PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts Jr (ranked 1115 p4p, 149 weight class) and Michael Jai White (ranked 1664 p4p, 209 weight class). Michael Jai White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Batts Jr's chin.

Batts Jr
vs
Jai White

193 cm
24
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
199 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Big Tree's Vintage Wear

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Batts Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Batts Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White missing with a left hand there. Batts Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts Jr dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batts Jr scores with a punch to the head.
White thuds a left hand into Batts Jr's body.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Batts Jr scores with a nice strike.
White scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White stuns Batts Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White throws a shot to the body.
Batts Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Batts Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batts Jr connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts Jr looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batts Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Batts Jr cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Batts Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Batts Jr throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White swinging wildly here.
Batts Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Batts Jr's head.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batts Jr.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batts Jr manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Batts Jr misses the target.
White drops his hands momentarily and Batts Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Batts Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Batts Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batts Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Batts Jr misses with a right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Batts Jr is rocked!
White blocks a head kick by Batts Jr.
Oh Batts Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batts Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batts Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Batts Jr swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Batts Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Batts Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batts Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Batts Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Batts Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
White moves out of range as Batts Jr strikes.
Batts Jr throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
White misses with a hook. Batts Jr ducked under it nicely.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Batts Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White misses with a straight left.
White moves away from the strike by Batts Jr.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batts Jr.
Some wild striking there from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Batts Jr lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White looks to land a left hand but Batts Jr moved out of range nicely.
Batts Jr tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thuds a left hand into Batts Jr's body.
Batts Jr scores with a push kick.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White looks to land a left hand but Batts Jr moved out of range nicely.
Batts Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice body punch from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White throws a lazy right hand but Batts Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batts Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batts Jr moves out of range as White strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Batts Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batts Jr misses the shot to the body.
White throws a body punch but Batts Jr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White throws the left hand but Batts Jr avoids the punch easily.
Batts Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the ropes and back into range.
Batts Jr throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but White might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Batts Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Batts Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batts Jr throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Batts Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a right hand
and Batts Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White lands a body shot.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts Jr.
It looks like Batts Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Batts Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Batts Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Batts Jr misses its intended target.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts Jr is just out of range.
Batts Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Batts Jr swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Batts Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Batts Jr misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batts Jr moves away.
As White looks to move away, Batts Jr throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batts Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts Jr. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batts Jr throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts Jr catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

White is rocked!
Batts Jr throws an overhand right that drops White like a sack of potatoes! Batts Jr dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Batts Jr!
A very excited looking Billy Batts Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.