PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 3545 p4p, 4349 weight class) and Wallace Everett (ranked 330 p4p, 391 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by Hip to be Square. Patrick Bateman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wallace Everett enters the cage!

Bateman
vs
Everett

175 cm
25
159
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
153
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wallace Everett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bateman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bateman lands in his opponent's guard.
Bateman with a nice head shot there.
Bateman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Everett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bateman pushing down on Everett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bateman passes to side control.
Bateman working the ground and pound from side control.
Bateman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bateman working the head and body with strikes.
Bateman scoring with punches and elbows.
Everett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Everett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Everett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bateman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bateman lands an elbow.
Everett tries to bench press Bateman off him but Bateman keeps the position.
Everett wants to control but Bateman postures up.
Everett taking a bit of punishment here - Bateman scoring with strikes.
Everett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Everett is rocked!
Bateman wants to control but Everett is keeping him busy.
Everett is still in real trouble! Can Bateman finish him?
Everett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bateman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Everett seems to have recovered his senses.
Bateman cracks Everett with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Everett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Everett throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bateman trying to control the position but Everett is working away.
Bateman working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
You can see the frustration on Everett's face as Bateman controls the position.
Everett tries to buck Bateman off but Bateman is having none of it.
Bateman scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bateman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Everett tries to improve position but can't.
Bateman trying to control the action but Everett is working from the bottom.
Bateman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Everett is looking to reverse the position.
Bateman grinds an elbow into Everett's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Everett some visible discomfort.
Everett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Everett seems a little lost for a moment, as Bateman dominates the positioning.
Everett is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Everett can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Everett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bateman is looking to take a break and control but Everett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bateman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Everett some visible discomfort.
Everett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bateman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Everett keeps working.
Everett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bateman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Everett uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Everett can do to turn this around?
Bateman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Everett swivels and escapes.
Everett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bateman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bateman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Everett pinned against the cage. Everett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bateman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bateman wants it to stay on the feet.

Bateman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Everett!

Everett explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Bateman with that takedown attempt.
Everett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Everett. No joy for Bateman on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bateman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Everett sprawls well initially but Bateman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bateman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bateman winds up and cracks Everett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Everett gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Everett is on top in guard.

Bateman wants to sweep here but Everett controlling him for the moment.
Everett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bateman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Everett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bateman is keeping the position for now.
Everett preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman keeping full guard, as Everett tries to pass.
Everett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Everett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bateman is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bateman pulls Everett in to control the position.
Everett is looking to pass into half guard but Bateman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bateman is in guard.

Bateman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett has momentary wrist control but Bateman slips an elbow through the middle.
Bateman trying to control but Everett is working from the bottom.
Bateman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Everett is keeping the position for now.
Everett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bateman wants to pass the guard but Everett is keeping the position.

Everett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bateman defends well.
Bateman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Patrick Bateman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Bateman advances position into side control!
Everett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bateman scoring with punches from side control.
Bateman is looking to take a break and control but Everett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Everett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Everett wants to control but Bateman postures up.
Bateman is staying tight to Everett's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Everett is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bateman connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Everett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Bateman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bateman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Everett bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bateman misses with a takedown attempt
and Everett counters with a three punch combo that has Bateman backing up. Bateman nods at Everett to acknowledge the strikes.
Bateman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Everett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bateman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Everett manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bateman keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
I was talking to Bateman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bateman looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Everett pulls guard.
Bateman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bateman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bateman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Everett working for a triangle but Bateman defends it easily.
Everett has momentary wrist control but Bateman slips an elbow through the middle.

Everett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bateman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Everett's head.
Bateman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Everett's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman drops an elbow to the side of Everett's head.
Everett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bateman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bateman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Everett bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bateman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Everett postures up in Bateman's guard and throws a big left but Bateman blocks it.
Wallace Everett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Bateman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to control the position here.
Everett trying to move into half guard but instead Bateman has managed to sweep!

Bateman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bateman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Further stalling from Bateman.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wallace Everett.
I think Bateman 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Patrick Bateman made sure he mentioned Strikers Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight.