PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Serra
vs
Bateman

168 cm
25
171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman scores with a nice head shot.

Serra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bateman's guard.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet but Serra passes into half guard.

Serra seems to be working for a kimura but Bateman defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serra wants to pass the guard but Bateman is defending well.
Serra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Serra decides to stand and escape the position.
Serra misses with a low kick.
Serra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bateman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Serra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Serra walks into a straight right hand from Bateman.
Bateman lands a right hook to the body.
Bateman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Serra's hands.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman circles away from the clinch attempt.

Serra looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Serra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Serra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Serra controlling from the top position.
Serra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Serra decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice combination there by Bateman.
Bateman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Serra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Serra is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
Bateman wants to counter the offense by Serra and move into the clinch position.

Serra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Serra is trying to get an arm triangle but Bateman is defending well.
We've been informed that Bateman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bateman is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
Serra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman 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.

Bateman throws a series of punches but Serra moves out of range.
Bateman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Serra throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Serra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman lands a slapping body shot.
Bateman lands with a cross.

Serra moves into the clinch successfully.
Bateman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serra backwards.
I was talking to Serra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Serra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bateman working aggressively here.
Bateman can't find room to land a body shot as Serra controls the action.
Bateman lands a left hand.
Bateman avoiding damage as Serra throws knees to the body.
Bateman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bateman can't find room to land a body shot as Serra controls the action.
Serra tries for a takedown but Bateman manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra blocks an uppercut.

Serra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bateman is trying to keep an underhook but Serra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Serra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Serra is trying to work for a kimura but Bateman is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.
Serra controlling the action here.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Serra seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bateman for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Serra misses with a wild body shot.
Serra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bateman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Serra on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice combination there by Bateman.

Serra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Serra thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bateman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Matt Serra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bateman tries to escape but Serra is in control.
Bateman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Serra grinds an elbow into Bateman's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra prevents Bateman from escaping the position.
Serra grinds an elbow into Bateman's temple.

Serra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bateman, who protects the arm well.
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!
Bateman pushes Serra away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Serra gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Serra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Serra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bateman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Serra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bateman.
Bateman leaves Serra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bateman tries to sprawl but Serra drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Serra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Serra trying to control the pace.
Bateman tries to kick Serra off but Serra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Serra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two 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.
Bateman scores with a body shot.
Serra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bateman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Serra is working for takedown but Bateman is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Bateman.
Bateman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bateman on the inside.
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Serra avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the cage.
Serra blocks a body shot from Bateman.
Bateman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bateman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patrick Bateman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra missing with knees to the body.
Serra blocks a body shot from Bateman.
Serra blocks an uppercut.
Bateman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serra backwards.
Bateman gets through Serra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bateman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Serra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bateman lands a two punch combo.
Serra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serra fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Serra. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman connects with a nice looking jab.
Bateman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Serra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman clobbers Serra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab by Bateman.
Bateman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Serra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matt Serra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Serra.
Bateman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matt Serra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serra misses with a series of wild punches.
Serra sets himself, and Bateman steps forward looking for the clinch! Serra avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bateman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bateman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!