PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Bataglia (ranked 422 p4p, 695 weight class) and Willing Ness (ranked 29 p4p, 45 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bataglia
vs
Ness

170 cm
27
142
10 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
140
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Bataglia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willing Ness!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Bataglia is just out of range.
Ness throws a lazy uppercut
and Bataglia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Bataglia misses.
Ness throws out a counter right but Bataglia avoids it with no problem.
Ness throws a lazy right hand but Bataglia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ness misses with an uppercut.
Bataglia stuffs the takedown attempt from Ness. Ness gets slowly back to his feet.
Bataglia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ness lands with a nice body punch.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bataglia moves away.
Bataglia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataglia throws a jab but it's blocked by Ness.
Ness takes a swing at Bataglia's ribcage but misses.
Ness loads up on a big right hand but Bataglia slips the punch.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bataglia moves away.
Ness lands a jab to Bataglia's midsection.
Bataglia misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ness jabs Bataglia right on the nose. Bataglia blinks but takes it well.
Ness misses with a lunging right hand
and Bataglia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bataglia moves away from the strike by Ness.
Bataglia throwing a counter right hand but Ness manages to avoid it.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ness fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bataglia moves away.
A slow jab from Ness misses its intended target.
Bataglia walks into a straight right hand from Ness.
Ness cracks Bataglia with an open hand slap.
Ness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bataglia avoids the body shot from Ness.
Bataglia throwing a counter right hand but Ness manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Ness there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bataglia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Bataglia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bataglia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick from Bataglia, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Ness throws a body punch but Bataglia moves out of range.
Ness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ness connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ness loads up on a big right hand but Bataglia slips the punch.
Ness misses with a shot to the body
and Bataglia counters with a nice uppercut.
Bataglia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ness throws a lazy uppercut
and Bataglia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ness. Bataglia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ness misses with a right hand
and Bataglia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willing Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness checks the leg kick.
Bataglia misses the shot to the body.
Bataglia motions for Ness to come forward. Bataglia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Ness releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ness misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Bataglia misses the target.
Ness lands a nice looking body shot.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bataglia moves away.
Ness stuns Bataglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ness.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Bataglia drops his hands momentarily and Ness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bataglia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bataglia ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Ness lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bataglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bataglia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bataglia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Bataglia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bataglia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ness throws out the jab.
Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Bataglia counters with a left to the body.
Ness connects with a nice looking jab.
Bataglia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ness misses with a lunging right hand
and Bataglia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ness thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness looks to land a left hand but Bataglia moved out of range nicely.
Ness scores with a sloppy right hand. Bataglia should have avoided that one.
Ness misses with a straight right.
Ness takes a swing at Bataglia's ribcage but misses.
Bataglia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ness just manages to avoid it.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Bataglia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Bataglia slips under a jab from Ness.
A shot to the liver by Ness. Beautiful body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bataglia - that will leave a mark!
Bataglia looks to score with a jab to the body but Ness is just out of range.
Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Bataglia's shoulder, as Bataglia tries to avoid the shot.
Bataglia scores with a body shot.
Bataglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Bataglia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Ness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ness.
Ness digs a good hook to Bataglia's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bataglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ness.
Ness jabs Bataglia right on the nose. Bataglia blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Ness.
Bataglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bataglia counters with a straight right hand.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ness scores with a sloppy right hand. Bataglia should have avoided that one.
Bataglia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Bataglia takes a swing at Ness's ribcage but misses.
Ness misses with a wild body shot.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ness loads up on a big right hand but Bataglia slips the punch.
Ness throws a body shot but no joy.
Bataglia is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataglia slips a jab from Ness.
Bataglia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ness checks it well.
Ness lands a nice hook to Bataglia's body. Bataglia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ness looks to throw the jab but Bataglia is out of range.
Bataglia throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness misses with a hook
and Bataglia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Bataglia misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bataglia doesn't seem phased though.
Bataglia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ness misses with a hook
and Bataglia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Bataglia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bataglia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ness. That did some damage!
Bataglia misses with a hook.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bataglia just misses with a punch to the body.
Bataglia throws a right hand that Ness ducks under and follows up with a left that Ness also avoids with ease.
Bataglia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Ness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a really nice looking cross but Bataglia seems unphased.
Bataglia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Ness finds it's way through Bataglia's defenses.
Ness takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ness scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bataglia counters with a thumping low kick.
Ness throws a looping overhand right but Bataglia ducks down to avoid it.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bataglia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bataglia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bataglia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Bataglia ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Ness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bataglia slips under a jab from Ness.
Bataglia is looking to wear down Ness with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bataglia loads up on a big right hand but Ness slips the punch.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Bataglia slips under a jab from Ness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Ness lands with an overhand left.
Ness connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Ness.
Bataglia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Ness misses its intended target.
Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Bataglia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ness cracks a nice hook into Bataglia's ribs.
Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
Ness misses with a left hand
and Bataglia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ness's knee momentarily.
Ness misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bataglia to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ness cracks Bataglia with an open hand slap.
Ness thuds a left hand into Bataglia's body.
Ness scores with a jab to the head.
Bataglia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ness.
Ness throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness stuns Bataglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Bataglia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bataglia blocks a jab.
Ness throws a looping overhand right but Bataglia ducks down to avoid it.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness throws a jab but it's blocked by Bataglia.
Bataglia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ness just manages to avoid it.
Bataglia slips under a jab.
Bataglia moves out of range of the strikes.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bataglia.
Bataglia staying out of range there.
Ness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness scores with the left hand. Bataglia knows he should have avoided that one.
Ness checks a low kick from Bataglia.
Bataglia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ness momentarily.

Ness is rocked!
Ness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bataglia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bataglia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willing Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ness lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ness. Bataglia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ness throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Bataglia.
Ness is still on wobbly legs! Can Bataglia finish him?
Willing Ness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bataglia cracks Ness on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ness falls backwards against the cage. Bataglia follows up with more strikes that drop Ness to his knees. Bataglia keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ness! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Bataglia!
Lorenzo Bataglia retains his bantamweight title!
Lorenzo Bataglia gave a mention to Core Combat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).