PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Battery
vs
Pullo

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
282 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Battery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Pullo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Battery gets a clinch.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Titus Pullo has been cut.
Pullo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pullo has a couple of punches blocked by Battery.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pullo controlling the action here for a moment.
Pullo wants to stall.
Pullo is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Battery blocking some punches.
Pullo working aggressively here.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pullo looks gassed!
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery landing knees to the head.

Battery has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Pullo goes down! Battery dives on top of him - Pullo manages to get guard.

Pullo is rocked!

That has opened up Titus Pullo's cut even more.
Battery pushing down on Pullo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pullo is still in real trouble! Can Battery finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery is trying to control the action in half guard but Pullo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pullo seems to have recovered his senses.
Battery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Battery decides to stand up.
Battery tries to clinch there but Pullo circles away.
Pullo is looking to clinch but Battery is avoiding it.

Battery moves into the clinch.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Titus Pullo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pullo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Pullo trying to stall but Battery improves his position.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battery as Pullo tries to tie him up.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battery.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battery as Pullo tries to tie him up.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pullo trying to control the position but instead, Battery has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pullo into the cage.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Battery.
Pullo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Battery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Pullo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Pullo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery is looking to clinch but Pullo is avoiding it.

Battery forces Pullo back against the cage and clinches.
Pullo is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
Pullo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battery.
Pullo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pullo misses with a punch on the inside.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battery as Pullo tries to tie him up.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Pullo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo throws a punch but it's blocked by Battery.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Pullo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pullo wants to get back to striking at distance but Battery won't allow it.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Battery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pullo can do to turn this around?
Battery blocks an uppercut.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battery as Pullo tries to tie him up.
Battery blocking some punches.

That's two 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.
Pullo working aggressively here.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maximus Battery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Pullo tries to break the clinch but Battery is controlling the position.
Battery with a knee to the head.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery misses with a knee strike.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery tries to land a knee to the head but Pullo blocks with his arms.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Battery just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pullo's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
Pullo looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Pullo wants to break free but Battery has control.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Pullo is struggling to control the position.

Pullo manages to break the clinch.

Battery has Pullo up against the cage in a clinch.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo working aggressively here.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Pullo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Battery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo pushes Battery back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Pullo is trying to maintain a safe position but Battery gets an underhook and turns Pullo into the cage.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Pullo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Pullo is trying to stall.
Battery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Pullo fails to land.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Pullo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Battery takes a shot to the head.

Pullo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pullo wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Battery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titus Pullo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Battery doesn't manage to clinch there - Pullo circles away.
Battery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch up but Pullo circles away and keeps his distance.

Battery gets a clinch.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Battery blocking some punches.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery blocks an uppercut.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Pullo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Pullo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Battery is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Pullo throws a punch but it's blocked by Battery.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo lands with a light punch inside.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Pullo working aggressively here.
Pullo is trying to break free.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Pullo working aggressively here.
Battery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo is looking to control Battery's arms but Battery gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pullo has his back to the cage.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo swings wildly with an uppercut but Battery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Pullo swings wildly with an uppercut but Battery uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two 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.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Pullo avoids a wild elbow strike from Battery.
Pullo wants to get back to striking at distance but Battery won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Pullo tries to break the clinch but Battery is controlling the position.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Pullo swings wildly with an uppercut but Battery uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Pullo fails to land.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pullo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battery prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Battery prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Battery blocking some punches.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Pullo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery misses with an elbow strike.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Pullo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Battery closes the distance and pushes Pullo back into the cage.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Pullo is trying to maintain a safe position but Battery gets an underhook and turns Pullo into the cage.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battery blocking some punches.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pullo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pullo fails to land.
Pullo working aggressively here.
Battery crunches a lovely knee into Pullo's ribcage.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battery as Pullo tries to tie him up.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Battery is keeping busy.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Battery keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battery's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Pullo trying to stall but Battery improves his position.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo is looking to control Battery's arms but Battery gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pullo has his back to the cage.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Pullo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Battery clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Pullo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pullo has a takedown stuffed.
Pullo keeps the fight on the outside.

Battery moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo is trying to stall.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Pullo has a couple of punches blocked by Battery.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Pullo.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery with a knee to the head.
Pullo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Pullo tries to break the clinch but Battery is controlling the position.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Battery keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery misses with a knee strike.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Pullo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pullo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pullo is trying to stall.
Battery keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pullo lands an uppercut.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pullo avoiding damage as Battery throws knees to the body.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.

That's two 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.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Battery with a knee to the head.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Pullo fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Pullo misses with some punches.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Pullo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battery wants to clinch up but Pullo keeps it at a distance.
Maximus Battery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch but Battery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pullo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Battery as he jumps to the side.

Battery moves into the clinch.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Battery crunches a lovely knee into Pullo's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Pullo is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Battery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Pullo blocks an elbow strike.
Battery keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Battery prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Pullo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battery backwards.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Pullo wants to break free but Battery has control.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Pullo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Battery blocks an uppercut.
Pullo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pullo wants to stall.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Pullo scores with a shot to the side of Battery's head.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Pullo is looking to control Battery's arms but Battery gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pullo has his back to the cage.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Battery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Battery blocking some punches.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Battery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Battery had his way with Titus Pullo in that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Pullo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Battery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battery tries to clinch there but Pullo circles away.
Pullo shoots in but no luck this time.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pullo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Battery moves into the clinch.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Battery.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battery.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Pullo takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pullo lunges at Battery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Battery's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Battery rushes Pullo and presses him up against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Pullo is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Pullo misses with the head strike.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo trying to stall but Battery improves his position.
Pullo has had enough of the clinch but Battery keeps him there for the moment.
Pullo throws a head punch that misses.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Pullo is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Pullo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Pullo swings wildly with an uppercut but Battery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pullo's defenses.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Battery crunches a lovely knee into Pullo's ribcage.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Battery keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Pullo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Pullo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Pullo breaks from the clinch.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Battery drives through and clinches with Pullo against the cage.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pullo dodges an elbow strike from Battery.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Pullo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Battery.
Pullo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Pullo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pullo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Battery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
Pullo controlling the action here for a moment.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery letting Pullo take a breather here.
Pullo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pullo has had enough of the clinch but Battery keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Pullo tries to break the clinch but Battery is controlling the position.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Pullo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pullo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pullo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Battery moves into range and clinches up with Pullo.
Pullo tries to stall but Battery uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Pullo in his tracks for a moment.
Pullo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battery landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Battery prevents Pullo from breaking the clinch.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Pullo can't break the clinch.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Pullo shrugs off.
Battery blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pullo.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pullo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battery lands an elbow just above Pullo 's eye.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullo's face.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Pullo wants to break free but Battery has control.
Battery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pullo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pullo has a couple of punches blocked by Battery.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pullo swings wildly with an uppercut but Battery uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battery as Pullo tries to tie him up.
Titus Pullo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Battery.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Battery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Battery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:44
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:44
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Battery!
Maximus Battery is the new super heavyweight champion!