PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalem Batten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batten comes to the cage accompanied by Collie Buddz - Defend Your Own. Patrick Seid has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Batten
vs
Seid

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalem Batten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Seid!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batten throws a right hand that Seid ducks under and follows up with a left that Seid also avoids with ease.
Seid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batten swivels and escapes.

Batten drives through with a takedown into guard.
Batten wants to pass the guard but Seid is keeping the position.
Batten controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Batten preventing the sweep.
Batten wants to get up but he can't break Seid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Seid controls Batten momentarily but Batten frees himself.
Seid looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seid has his feet on Batten's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Batten lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batten!

It looks like Patrick Seid has been cut.
Batten wants to clinch.
Seid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Batten drives through with a takedown into guard.
Batten tries to stand but Seid is controlling from the bottom.
Batten trying to control the position from guard on top but Seid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batten looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Seid trying to keep a closed guard but Batten is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Seid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Batten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seid has a closed guard, preventing Batten from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batten throws a front kick that sends Seid stumbling back into the cage.
Batten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Batten throws a right and a left that Seid avoids nicely.

Batten darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Seid is looking to control Batten's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seid avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seid flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Batten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Batten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seid on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Batten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seid is keeping the position for now.
Batten stays in close to Seid's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seid is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalem Batten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Seid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Batten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seid blocks a head kick by Batten.
Batten fails to land with a series of punches.
Batten is looking to clinch but Seid is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Batten there.
Batten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Batten.
Seid has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Seid. No joy for Batten on that attempt.
Batten clobbers Seid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Batten gets a clinch.
Batten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batten is trying to break the clinch but Seid has him pressed against the cage.
Batten has had enough of the clinch but Seid keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batten swings wildly with an uppercut but Seid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Batten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kalem Batten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Seid.
Batten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batten can't break the clinch.
Seid is trying to break the clinch but Batten has him pressed against the cage.
Seid tries to pull guard but Batten won't allow it.
Batten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batten wants to break free but Seid has control.
Batten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batten prevents Seid from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Seid prevents Batten from breaking the clinch.
Batten wants to break free but Seid has control.

Batten breaks the clinch.

Batten moves into the clinch.
Batten wants a takedown but no success here.
Seid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Batten pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Seid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seid prevents Batten from breaking the clinch.
Batten wants to get back to striking at distance but Seid won't allow it.
Batten with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Batten jumps guard.
Seid trying to control but Batten is working from the bottom.
Batten can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Seid controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seid postures up.

Seid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batten keeping moving, preventing Seid from controlling successfully.

Seid gets to his feet - Batten follows without any prompting.

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.
Seid misses with a takedown attempt
and Batten counters with a big head kick but Seid shrugs it off.
Batten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seid backs up against the cage.

Batten gets a clinch.
Batten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seid blocks it with crossed arms.
Batten lands with a right to the head.
Batten tries to score a body lock takedown but Seid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Seid decides to pull guard.
Seid seems keen to control Batten's posture.
Seid keeping full guard, as Batten tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalem Batten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Seid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Batten is looking to clinch.
Batten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batten is looking to clinch.
Seid misses with a takedown
enabling Batten to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Batten.
Batten's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Batten duly obliges.
Seid keeps the fight on the outside.

Batten scores with a takedown into Seid's guard.

Batten decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Seid, up you get!
Kalem Batten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Seid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Batten!

Seid is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Batten can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seid prevents Batten from getting the reversal.
Seid working Batten over with strikes here.
Batten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seid landing strikes from the mount.
Seid scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batten?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seid pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Batten looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Can Batten hold on?! Seid is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Batten trying to get back to his feet but Seid is in full control for now.
Seid lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Seid has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Batten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seid is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Seid scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Batten is looking for a way out.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Seid controlling the positon.
Batten has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Seid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Batten preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Seid.
Batten trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Seid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Batten 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalem Batten!