PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexee Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernesto Spong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexee Batman's chin.

Spong
vs
Batman

185 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexee Batman!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batman tries to clinch there but Spong circles away.
Batman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Batman has time to react.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Batman has eaten all the pies!
Batman wants to clinch.

Batman closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Batman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong tries to work over Batman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Spong.
Spong is trying to break free.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong looking to slow down the pace here.
Batman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands with a light punch inside.
Spong lands an uppercut.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Batman's head.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Spong.
Batman misses with a punch to the body.
Spong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spong is trying to force a seperation but Batman has the dominant position.
Spong avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
Batman misses with an elbow strike.
Spong lands a right hand.
Spong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batmans head.
A short left from Spong.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batman's elbow.
Batman blocks a body shot from Spong.
Batman scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ernesto Spong has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.
Batman throws a head punch that misses.
Batman prevents a body shot from Spong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong blocks a body shot from Batman.
Batman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Batman misses with the head strike.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong tries to stall but Batman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong throws a punch but it's blocked by Batman.
Batman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
Spong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spong works on Batman's body with a couple of short punches.
Spong trying to control the position but instead, Batman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spong into the cage.
Batman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Batman fails to land.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batman misses with a knee to the head.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Batman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Batman fails to land.
Batman misses with a knee strike.
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Batman as Spong tries to tie him up.
Batman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spong is defending well for now.
Spong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batman has him pressed against the cage.
Batman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spong.
Batman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Spong.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spong.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong cracks Batman with a nice body shot.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong is trying to push Batman away but Batman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Batman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batman looks winded!
Spong leaning against his opponent.
Spong avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Spong.
Spong stalling the fight.
Spong blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Batman avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong is looking to break free of the clinch but Batman has double underhooks.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Batman avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Batman swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Spong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Spong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spong punishes Batman's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexee Batman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong looks for the body kick but Batman saw that one coming.
Batman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Spong misses the target.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batman can do to turn this around?
Batman tries to clinch there but Spong circles away.
Spong lands a head shot.
Batman misses the shot to the body.
Spong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Batman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Batman wants to clinch up but Spong keeps it at a distance.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Batman has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Spong.
Batman landing knees to the head.
Batman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Batman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batman.
Batman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Batman tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
Batman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Batman lands an uppercut.

Ernesto Spong's cut is getting worse.
Alexee Batman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spong managing to block the knees to the body from Batman.
Batman throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Batman misses with a knee to the head.
Batman misses with a knee strike.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Batman crunches a lovely knee into Spong's ribcage.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Batman trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batman throws an elbow but misses.
Spong just leaning against Batman, taking a breather.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Batman has him pressed against the cage.
Spong digs a right hand into Batman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batman's gas tank.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spong's defenses.
Spong is looking to control Batman's arms but Batman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spong has his back to the cage.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong misses with a body punch.
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batman or not.
Batman working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Spong.
Batman keeps control of Spong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Batman scores with a shot to the side of Spong's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spong looking to slow down the pace here.
Batman throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong lands with a right to the head.
Spong tries a body shot but Batman blocks it.
Batman trying to land knees to the body.
Batman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong stalling in the clinch but Batman improves position.
Batman misses with an elbow over the top.
Spong managing to block the knees to the body from Batman.
Spong wants to stall.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spong is defending well for now.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
Spong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Batman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spong backwards.

Ernesto Spong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Batman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spong throws a punch but it's blocked by Batman.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Spong - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Spong.
Spong scores with a hook to the body.
Batman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong has Batman pressed against the cage.
Batman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong looking to stall.
Spong lands a body shot.
Batman misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexee Batman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Spong's cut.
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 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Batman tries to close the distance and clinch but Spong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batman throws a body kick that misses.
Spong lands with a hook. Batman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batman misses with a body shot.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong scores with a jab. Batman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batman misses with a double jab.
It looked like Spong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Batman.
Spong throws a leg kick but Batman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Batman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ernesto Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
Batman throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong scores with the left hand. Batman knows he should have avoided that one.
Spong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Batman doesn't seem bothered though.
Batman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexee Batman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spong scores with a jab to the body.
Spong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Batman backs away, Spong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batman wants to clinch up but Spong keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batman is looking to clinch but Spong is avoiding it.
Batman misses with a head kick.
A combination from Spong does no damage.
Batman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Batman eats them both and turns towards Spong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batman tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Batman back against the cage.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
Batman throws an elbow but it misses.
Batman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spong stalls.
Spong lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong prevents a body shot from Batman.
Spong tries to work over Batman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong lands a body shot.
Batman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
Spong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Batman tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
Batman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Spong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Spong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Batman swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong tries to work over Batman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Spong to work.
Batman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Batman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong dodges an elbow strike from Batman.
Batman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Batman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Batman tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Batman back against the cage.
Spong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Batman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spong 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Spong!