PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Corona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gino Corona has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Batista's chin.

Batista
vs
Corona

190 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Pacheco Labratories Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Corona!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corona tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corona somewhat.

Batista shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Batista showed some decent athleticism there.
Batista trying to pass the guard but Corona defending well.
Corona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Batista tries to pass to full mount but Corona defends it.
Corona is trying to maintain the position but Batista is very close to passing his half guard.
Batista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Batista lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Batista tries to pass the half guard into mount. Corona knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Batista stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Corona to get to his feet.
Corona misses with a body kick.
Batista takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Corona.
Corona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corona fails with the takedown

and Batista counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Batista decides to stand up, so the ref orders Corona to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batista drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corona trying to keep a closed guard but Batista is proving a slippery customer.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batista postures up in Corona's guard and throws a big left but Corona blocks it.
Corona looking to control.
Corona tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Batista stays in close to Corona's body and controls the position.
Batista trying to control but Corona is working from the bottom.
Corona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Batista is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Corona fails with the takedown

and Batista counters with a takedown into side control.
Dave Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gino Corona.
Corona looks gassed!
Corona sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Batista is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Batista looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Batista seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Batista decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Batista decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista prevents Corona from standing back up.
Corona has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Batista is working away from the top position though.
Batista trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batista working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Batista dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Corona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Batista is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Batista landing with the ground and pound.
Batista wants to control from the top but Corona keeps moving.
Batista scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corona trying to keep a closed guard but Batista is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Batista chips away with some ground and pound.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batista looking to pass the guard.
Corona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Batista lands a couple of digs.
Batista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista content to stall in guard here.
Batista landing with the ground and pound.
Batista 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.
Corona working a defensive guard here.
Corona is breathing heavily.
Batista trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista controls from within his opponent's guard.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batista wants to get up but he can't break Corona's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Batista wants to control from the top but Corona keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Batista scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Batista is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Corona knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Batista working the ground and pound but Corona is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Corona tries to stand but can't do so whilst Batista controls his leg.
Batista works his way to full guard. Good work.
Batista doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Batista wants to sweep here but Corona controlling him for the moment.
Batista is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Batista tries to pass the half guard into mount. Corona knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Batista dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Batista throws a lazy head kick

so Corona counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Corona trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corona preventing the sweep.
Corona trying to control but Batista is working from the bottom.
Batista throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Corona is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Batista seems keen to control Corona's posture.
Corona scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Corona tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Batista counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Batista sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corona defending well though.
Batista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Batista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Batista wants to pass the guard but Corona is defending well.
Batista is keen to just control but Corona is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Batista there.
Batista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corona's head.
Batista landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Corona wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Batista lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista is taking a breather. Corona says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Corona tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Corona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Batista throwing shots but Corona is blocking nicely.
Batista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corona's head.
Batista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Corona trying to hold on to Batista's head to control him but Batista postures up.
Batista winds up and cracks Corona with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Batista is nestled in close to Corona, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corona avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista.
Batista uses his free foot to push down on Corona's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Corona.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Batista cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Batista scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Batista tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corona is trying desperately to improve position.
Batista working the ground and pound effectively.
Corona takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dave Batista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batista breaks from Corona's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Batista raining down shots from the mount!
Batista looking to control and managing it successfully.
Batista has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Batista lands a big shot there that rocks Corona but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Batista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batista, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Batista!