PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Batista
vs
France

192 cm
25
252 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Angel Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard France!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista lands a jab.
Batista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batista throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batista lands with a kick to the ribs.
Batista just misses with a punch to the body.
France is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Batista with a body shot.
Batista shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Batista.
France ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of France 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Batista slips a straight right by France.
Batista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batista misses with an uppercut. France saw that one coming.
Batista moves out of range as France strikes.
France steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batista.
Batista looks to score with a jab to the body but France is just out of range.
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!
Batista misses with a straight left.
France digs a good hook to Batista's body.
Batista walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from France lands.
Batista just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from France. Batista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
France throws a nice looking combination but Batista bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
France fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and France counters with a stiff right hand.
Batista scores with a decent looking hook.
Batista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from France misses.
France fails with an attempt to clinch.
France misses with a few strikes there.
France moves out of range as Batista throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from France on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Batista throws a jab but it's blocked by France.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. France darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
France looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
France swings for the body but Batista moves out of range.
Batista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
France slips under a jab from Batista.

France has closed the distance and engaged Batista in a clinch.
Batista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with France's elbow.
Batista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batista goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
France wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batista works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
France looks winded!
Batista lands a body shot in the clinch.
France misses with the head strike.
Batista misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batista struggles to land a body shot inside as France controls his hands.
France misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Batista.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batista lands a nice shot to the body.
Batista tries a body shot but France blocks it.
Batista lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Batista.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batista just misses with a elbow thrown towards France's brow.
Batista misses with a punch to the body.
Batista lands a damaging elbow.
Batista lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Batista lands with a right to the head.
Batista lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batista pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Batista lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batista tries to throw a body punch but France avoids it by throwing Batista back against the cage.
France blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batista swings wildly with an uppercut but France uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
France misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batista working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Batista scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Batista.
Batista comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batista slows down the pace here.
Batista lands with a right to the head.

France is rocked!
Batista misses with a body punch.
France tries to break the clinch but Batista is controlling the position.
Batista swings away with an uppercut that misses.
France blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batista misses with a punch on the inside.

Batista drops France onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! France is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
France is still on wobbly legs! Can Batista finish him?
Batista lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of France backwards.
Batista unloads with a big right hand that wobbles France! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Batista is unloading with more strikes now! France drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Batista!