PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Batilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batilla comes to the ring accompanied by Toreador Song. Marcus has chosen "Princes of the Universe," by Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Davis Marcus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fernando Batilla's chin.

Batilla
vs
Marcus

185 cm
20
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Gifts of the Rainforest

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Batilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davis Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batilla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Davis Marcus has been cut.
Batilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batilla.
Batilla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcus slips a jab and a cross from Batilla.
Batilla misses with a straight left.

Marcus moves into range and clinches up with Batilla.
Marcus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Batilla pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcus prevents Batilla from breaking the clinch.
Batilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcus won't allow it.
Marcus goes for a takedown attempt but Batilla pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marcus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernando Batilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davis Marcus.
Marcus moves away from the strike by Batilla.
Jab by Batilla.
Batilla misses with an uppercut. Marcus saw that one coming.
Batilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Marcus feints and as Batilla raises his hands in defense, Marcus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus prevents Batilla from getting back to his feet.
Marcus throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batilla is keeping the position for now.
Marcus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Batilla is breathing heavily.
Marcus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marcus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batilla's waist but Batilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcus off to one side.
Good exchange - Batilla coming out on top.
Marcus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batilla swivels and escapes.
Batilla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marcus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus blocks a leg kick.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batilla.
Batilla misses with an uppercut.
Marcus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batilla is fending him off so far but Marcus persists. Nope, Batilla circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marcus.
Batilla throws a right and a left that Marcus avoids nicely.
Batilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Batilla misses with a straight left.
Batilla throws the kick towards the body but Marcus avoids it.
Marcus moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcus takes one to the side of the head.
Batilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Marcus has managed to clinch.
Batilla gets underhooks to prevent Marcus's takedown attempt.

Batilla breaks the clinch.
Marcus ducks straight into an uppercut from Batilla and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Marcus maanges to regain guard straight away.

Marcus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batilla has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marcus is proving hard to escape from.
Marcus is still in real trouble! Can Batilla finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Marcus seems to have recovered his senses.
Batilla preventing the sweep.
Marcus working a defensive guard here.
Marcus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcus striking off his back.
Marcus is trying to control the position but Batilla postures up.
Marcus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Marcus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus defending well as Batilla loads up on a big left hand.
Batilla misses the jab.
Batilla misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marcus defending well as Batilla loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Batilla sprawls well.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches up with Batilla, looking for a takedown. Marcus pushes Batilla against the ropes but Batilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batilla misses with a straight left.
Marcus is looking to clinch but Batilla is avoiding it.
Batilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batilla throws out a loose jab but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt - Batilla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus doesn't manage to clinch there - Batilla circles away.
Marcus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batilla.

Marcus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Marcus is working for a kimura here but Batilla manages to reverse the position and he's now in Marcus's guard.
Marcus tries to strike from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Marcus.
Batilla is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Batilla wants to hold on but Marcus pushes him away.
Batilla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcus.
Marcus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marcus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Batilla is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Batilla is trying to stand.
Batilla taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Marcus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Batilla is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A nice elbow there by Marcus.
Batilla holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marcus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marcus lands a heavy elbow.
Marcus lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Batilla that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marcus won't let Batilla get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marcus lands with some strikes.
Batilla is trying to stand.
Marcus unloads with some shots from mount but Batilla bucks and avoids them well.
Marcus throwing strikes here but Batilla is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Batilla is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Batilla tries to lock up and control but Marcus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batilla is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marcus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marcus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Batilla's face.
Batilla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcus.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marcus unloads with some shots from mount but Batilla bucks and avoids them well.
Marcus lands with some strikes.

Batilla is rocked!
Marcus working Batilla over with strikes here.
Oh Batilla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marcus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marcus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marcus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Batilla because Marcus loaded up on that one.
Marcus throwing strikes here but Batilla is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Batilla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcus.
Marcus punching from mount but Batilla doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Batilla blocking the ground and pound.
Marcus punching from mount but Batilla doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Marcus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marcus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Batilla because Marcus loaded up on that one.

