PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Vermicelli (ranked 5038 p4p, 25373 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 529 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermicelli comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vermicelli
vs
Bateman

186 cm
19
170
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
183
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Vermicelli !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vermicelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vermicelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bateman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Vermicelli 's head coaches at Elite Island Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bateman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermicelli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vermicelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Bateman.
Good work by Bateman as he checks the leg kick.
Bateman tries to clinch but Vermicelli moves out of range.
Bateman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vermicelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bateman tries to clinch but Vermicelli moves out of range.
Bateman checks a leg kick.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Vermicelli pushes him off.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vermicelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vermicelli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vermicelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermicelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bateman tries to clinch but Vermicelli moves out of range.
Vermicelli dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
An inside leg kick from Vermicelli misses.
A head kick by Bateman misses
and Vermicelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bateman closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Vermicelli to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermicelli lands a really nice looking cross but Bateman seems unphased.
Bateman throws a lazy body kick
enabling Vermicelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermicelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman wants to clinch.
Bateman tries to clinch there but Vermicelli circles away.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Vermicelli pushes him off.
Bateman misses with a head kick.
Bateman throws a nice looking combination but Vermicelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Vermicelli .
Bateman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bateman wants to clinch up but Vermicelli keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Vermicelli does no damage.
Bateman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bateman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bateman wants to clinch
and Vermicelli counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermicelli throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman tries to clinch but Vermicelli moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bateman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vermicelli circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Vermicelli counter with a right hand.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermicelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bateman.
Bateman tries to clinch up but Vermicelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Vermicelli .
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermicelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermicelli feints a jab promting Bateman to slip. Vermicelli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bateman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bateman tries to clinch
and Vermicelli counters with a right hand to the body.
Bateman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bateman looks to clinch
and Vermicelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bateman is looking to clinch.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick
and Vermicelli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bateman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Vermicelli counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Vermicelli .
Bateman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vermicelli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bateman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vermicelli sizes up Bateman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bateman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermicelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bateman!
Bateman is looking to clinch but Vermicelli is avoiding it.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses
and Vermicelli counters with a right hand to the body.
Bateman throws a combination that misses
and Vermicelli counters with a leg kick.
Bateman looks winded!
Bateman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vermicelli throws a head kick that misses.
Vermicelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermicelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It appears Vermicelli was looking to counter with a kick there.
Vermicelli is looking to slow Bateman down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bateman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman wants to clinch
and Vermicelli counters with a straight right hand.
Vermicelli motions for Bateman to come forward. Vermicelli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch but Vermicelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermicelli scores with a nice strike.
Bateman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bateman tries to clinch up but Vermicelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermicelli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermicelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermicelli scores with a jab. Bateman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bateman misses with a few strikes there.
Bateman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vermicelli .
Bateman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermicelli with the inside leg kick.
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vermicelli .
As Bateman backs away, Vermicelli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bateman tries to clinch up but Vermicelli circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Vermicelli finds it's target.
Vermicelli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bateman looks to clinch
and Vermicelli counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Vermicelli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bateman.
A solid body kick from Vermicelli .
Vermicelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch but Vermicelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bateman tries to clinch
and Vermicelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vermicelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bateman can do to turn this around?
Bateman wants to clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bateman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vermicelli has got the better of the exchanges.
Vermicelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermicelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman misses with a head kick.
Vermicelli lands the left hand.
A lazy body kick from Bateman
and Vermicelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Vermicelli .

Bateman is rocked!
Vermicelli connects with a right that clearly hurt Bateman. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Vermicelli proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Bateman collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Vermicelli !
John Vermicelli thanked the fans post fight for their support.