PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villa (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.

Bateman
vs
Villa

195 cm
21
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
24
246 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Villa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bateman!
Bateman is trying desperately to improve position.
Bateman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Villa seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bateman is holding on tight.
Villa tries to control but Bateman wriggling away.
Bateman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Villa prevents Bateman from standing back up.
Bateman is staying active underneath Villa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Villa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villa wants to work for an arm triangle but Bateman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bateman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Villa trying to control the action but Bateman is working from the bottom.

Villa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bateman pushes Villa off looking to stand but Villa dives back in and keeps control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bateman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Villa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bateman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bateman wants to control but Villa postures up.
Bateman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Villa's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Villa trying to mount his opponent but Bateman defends it.
Bateman trying to hold on to Villa's head to control him but Villa postures up.
Bateman is trying to stand.
Villa wants to pass to mount but Bateman is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.

Villa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Villa shoots for a takedown but Bateman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bateman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Villa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Bateman as Villa shoots in.
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Villa looks gassed!
Bateman misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Villa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bateman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Villa if he has to take too many more of those.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Villa staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Bateman there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a leg kick which misses Villa's front leg but catches the back leg as Villa tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman scores with a hook.
Bateman scoring well with a low kick there.
Bateman scores with the left hand. Villa knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bateman.
Bateman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bateman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bateman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bateman.
Villa misses with a double jab

and Bateman counters with a crisp one two that drops Villa! Bateman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Villa to his feet! Villa is in big trouble!

Villa is rocked!
Bateman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Villa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bateman finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Bateman.
Villa seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villa.
Bateman digs a good body shot into Villa's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bateman.

Bateman lands a big head kick that sends Villa tumbling to the mat! Bateman takes a step backwards and waves Villa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bateman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bateman feints and then cracks Villa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Villa down.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Villa's head but Villa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rafael Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
Bateman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bateman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman is looking to slow Villa down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villa's calf.
Bateman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bateman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Villa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bateman, right into the meat.
Villa is breathing heavily.
Bateman is looking to slow Villa down with leg kicks.
Bateman feints and then cracks Villa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Villa down.
A good leg kick by Bateman.
Bateman throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman digs a good hook to Villa's body.

Bateman drives through and clinches with Villa against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Bateman.
Bateman lands a right hand.
Bateman lands with a left to the head.
Bateman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bateman is working Villa over against the cage.
Bateman scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bateman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bateman as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Nice elbow from Bateman.
Bateman lands an elbow just above Villa 's eye.
Bateman slowing the pace effectively.
Bateman prevents Villa from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands a good knee to the midsection. Villa won't want to take too many of those.
Bateman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bateman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bateman taking a breather.
Bateman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bateman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Villa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bateman prevents Villa from breaking the clinch.
Bateman lands a knee to the body.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villa can do to turn this around?
Bateman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bateman lands a body punch.
Bateman just leaning against Villa, taking a breather.
Bateman is working Villa over against the cage.
Bateman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bateman misses with an elbow strike.
Villa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bateman fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa blocks a head kick by Bateman.
An inside leg kick lands from Bateman.
Bateman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bateman lands with a kick to the temple. Villa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bateman cracks Villa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bateman thumps Villa with a low kick.
Bateman throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bateman.
Bateman scores with a one two! Villa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Bateman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bateman.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Bateman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patrick Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a looping right.
Bateman connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Bateman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villa looks to throw the jab but Bateman is out of range.
Bateman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Villa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bateman. Bateman obviously looking to wear him down.
Bateman scores with a kick to the body.
Villa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Villa moves forwards but Bateman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Bateman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bateman.
Villa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bateman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bateman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bateman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Villa fails with a takedown attempt.
Villa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bateman avoids it really well and circles away.
Villa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bateman. Bateman obviously looking to wear him down.
Villa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bateman.
Bateman throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Villa blocks the leg kick.
Villa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Bateman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bateman.
Villa is trying to break free.
Villa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bateman trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa avoids the elbow strike from Bateman, against the cage.
Bateman lands an elbow inside.

Villa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bateman can't fight it off and eventually Villa manages to take the fight to the floor. Bateman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bateman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bateman, not yet.
Bateman pulls Villa in close to prevent any damage.
Villa won't allow Bateman to get back to his feet.

Bateman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bateman slips a straight right by Villa.
Villa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bateman defends it nicely.
Patrick Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Villa in his tracks.
Villa misses with a takedown attempt
and Bateman counters with a leg kick.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman tries to land a leg kick but Villa saw it coming and moves away.
Villa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bateman is looking to score with low kicks.
Villa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bateman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bateman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bateman, right into the meat.
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!
Bateman lands a jab.
Villa takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bateman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bateman is looking to slow Villa down with leg kicks.
Donk. Bateman catches Villa right on the button with a cross.
Bateman pushes Villa away with a front kick.
Villa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bateman.
Bateman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bateman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bateman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bateman cracks Villa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rafael Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bateman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bateman clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villa avoids it.

Bateman drops Villa with a big knee straight up the middle! Villa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Rafael Villa has been cut.
Villa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Bateman gets a clinch.
Villa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bateman smiles and moves away.
Bateman throws the left hand but Villa avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa blocks a jab.
Bateman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bateman throws a leg kick but Villa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Villa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bateman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Villa's sensitive parts.
Bateman misses with a looping left.
Villa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bateman lands a body shot.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bateman scores with a nice head shot.
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bateman connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bateman.
Villa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bateman, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!