PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Batroc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Airt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wolf Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Batroc
vs
Mac Airt

177 cm
26
186 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Batroc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Batroc misses its intended target.
Batroc ducks right into an uppercut from Mac Airt.
Batroc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Batroc.
Batroc tries a head kick but it misses.
Batroc blocks a jab.
No joy there for Mac Airt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac Airt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt lands a nice looking body shot.
Batroc tries to close the distance and clinch but Mac Airt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Batroc closes the distance and clinches.
Batroc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Batroc keeps control of Mac Airt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batroc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batroc gets through Mac Airt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mac Airt is looking to break free of the clinch but Batroc has double underhooks.
Mac Airt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batroc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Batroc prevents Mac Airt from breaking the clinch.
Mac Airt working hard to break the clinch.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Batroc keeps him there for the moment.
Batroc leaning his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Batroc's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac Airt prevents a body shot from Batroc.
Batroc manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Batroc lands a left hand.
Batroc misses with some punches.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mac Airt is looking to break free of the clinch but Batroc has double underhooks.
Batroc misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Batroc keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batroc scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mac Airt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mac Airt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mac Airt breaks from the clinch.
Batroc smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt moves away from the strike by Batroc.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt throws a looping overhand right but Batroc ducks down to avoid it.
Batroc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mac Airt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt lands with an uppercut that bounces Batroc off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Batroc clinches up against the cage.
Mac Airt prevents a body shot from Batroc.
Mac Airt is trying to break the clinch but Batroc is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Mac Airt breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Batroc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mac Airt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the side of Batroc's head but Batroc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batroc throws a looping overhand right but Mac Airt ducks down to avoid it.
Mac Airt throws a lazy uppercut
and Batroc makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mac Airt really felt that one!
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
Batroc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mac Airt on the side of the head.
Batroc needs to keep his hands up - Mac Airt had a free shot at his head there.
Batroc throws a sloppy head kick and Mac Airt moves out of range easily.
Mac Airt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batroc throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batroc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Batroc throws a nice head kick!
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut
and Batroc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Batroc closes the distance and clinches.
Mac Airt tries to circle away but Batroc has him pinned against the cage.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Batroc keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Batroc.
Batroc scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Batroc.
A short uppercut from Batroc.
Batroc is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Batroc.
Batroc stalling in the clinch.
Mac Airt is trying to break free.

Mac Airt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Batroc clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Batroc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt'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.

Mac Airt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batroc.
Batroc tries to land a front kick but Mac Airt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batroc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mac Airt throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batroc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac Airt misses with a jab to the body
and Batroc counters with a left and a right that stings Mac Airt.
Batroc slips a jab from Mac Airt.
Batroc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batroc.
Georges Batroc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batroc throws a head kick that Mac Airt semi-blocks.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the side of Batroc's head but Batroc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batroc fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batroc lands a jab.
Mac Airt scores with a nice head shot.

Batroc gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mac Airt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mac Airt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batroc has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Batroc.
Batroc has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Batroc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mac Airt wants to get back to striking at distance but Batroc won't allow it.
Batroc content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Batroc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batroc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mac Airt.
Georges Batroc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mac Airt is trying to break the clinch but Batroc has him pressed against the cage.
Mac Airt is trying to force a seperation but Batroc has the dominant position.
Batroc tries to work over Mac Airt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batroc has Mac Airt pushed against the cage.
Mac Airt is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batroc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Batroc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Batroc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batroc gets through Mac Airt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mac Airt is trying to break free.
Mac Airt is trying to force a seperation but Batroc has the dominant position.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batroc has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Batroc pushes him back against the cage.
Batroc dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Mac Airt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batroc throws a series of punches but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mac Airt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batroc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Mac Airt.
Batroc throws a sloppy body shot
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batroc doesn't manage to clinch there - Mac Airt circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batroc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Batroc keeps him there for the moment.

Mac Airt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batroc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac Airt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Batroc ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batroc throwing a counter right hand but Mac Airt manages to avoid it.
Mac Airt throws a right and a left that Batroc avoids nicely.
Batroc lands a head kick. Mac Airt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batroc throws the left hand but Mac Airt avoids the punch easily.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batroc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mac Airt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batroc scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Mac Airt lands with a shot to the body.

Batroc clinches up with Mac Airt and pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Airt wants to get back to striking at distance but Batroc won't allow it.
Mac Airt is looking to break free of the clinch but Batroc has double underhooks.
Batroc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac Airt can do to turn this around?
Batroc misses with a punch to the body.
Batroc has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mac Airt is trying to push Batroc away but Batroc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Batroc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Batroc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mac Airt is breathing heavily.
Mac Airt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batroc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Batroc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Batroc lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Batroc dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
That's time! Batroc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Batroc feints and then cracks Mac Airt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mac Airt down.
Mac Airt jabs Batroc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mac Airt misses with a straight left.

Batroc clinches up against the cage.
Mac Airt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Mac Airt's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac Airt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Batroc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batroc misses with a low kick.

Batroc has closed the distance and engaged Mac Airt in a clinch.
Batroc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Batroc.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batroc taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batroc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mac Airt tries to break free but Batroc pushes him back against the cage.
Batroc prevents Mac Airt from breaking the clinch.
Batroc lands an uppercut.
Batroc has Mac Airt pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Airt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batroc controlling the action here for a moment.

Mac Airt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Mac Airt both land. Nice combination.
Mac Airt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mac Airt looks to throw the jab but Batroc is out of range.
Batroc wants to clinch up but Mac Airt keeps it at a distance.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Batroc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Airt.

Batroc instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Batroc takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Batroc.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batroc lands a hook that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Batroc presses Mac Airt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mac Airt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batroc.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batroc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Batroc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batroc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batroc lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Batroc.

Mac Airt is rocked!
Batroc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Mac Airt is still on wobbly legs! Can Batroc finish him?
Batroc creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mac Airt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mac Airt drops to his knees and Batroc pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges Batroc!
Cormac Mac Airt spoke after the fight, saying '"When I am gone I charge you that ye bury me not at Brugh of the Boyne where is the royal cemetery of the Kings of Erinn. For all these kings paid adoration to gods of wood or stone, or to the Sun and the Elements, whose signs are carved on the walls of their tombs, but I have learned to know the On'.