PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Batman
vs
Laurence

178 cm
30
170 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

190 cm
21
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Batman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clayton Laurence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurence throws a head kick that misses.
Laurence tries for a takedown but Batman circles away easily
and Batman counters with an inside leg kick.
Batman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laurence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laurence throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Batman counters with a good low kick that Laurence was not able to check.
Batman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batman drops his hands momentarily and Laurence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laurence looks for the body kick but Batman saw that one coming.
Laurence connects with a single shot there.
Batman throws a head kick that misses.

Batman closes the distance and pushes Laurence back into the cage.
Batman lands a shoulder strike.
Batman tries a body shot but Laurence blocks it.
Laurence is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batman is defending well for now.
Batman misses with some punches.
Batman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence is looking to break free of the clinch but Batman has double underhooks.
Laurence is trying to break free.
Laurence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batman throws an elbow but it misses.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
Batman misses with an elbow over the top.
Laurence misses with a punch on the inside.
Batman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurence blocks it with crossed arms.
Batman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Laurence has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Batman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laurence can turn it around.
Batman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laurence.
Batman throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
Batman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batman misses with a body punch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence looks for the body kick but Batman saw that one coming.
Laurence cracks Batman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Laurence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Batman, pushing him back against the cage.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Batman - that landed with a thud.
Batman lands with a right to the head.
Batman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the head but Batman blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurence controls his hands.
Laurence tries to break the clinch but Batman is controlling the position.
Batman tries to work over Laurence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batman misses with a body punch.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laurence is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batman is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
Laurence prevents a body shot from Batman.
A left hand lands to the body for Batman.
Batman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Batman lands a shoulder strike.
Laurence blocks an uppercut.
Batman lands a body shot.

Laurence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laurence is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Batman misses the shot to the body.

Batman takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
Laurence scores with a hook to the body.
Batman tries to work over Laurence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laurence with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batman misses with a knee to the head.
Batman tries a body shot but Laurence blocks it.
Batman lands a shot to the body.
Batman misses with an elbow over the top.
Batman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laurence blocks an elbow strike from Batman.
Laurence with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Laurence.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Laurence.
Batman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurence blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Batman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Laurence rushes Batman and presses him up against the cage.
Laurence is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batman is defending well for now.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but Batman is controlling him.
Batman misses with a knee strike.
Batman misses with a punch on the inside.
Batman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Batman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laurence stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence prevents a body shot from Batman.
Batman throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
Laurence misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Nice body punch from Batman.
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurence controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Batman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batman blocks an uppercut.
Batman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Laurence avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
Batman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laurence blocks an elbow strike.
Batman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laurence.
Batman lands with a right to the head.
Batman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batman misses with a punch on the inside.
The Batman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laurence slows down the pace here.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Laurence is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
Laurence is trying to force a seperation but Batman has the dominant position.
Laurence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Batman.

Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurence connects with a leg kick. Batman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laurence connects with a looping right hand.
Clayton Laurence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laurence misses with a head kick.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.

Laurence pushes Batman up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Batman.
Laurence misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batman.
Laurence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laurence trying to land knees to the body.
Laurence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Batman lands a body punch.
Laurence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laurence blocking some punches.
Batman trying to stall but Laurence improves his position.
Laurence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laurence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Laurence is blocking nicely.
Batman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Batman misses with some punches.
Batman gets through Laurence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laurence throws a head punch that misses.
Batman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laurence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batman prevents Laurence from breaking the clinch.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Laurence lands an uppercut.

Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laurence misses with a low kick.

Laurence has managed to clinch.
Batman lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that The Batman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Batman tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.
The Batman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Batman forces Laurence back against the cage and clinches.
Batman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batman works on Laurence's body with a couple of short punches.
Batman scores with a shot to the side of Laurence's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batman.

Laurence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laurence wants to slow Batman down by chopping away at his legs.
Laurence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laurence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laurence motions for Batman to come forward. Laurence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laurence jabs at Batman's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batman throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Batman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laurence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Batman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurence takes a swing at Batman's ribcage but misses.
Laurence thows a leg kick but Batman checks it
and Batman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batman tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.

Laurence moves into the clinch successfully.
Batman lands with a right to the head.
Laurence blocks a body shot from Batman.
Laurence blocks an elbow strike from Batman.
Batman misses with a body punch.
Laurence working aggressively here.
Batman digs a right hand into Laurence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laurence's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Batman.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laurence motions for Batman to come forward. Laurence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laurence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batman lands a head kick!

It looks like Clayton Laurence has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurence throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Batman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurence to score with a decent uppercut.
Clayton Laurence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batman tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
Batman checks a leg kick nicely.
Batman wants to clinch up but Laurence keeps it at a distance.
Laurence misses with a body kick.
Laurence misses with a takedown attempt - Batman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Batman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence misses with a kick to the body.
Laurence looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laurence misses with a low kick.
Batman tries to clinch up.
Batman wants to clinch.
Laurence motions for Batman to come forward. Laurence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Laurence. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Laurence misses
and Batman counters with a thumping low kick.
Laurence throws a body shot but no joy.
Batman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurence throws a combination. Batman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Batman throws a nice head kick!
Batman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Batman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laurence just manages to avoid it.
Laurence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Batman counters with a thumping low kick.
Laurence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Batman rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Laurence misses.
Laurence throws a body shot but no joy.
Batman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurence throws a leg kick but Batman moved away.
Batman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batman throws a big counter combination but Laurence scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clayton Laurence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Batman clinches up against the cage.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but Batman has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Laurence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Batman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Batman!