PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Bastardo (ranked 6370 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Baturina (ranked 7898 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Baturina's choice of entrance music: Here comes the boom. Jose Bastardo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bastardo
vs
Baturina

220 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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, Jose Bastardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Baturina!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bastardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bastardo manages to break the clinch.
Baturina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bastardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Baturina moves into range and clinches up with Bastardo.

Baturina manages to break the clinch.

Baturina has closed the distance and engaged Bastardo in a clinch.
Baturina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Bastardo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baturina has a couple of punches blocked by Bastardo.
Baturina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastardo lands an elbow that stopped Baturina in his tracks for a moment.
Baturina scores with a shot to the side of Bastardo's head.
Baturina avoids the elbow strike from Bastardo, against the cage.

Bastardo breaks the clinch.

Baturina clinches.
Bastardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Baturina throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastardo.
Baturina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baturina unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bastardo misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baturina throws a head punch that misses.
Baturina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baturina just leaning against Bastardo, taking a breather.
Bastardo lands an elbow inside that Baturina shrugs off.
Baturina is trying to break free.
Bastardo lands an elbow inside that Baturina shrugs off.

It looks like Mario Baturina has been cut.
Bastardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Baturina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bastardo throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baturina avoids a wild elbow strike from Bastardo.
Baturina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baturina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bastardo throws an elbow that misses.
Baturina misses with a body punch.
Baturina throws an elbow but it misses.
Bastardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Baturina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bastardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baturina's brow.
Nice elbow from Bastardo.

Baturina manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baturina tries to bum rush Bastardo with a series of wild strikes but Bastardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baturina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baturina takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Bastardo closes the distance and clinches.
Baturina dodges an elbow strike from Bastardo.
Baturina lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bastardo keeps control of Baturina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baturina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bastardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baturina's defenses.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baturina as Bastardo tries to tie him up.
Bastardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baturina's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Bastardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Baturina's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bastardo forces Baturina back against the cage and clinches.
Baturina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bastardo up against the cage.
Baturina is trying to break free.
Baturina takes an elbow to the temple.
Baturina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bastardo up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baturina throws an elbow but misses.
Bastardo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bastardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baturina can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastardo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baturina wants to break the clinch but can't.

Baturina breaks from the clinch.

Baturina rushes Bastardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastardo is looking to control Baturina's arms but Baturina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bastardo has his back to the cage.
Bastardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Baturina working hard to break the clinch.
Baturina misses with a knee strike.
Bastardo stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baturina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bastardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Baturina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baturina working hard to break the clinch.
Baturina is trying to break the clinch but Bastardo has him pressed against the cage.
Bastardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baturina lands an elbow that stopped Bastardo in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Jose Bastardo has been cut.
Baturina wants to get back to striking at distance but Bastardo won't allow it.

Bastardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baturina connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jose Bastardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baturina wants to clinch.
Bastardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bastardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baturina misses with a combination
and Bastardo counters with a left and a right that stings Baturina.

Bastardo moves into range and clinches up with Baturina.

Bastardo manages to break the clinch.
Jose Bastardo is winning the standup battle so far.

Baturina gets tackled into the cage by Bastardo. Bastardo maintains the clinch.
Bastardo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baturina as Bastardo tries to tie him up.
Baturina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastardo blocking some punches.
Baturina dodges an elbow strike from Bastardo.
Baturina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastardo has him pressed against the cage.
Bastardo blocks an uppercut.
Baturina misses with an elbow over the top.

Bastardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bastardo instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baturina can't find room to land a body shot as Bastardo controls the action.
Baturina is trying to break free.
Baturina blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Bastardo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bastardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Baturina tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastardo misses with a double jab.

Baturina moves into the clinch successfully.
Baturina tries to break free but Bastardo pushes him back against the cage.
Bastardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bastardo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baturina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baturina is struggling to control the position.
Baturina receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastardo tries to work over Baturina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jose Bastardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baturina tries a body shot but Bastardo blocks it.
Bastardo keeps control of Baturina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bastardo works on Baturina's body with a couple of short punches.

Baturina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baturina tries to clinch but Bastardo moves out of range.
Baturina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastardo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bastardo is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Baturina moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Baturina!
An out of breath Mario Baturina thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.