PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 1981 p4p, 21650 weight class) and Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Midnight City - By: M83. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Batts
vs
Stevens

175 cm
41
181
19 - 16 - 1

178 cm
24
179
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Batts throws the left hand but Stevens avoids the punch easily.
Batts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Batts.
Batts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Batts wants it to stay on the feet.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batts.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batts.

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

Stevens makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Batts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Batts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Batts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Batts is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter Batts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Stevens.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Batts scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Batts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stevens's guard.
Batts definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Batts postures up and lands a big shot to Stevens's brow.
Batts works over Stevens with some ground and pound from guard.
Batts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Batts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Batts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts looking to sit in guard and control but Stevens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Batts trying to keep a closed guard but Stevens is proving a slippery customer.
Batts wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stevens trying to control but Batts is working from the bottom.
Batts is trying to keep Stevens in close.
Batts tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts trying to control the position.
Batts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Batts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
Batts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
Batts fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stevens just manages to avoid it.
Batts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
A jab from Batts misses.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Batts.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
Batts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stevens sprawls and moves away.
Stevens tries to clinch
and Batts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batts looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Batts - just one landing.
Batts looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Batts as he jumps to the side.
Batts missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Batts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stevens under the eye.
Batts shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
Batts cracks Stevens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Batts keeps the fight on the outside.
Batts scores with a nice strike.
Batts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Stevens is rocked!
Stevens wants to stay close but Batts steps back to make room for something. Stevens seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Batts and Stevens drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Batts!
A very excited looking Peter Batts 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.