Marcus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Batilla manages to avoid the submission attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batilla is fending him off so far but Marcus persists. Nope, Batilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batilla swivels and escapes.
Marcus fails with the takedown.
Marcus has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fernando Batilla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davis Marcus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marcus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batilla seems to have got his legs back now.
Marcus slips under a jab from Batilla.
Batilla takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Batilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches up with Batilla, looking for a takedown. Marcus pushes Batilla against the ropes but Batilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fernando Batilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus ducks under a wild hook from Batilla.
Marcus is looking to clinch but Batilla is avoiding it.
Batilla waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Marcus.
Batilla misses with a straight left.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Batilla sprawls well.
Marcus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batilla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batilla as he avoids it easily.
Fernando Batilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davis Marcus.
Batilla connects with the punch.
Batilla misses with a wild combination.
Marcus tries to clinch up.

Marcus closes the distance and clinches.
Marcus prevents Batilla from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries for a takedown but Batilla manages to get underhooks.
Marcus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batilla!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batilla 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 Marcus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marcus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batilla slow jab from Marcus misses its intended target.
Batilla throws a lazy right hand but Marcus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Marcus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Batilla wants to get back to his feet.
Marcus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batilla defending well though.
Batilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcus.
Batilla is trying to control but can't.
Marcus wants to control but Batilla is keeping him busy.
Marcus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marcus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Batilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcus.
Batilla is refusing to be controlled, as Marcus sits in half guard.
Batilla trying to control but Marcus postures up.
Batilla is not content to let Marcus control the position.
Marcus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcus stops Batilla from getting back to his feet.
Marcus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcus passes to full mount!
Batilla is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus unloads with some shots from mount but Batilla bucks and avoids them well.
Marcus scoring with strikes but Batilla is staying in there.
Batilla is trying to stand.
Batilla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Marcus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Batilla is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Batilla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marcus thowing shots but they're missing.
Marcus throwing strikes but Batilla uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Batilla manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Marcus defending well as Batilla loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Batilla waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Marcus.
Batilla missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcus blocks a jab.

Marcus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marcus wants to pass to mount but Batilla is defending the position.
Marcus working the head and body with strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throwing shots but Batilla is blocking nicely.
Marcus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcus throwing shots but Batilla is blocking nicely.
Marcus is pressing down on Batilla's thigh, looking to free his foot. Batilla is holding on for now.
Batilla is looking to escape.
Davis Marcus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batilla keeps working.

Batilla pushes Marcus off and gets back to his feet.
Batilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Batilla stuffs the takedown.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batilla misses the shot to the body.
Batilla misses with a kick to the body.
Batilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Batilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batilla looks to land a right hand but Marcus moved out of range.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcus.
Batilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fernando Batilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batilla throws a series of punches but Marcus avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Batilla lands.
Marcus checks a leg kick nicely.
Marcus slips a jab and a cross from Batilla.
Marcus walks into a stiff left hand from Batilla.
Batilla throws a series of punches but Marcus avoids them all with ease.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Batilla sprawls well.
Batilla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Marcus clinches up with Batilla and pushes him back against the ropes.
Batilla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Batilla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marcus.
Marcus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Batilla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Batilla tries to break the clinch but Marcus is controlling the position.
Batilla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marcus.
Marcus wants a takedown but no success here.
Batilla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marcus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Batilla throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batilla's waist but Batilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcus off to one side.
Batilla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batilla.
Batilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcus.
Batilla lands a jab to Marcus's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Batilla misses with a two punch combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Batilla throws an overhand right that lands on Marcus's shoulder, as Marcus tries to avoid the shot.
Marcus has a takedown stuffed.

Marcus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marcus is trying to ground and pound but Batilla uses the momentary lack of control by Marcus to regain half guard.
Batilla is not content to let Marcus control the position.
Marcus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batilla defending well though.
Marcus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Batilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcus.
Marcus not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marcus prevents Batilla from standing back up.
Marcus throwing shots but Batilla is blocking nicely.
Marcus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batilla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marcus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marcus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcus slips under a jab from Batilla.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Batilla works the jab nicely.
Jab from Batilla.
Marcus shoots in but no luck this time.
Batilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marcus.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcus is looking to take a break and control but Batilla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Batilla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Batilla 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Davis Marcus!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Fernando Batilla!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Fernando Batilla!

Fernando Batilla wins by split decision!