PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 2854 p4p, 336 weight class) and Roy Batty (ranked 3212 p4p, 364 weight class). Stern comes to the cage accompanied by The Great American Nightmare. Batty has chosen I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stern
vs
Batty

184 cm
36
199 lbs
27 - 21 - 1

183 cm
29
192 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Batty!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stern uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batty.
Batty looks to throw the jab but Stern is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stern on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Batty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stern circles away quickly and effectively.
Batty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stern.
Batty is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Batty connects with a nice looking jab.

Stern drives through with a takedown into Batty's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Batty is adopting a defensive guard.
Stern connects with a couple of short punches.
Stern throwing strikes but missing.
Stern looking to sit in guard and control but Batty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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!
Stern looking to hit a scissor sweep but Batty is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern trying to keep a closed guard but Batty is proving a slippery customer.
Stern seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stern wants to control but Batty passes easily into half guard.
Stern is looking for a sweep. Batty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batty is thwarting Stern's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Batty seems content to control.
Stern trying to get back to full guard but Batty takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Stern tries to reverse the position but Batty maintains control.
Batty avoids the attempt from Stern to control.
Stern is trying desperately to improve position.
Stern is working hard here to advance position.
Stern is trying to stand.
Stern wants to hold on but Batty pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to lock up and control but Batty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stern is looking to improve his position but Batty isn't that keen on the idea.
Batty controlling the position easily from mount.
Stern slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batty is thwarting Stern's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stern drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stern throws a strike but Batty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stern tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stern lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stern looking to sit in guard and control but Batty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stern wants to sweep here but Batty controlling him for the moment.
Batty not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Stern is looking for a triangle here but Batty uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stern wants to control but Batty postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stern is trying to buck Batty off.
Batty staying calm.
Stern is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Batty in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stern manages to get back to half guard.
Stern gets full guard.
Stern wants to sweep here but Batty controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Batty controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Batty stopping the sweep attempt from Stern.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batty staying out of range there.
Stern uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Batty throws a lazy right hand but Stern sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stern is looking to counter punch.
Batty throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.
Stern is looking to counter punch.
Batty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stern.
Stern dodges the punch combination from Batty.
Batty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stern throwing a counter right hand but Batty manages to avoid it.
Stern misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Batty moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stern.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stern.
Batty misses with a wild body shot.
Batty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roy Batty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Stern. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stern.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Stern misses.
Batty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stern lands with a straight right. Batty didn't see that one coming.
Batty throws out a loose jab but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Batty.
Batty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stern throws out the jab.
Batty connects with a right hand. Stern shakes it off.
Stern throws a jab but it's blocked by Batty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Howard Stern will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stern tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batty swivels and escapes.
Batty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Batty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stern.
Howard Stern is winning the standup battle so far.
Batty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern throws the left hand but Batty avoids the punch easily.
Stern sets himself, and Batty steps forward looking for the clinch! Stern avoids it this time.
Batty ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Batty wants to counter with a clinch but Stern pushes him away.
Batty might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batty.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stern.
Stern throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batty.
Batty is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stern shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batty defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stern does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Batty misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern scores with a nice right hand.
Batty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stern connects with a jab.
Stern takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stern bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stern swings widly with a right hand

and Batty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batty misses with some punches.
Batty digs a right hand into Stern's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stern's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batty lands with a right to the head.
Batty tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Batty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern gets through Batty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Stern breaks from the clinch.
Batty looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range.
Batty moves out of range as Stern throws a body kick.
Stern misses with an uppercut.
Batty steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stern.
Batty throws a body punch but Stern moves out of range.
Batty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Batty steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stern.
Batty lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Stern.
Batty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stern is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Batty connects with a right hand. Stern shakes it off.
Batty throws a hook to the side of Stern's head but Stern sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Stern on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stern tries a head kick but it misses.
Batty is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab by Stern.
Batty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern catches Batty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stern misses with a body kick.
Batty wants to counter with a clinch but Stern pushes him away.
Stern throws a wild body kick that Batty sees coming a mile off.
Batty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batty steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stern.
Stern tries to clinch there but Batty circles away.
Batty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern digs a good hook to Batty's body.
Batty scores with a sloppy right hand. Stern should have avoided that one.
Batty slips a jab from Stern.
Batty lands with an uppercut that bounces Stern off the cage and back into range.
Stern misses with a straight left.
Batty wants to counter the offense by Stern and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Batty misses.
Batty misses with a looping right.
Stern tries a head kick but it misses.
Batty tries to counter with a clinch but Stern shakes him off and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stern tried to score with a low kick but Batty checks it.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batty was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Stern dodges the punch combination from Batty.
Batty needs to keep his hands up - Stern had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batty wants to counter the offense by Stern and move into the clinch position.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Stern misses with a straight right.
Stern lands an overhand right.
Stern throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stern lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Howard Stern.
I think Stern 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Stern!
Howard Stern really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.