with a kick to the midsection.
Batson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bubby doesn't seem bothered though.
Bubby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bubby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bubby defending well as Batson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bubby. Batson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Batson misses the target.
Bubby throws a head kick that misses.
Batson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Batson motions for Bubby to come forward. Batson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bubby misses with a kick to the body.
Batson throws a solid leg kick but Bubby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batson.
Bubby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bubby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Batson has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Batson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batson lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bubby.
Bubby misses with the head strike.
Batson is trying to stall.
Batson leaning against his opponent.
Bubby blocking some punches.
Batson blocking some punches.
Batson cracks Bubby with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
Bubby lands a body punch.
Bubby lands with a left to the head.
Batson working aggressively here.
Batson has a couple of punches blocked by Bubby.
Bubby throws a punch but it's blocked by Batson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson prevents a body shot from Bubby.
Bubby prevents a body shot from Batson.
Batson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bubby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bubby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bubby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bubby blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Bubby.
Bubby lands a right hand.
Batson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batson has a couple of punches blocked by Bubby.
Bubby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batson takes a shot to the head.
Bubby misses with the head strike.
Bubby gets through Batson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bubby scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Batson to work.
Bubby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batson trying to control the position but instead, Bubby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Batson into the cage.
Bubby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batson is pushing Bubby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bubby has Batson pressed against the cage.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bubby tries to work over Batson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bubby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson can't find room to land a body shot as Bubby controls the action.
Bubby lands a left hand.
Bubby misses with a body punch.
Bubby lands a nice uppercut.
Batson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bubby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Batson lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bubby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bubby lands a body punch.
Bubby stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubby.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batson throws a head punch that misses.
Bubby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bubby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Batson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bubby tries a head kick but it misses.
Bubby throws a leg kick which misses Batson's front leg but catches the back leg as Batson tries to avoid it.
Bubby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Batson's calf.
Batson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Batson as Bubby shoots in.
Bill Batson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubby was well out of range. Poor timing from Batson.
Batson misses with a hook to the body

so Bubby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batson working a defensive guard here.
Bubby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Batson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batson is trying to keep Bubby in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Batson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Batson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice sprawl there from Batson as Bubby shoots in.
Bubby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Batson throws a lazy body kick

and Bubby counters with a single leg into guard. Batson didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batson working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby trying to control the position from guard on top but Batson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batson working a defensive guard but Bubby manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bubby throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bubby fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bubby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bubby moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Batson is avoiding damage well.
Batson wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Bubby.
Bubby tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bubby throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson is looking to reverse the position.
Batson can't do much from the bottom here.
Batson defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby with the ground and pound but Batson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bubby wants to pass to mount but Batson is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bubby lands with a hook. Batson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bubby, right into the meat.
Batson misses with a hook.
Bubby lands a jab to the nose.
Batson throws a combination that misses

and Bubby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubby throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Batson to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bubby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Batson keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby postures up in Batson's guard and throws a big left but Batson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby is pushing down on Batson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Batson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bubby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Batson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bubby throwing strikes from guard but Batson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batson seems keen to control Bubby's posture.
Bubby throws a big elbow that misses.
Bubby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bill Batson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boy Bubby has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby is looking to work some ground and pound but Batson has wrist control.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Batson keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Batson moves out of range as Bubby throws a body kick.
Bubby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bill Batson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bubby slips a jab from Batson.
Batson looks to throw the jab but Bubby is out of range.

Bubby has managed to clinch.
Bubby throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bubby scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bubby swings wildly with an uppercut but Batson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Bubby on the inside.
Batson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bubby gets an underhook and turns Batson into the cage.
Bubby misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Bubby.
Batson takes a shot to the head.
Bubby misses with some punches.
Bubby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bubby misses with the head strike.
A short left from Bubby.
Boy Bubby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bubby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bubby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bubby tries a body shot but Batson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bubby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubby tries a body shot but Batson blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batson.
Bubby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Batson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Batson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Batson blocking some punches.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batson.
Batson misses with a body punch.
A short right from Batson.
Bubby prevents a body shot from Batson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batson throws a head punch that misses.
Batson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bubby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bubby 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby!
A very excited looking Boy Bubby made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.