PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalem Batten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Collie Buddz - Defend Your Own kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kalem Batten enters the cage!

Bourne
vs
Batten

189 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalem Batten!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne fails with the takedown.
Batten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Batten avoids them all with ease.
Batten closes the distance but Bourne moves to the side
and Bourne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bourne shoots in and drives through. Batten sprawls well.
Batten stuffs the takedown attempt from Bourne. Bourne gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne misses with a few strikes there.
Bourne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batten's waist but Batten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bourne off to one side.

Batten clinches.

Bourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Batten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batten shoots and misses

and Bourne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batten wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourne won't allow it.
Batten is pressed up against the cage. Bourne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Batten down to the mat. Batten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Batten fails to land with a series of punches.
Bourne moves out of range as Batten throws a body kick.
Kalem Batten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Batten as he jumps to the side.
Batten is looking to clinch.
Batten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bourne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Batten manages to get underhooks.

Bourne breaks from the clinch.
Bourne closes the distance and clinches up with Batten, looking for a takedown. Bourne pushes Batten against the cage but Batten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bourne counters with a leg kick.
Batten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bourne.
Good leg kick by Batten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bourne is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batten misses with a few strikes there.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Batten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Batten is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
Batten misses with a wild combination.
Batten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bourne thuds his shin into the meat of Batten's side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bourne.
A head kick by Batten misses

and Bourne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batten is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bourne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bourne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bourne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Batten for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Batten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batten looking for a sweep. Not yet Batten, not yet.
Bourne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batten is looking to stand back up but Bourne counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Batten.
Bourne is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bourne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bourne shoots in looking for a takedown. Batten tries to sprawl out of it but Bourne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bourne doesn't manage to clinch there - Batten circles away.
Bourne shoots in but Batten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bourne swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Batten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Batten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batten misses with a combination
and Bourne counters with a nice body shot.
Batten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Batten is breathing heavily.
Batten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Batten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batten's waist but Batten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bourne off to one side.
Bourne looks to land a combination but Batten avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Bourne as Batten shoots in.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batten as he avoids it easily.
Batten misses with a combination

so Bourne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bourne sitting in guard here, content to control.

Bourne gets to his feet - Batten follows without any prompting.
Bourne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Batten.
Bourne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Batten.
Batten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Batten stuffs the takedown attempt from Bourne. Bourne gets slowly back to his feet.
Batten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bourne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Batten!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bourne get's back to his feet.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourne fails to land with a series of punches.
Batten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batten.
Bourne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batten.
Horrible takedown by Bourne or perhaps it was just good defense by Batten which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batten wants to clinch.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Batten moves out of range.
Bourne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Batten tries to avoid it but Bourne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Batten to the ground. Batten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Batten wants to clinch
and Bourne counters with a head kick.
Batten wants to clinch.
Batten throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
Bourne fails with the takedown.
Batten throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bourne is looking to clinch.
Bourne tries to clinch up but Batten circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourne slips a jab and a cross from Batten.
Horrible takedown by Bourne or perhaps it was just good defense by Batten which made him look bad.
Batten throws a right and a left that Bourne avoids nicely.
Bourne shoots in but no luck this time.
Batten is looking to clinch.
Batten tries to clinch but Bourne moves away

and Bourne moves into the clinch.
Bourne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bourne has Batten pushed against the cage.
Bourne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourne keeps control of Batten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bourne dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bourne tries to clinch but Batten moves out of range.
Bourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick from Bourne lands but Batten takes it in his stride.
Bourne shoots in but Batten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bourne throws a head kick that Batten semi-blocks.
Batten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bourne finds it's way round the side to connect with Batten's head.

Bourne gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourne is staying tight to Batten's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Batten is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batten tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne throws a strike aimed at the side of Batten's head but Batten avoids it well.
Batten is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bourne has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bourne controlling from side mount.

Bourne decides to stand up, so the ref orders Batten to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Batten. No joy for Bourne on that attempt.
Bourne shoots in for a double leg but Batten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batten misses with a combination
and Bourne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Batten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bourne tries to avoid it but Batten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bourne to the ground. Bourne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jason Bourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batten as he avoids it easily.
Batten looks to land a combination but Bourne avoids it well.
Bourne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jason Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Batten 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.
Bourne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batten is fending him off so far but Bourne persists. Nope, Batten circles away and we're back to standing.
Bourne is looking to wear down Batten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Batten clinches up with Bourne and pushes him back against the cage.
Bourne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batten smiles and moves away.
Batten stuffs the takedown.
Bourne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batten throws a leg kick

and Bourne moves into the clinch.
Bourne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batten smiles and moves away.
Batten looks to land a combination but Bourne avoids it well.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batten as he avoids it easily.
Bourne keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourne shoots in but no luck this time.
Batten scores with a three punch combo!
Batten misses with an uppercut. Bourne saw that one coming.
Bourne tries to clinch but Batten moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Batten.
Batten tries to clinch but Bourne moves out of range.
Kalem Batten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Batten. No joy for Bourne on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Batten or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourne which made him look bad.
Batten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourne clinches but Batten breaks the clinch

and Batten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Batten tries to stall but Bourne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bourne fails to pull guard.
Bourne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bourne.

Bourne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batten doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourne circles away.
Jason Bourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bourne fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bourne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bourne, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bourne!