PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danielle Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexee Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexee Batman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danielle Abate's chin.

Abate
vs
Batman

190 cm
25
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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, Danielle Abate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexee Batman!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abate throws a leg kick which misses Batman's front leg but catches the back leg as Batman tries to avoid it.

Abate moves into range and clinches up with Batman.
Abate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abate misses with the head strike.
Abate lands with a left to the head.
Abate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Batman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Batman.
Batman managing to block the knees to the body from Abate.
Abate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abate misses with the head strike.
Abate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batman's elbow.
Abate with a knee to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Batman has eaten all the pies!
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!
Abate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batman pushes off an throws an elbow but Abate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abate tries to land knees in the clinch but Batman avoids the damage to the body.
Abate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abate can't find room to land a body shot as Batman controls the action.
Abate scores with a hook to the body.
Abate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abate lands an elbow that stopped Batman in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batman looks winded!
Abate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abate tries to throw a body punch but Batman avoids it by throwing Abate back against the cage.
Abate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abate lands a shot to the body.
Abate lands a nice elbow.
Batman tries to land a knee to the head but Abate blocks with his arms.
Abate digs a right hand into Batman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batman's gas tank.
Abate tries a knee to the head but Batman blocks it.
Abate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Abate blocks an elbow strike.
Batman takes a shot to the head.
Abate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Batman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abate lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Abate.
Good body shot from Abate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Abate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Batman's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Abate.
Abate lands with a left to the head.
Abate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abate lands an elbow inside that Batman shrugs off.
Abate lands with a short shot to the head.
Abate scores with a shot to the side of Batman's head.
Abate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Batman.
Abate lands a body punch.
Abate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batman's elbow.
Abate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Batman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Batman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abate looking to throw knees to the head but Batman is blocking nicely.
Batman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abate blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Abate on the inside.
Abate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate is leaning against Batman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abate misses with a punch to the body.
Abate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abate.
A right hook to the body lands for Abate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Batman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Abate - that landed with a thud.
Abate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batman blocks it with crossed arms.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Abate is blocking nicely.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Abate avoids the damage to the body.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Abate is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Batman dodges an elbow strike from Abate.
Batman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abate is leaning against Batman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abate scores with a shoulder strike.
Abate lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Abate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batman.
Batman tries to throw a body punch but Abate avoids it by throwing Batman back against the cage.
Abate misses with the head strike.
Abate landing knees to the head.
Abate missing with knees to the body.
Batman with a knee to the head.
Abate lands a nice elbow.
Abate misses with a punch on the inside.
Batman blocks the elbow strike.
Batman misses with a punch to the body.
Batman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abate blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Abate.
Abate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Abate lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danielle Abate dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abate has Batman up against the cage in a clinch.
Abate managing to block the knees to the body from Batman.
Batman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abate throws an elbow but misses.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batman can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Abate.
Abate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Abate.
Abate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batman's face.
Abate cracks Batman with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Abate.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Abate.
Abate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abate scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Abate misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate lands a body shot.
Batman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abate.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Batman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Abate struggles to land a body shot inside as Batman controls his hands.
Abate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batman lands a knee to the body.
Abate misses with a punch to the body.
Abate scores a nice knee to the body.
Abate takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abate lands a nice elbow.
Abate lands an elbow inside.
Abate misses with an elbow over the top.
Abate misses with a body punch.
Batman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abate avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Abate scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batman.
Abate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abate lands a body punch.
Abate lands a body punch.
Batman scores with a shoulder strike.
Batman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Abate - that landed with a thud.
Abate tries a body shot but Batman blocks it.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Abate avoids the damage to the body.
Batman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abate avoids it.
Abate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abate lands with a light punch inside.
Abate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batman connects with a knee to the head.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate tries a body shot but Batman blocks it.
Batman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Abate takes an elbow to the temple.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Batman's ribcage.
Abate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abate avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
Abate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batman or not.
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Abate controls his hands.
Abate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abate takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abate throws an elbow but it misses.
Batman pushes Abate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abate missing with knees to the body.
Batman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danielle Abate has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batman lands a nice shot to the body.
Abate tries to land knees in the clinch but Batman avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batman lands a body punch.
Batman trying to land knees to the body.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Batman's ribcage.
Batman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Batman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Abate is blocking nicely.
Abate lands an elbow that stopped Batman in his tracks for a moment.
Abate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Nice body punch from Batman.
Abate tries to work over Batman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batman's elbow.
Batman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danielle Abate dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Batman fails to land with a series of punches.

Batman tries to keep at a distance but Abate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batman throws a head punch that misses.
Abate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Abate.
Abate misses with an elbow strike.
Batman blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Abate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Batman has a couple of punches blocked by Abate.
Batman prevents a body shot from Abate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batman throws an elbow but misses.
Abate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abate lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate pushes Batman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Abate.
Abate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abate struggles to land a body shot inside as Batman controls his hands.
Abate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abate lands an elbow just above Batman 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Abate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abate lands a shoulder strike.
Abate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batman blocks it with crossed arms.
Batman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abates head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Batman.
Abate looking to throw knees to the head but Batman is blocking nicely.
Batman tries to throw a body punch but Abate avoids it by throwing Batman back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Batman.
Alexee Batman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abate.
Batman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abates head.
Batman missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Abate.
Abate misses with a punch to the body.
Batman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Abate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Abate controls his hands.
Abate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batman swings wildly with an uppercut but Abate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abate is working Batman over against the cage.
Abate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abate tries to land knees in the clinch but Batman avoids the damage to the body.
Batman misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Batman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Batman throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Abate.
A knee to the head by Abate.
Batman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abate backwards.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abate is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Batman's brow.
Batman takes an elbow to the temple.
Abate tries to throw a body punch but Batman avoids it by throwing Abate back against the cage.
Abate trying to land knees to the body.
Batman lands a hook that snaps the head of Abate backwards.
Abate misses with a knee to the head.
Batman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abate avoids it.
Batman misses with some punches.
Batman tries a knee to the head but Abate blocks it.
Abate can't find room to land a body shot as Batman controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Batman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Batman obliges.
Batman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Abate 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 lands with a light punch inside.
Abate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Batman prevents a body shot from Abate.
Batman gets through Abate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Batman on the inside.
Batman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abate takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abate avoids it.
Abate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abate lands a knee to the head.
Abate misses with a body punch.
Batman tries to land a knee to the head but Abate blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danielle Abate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danielle Abate!