PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome To My Hood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bateman
vs
McHughes

185 cm
32
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
41
191 lbs
28 - 22 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. McHughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bateman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McHughes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McHughes defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
McHughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McHughes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bateman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McHughes scrambles back to his feet.
Paddy Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by McHughes misses
and McHughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bateman avoids the head kick by McHughes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bateman misses the target.
Nice cross by Bateman.
Bateman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McHughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bateman scores with the left hand. McHughes knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McHughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bateman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McHughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman lands a body shot.
Bateman takes a swing at McHughes's ribcage but misses.
McHughes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bateman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McHughes tries to land a front kick but Bateman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bateman throws a body punch but McHughes moves out of range.
Bateman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bateman swings widly with a right hand
and McHughes counters with an outside leg kick.
Bateman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bateman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bateman thuds a left hand into McHughes's body.
Bateman lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Bateman - just one landing.
Bateman lands a jab to McHughes's midsection.
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!
McHughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bateman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bateman swinging wildly here.
McHughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bateman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but McHughes ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman misses the shot to the body.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman connects with a good right hand that stumbles McHughes. McHughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McHughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by Bateman.
Bateman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McHughes.
Bateman sizes up McHughes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Bateman.
Nice cross by McHughes.
McHughes dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
It seemed like McHughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bateman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bateman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bateman avoids the head kick by McHughes.
Bateman jabs at McHughes's body.
McHughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McHughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman throws a series of punches but McHughes avoids them all with ease.
Bateman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bateman throws a hook but McHughes avoids it easily.
McHughes tries a quick counter leg kick but Bateman is wise to it.
McHughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bateman on the side of the head.
Bateman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McHughes.
McHughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
McHughes misses with a head kick.
Bateman throws an off balance right hand
and McHughes counters with a nice uppercut.
Bateman throws a right hand that misses
and McHughes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McHughes's head backwards.
McHughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bateman throws out the jab.
McHughes misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes ducks right into an uppercut from Bateman.
Bateman misses with the combination.
McHughes thuds his right hand into Bateman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McHughes misses with a looping left.
McHughes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McHughes misses with a looping right.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Bateman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bateman throws a jab when McHughes was well out of range.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by McHughes.
Bateman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bateman lands a glancing blow to the side of McHughes's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bateman moves out of range of the leg kick from McHughes.
Bateman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bateman scores with a nice head shot.

McHughes is rocked!
McHughes throws a hook to the side of Bateman's head but Bateman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McHughes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Bateman dominated that round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bateman throws a body punch but McHughes moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McHughes! But no joy.
Bateman lands a nice hook to McHughes's body. McHughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McHughes misses with a low kick as Bateman jumps back.
Bateman swings for the body but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes misses with an uppercut.
Bateman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McHughess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McHughes can do to turn this around?
McHughes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bateman finds it's way round the side to connect with McHughes's head.
Bateman misses with a looping left.
McHughes misses with a body kick.
Bateman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McHughes.
McHughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McHughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bateman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bateman.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McHughes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bateman has got the better of the exchanges.
Bateman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McHughes counters with a good, hard body kick but Bateman shrugs it off.
Bateman scores with a hook to the body. McHughes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Bateman moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McHughes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McHughes ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
McHughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bateman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McHughes - the referee stops the clock and Bateman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McHughes. Bateman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bateman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bateman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McHughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bateman finish him?
Bateman looks to land a right hand but McHughes moved out of range.
McHughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Bateman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bateman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Bateman throws a body shot but no joy.
Bateman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Paddy Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Bateman - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McHughes counters with a left to the body.
A big right from McHughes misses.
McHughes slips a jab from Bateman.
Bateman slips a straight right by McHughes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes misses with a double jab.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McHughes.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but McHughes slips the punch.
Bateman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bateman misses with a left hand
and McHughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McHughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bateman lands a lovely overhand right.
Bateman throws a lazy right hand but McHughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bateman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McHughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.

Bateman lands a big right hand that sends McHughes crashing to the mat! Bateman stays standing though and waves McHughes back to his feet!
Bateman throws an overhand right that lands on McHughes's shoulder, as McHughes tries to avoid the shot.
Bateman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Bateman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McHughes throws a jab when Bateman was well out of range.
McHughes slips under a jab from Bateman.
Bateman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McHughes.
McHughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bateman misses with the combination.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McHughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bateman.
McHughes staying out of range there.
Bateman catches McHughes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bateman throws a series of punches but McHughes moves out of range.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for McHughes.
Bateman misses with a looping right.
McHughes ducks right into an uppercut from Bateman.
Bateman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McHughes feints a counter leg kick.
McHughes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bateman. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McHughes tried to score with a low kick but Bateman checks it.
Bateman is looking to counter punch.
Bateman looks to score with a jab to the body but McHughes is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Bateman.
Bateman scores with a shot to the body.
Bateman slips a straight right by McHughes.
Decent striking displayed by Bateman there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McHughes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bateman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bateman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McHughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bateman throws a lazy uppercut
and McHughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bateman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McHughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Bateman misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Bateman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McHughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McHughes takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by McHughes.
Bateman throws out a loose jab but McHughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
McHughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bateman to score with a decent uppercut.
McHughes dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Bateman sizes up McHughes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McHughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McHughes throws a hook to the side of Bateman's head but Bateman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McHughes walks into a left hand.
McHughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from McHughes misses.
McHughes moves out of range of the strikes.
McHughes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bateman was well out of range. Poor timing from McHughes.
McHughes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHughes manages to avoid it.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bateman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
McHughes misses with a wild body shot.
Bateman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bateman swings for the body but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes misses with a body kick.
Bateman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McHughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bateman works McHughes's body with a nice hook.
Bateman with a nice cross.
Bateman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bateman lands a nice looking body shot.
McHughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bateman circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McHughes to the canvas! McHughes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bateman keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Bateman!
A relieved looking Paddy Bateman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.