PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Fernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fernandez
vs
Bateman

183 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Fernandez as Bateman shoots in.
Bateman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fernandez circles away.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman shoots in for a double leg but Fernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jason Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Bateman.
Fernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Fernandez. No joy for Bateman on that attempt.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Bateman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bateman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fernandez is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bateman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernandez is fending him off so far but Bateman persists. Nope, Fernandez circles away and we're back to standing.

Fernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernandez misses with a knee strike.
Fernandez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bateman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bateman looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fernandez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.

Fernandez has closed the distance and engaged Bateman in a clinch.
Fernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernandez lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fernandez.
Bateman being controlled against the cage.
Fernandez lands a nice uppercut.
Fernandez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bateman tries for a takedown but Fernandez manages to get underhooks.
Fernandez has Bateman pushed against the cage.
Fernandez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bateman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fernandez lands a right hand.
Fernandez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batemans head.
Fernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fernandez breaks the clinch.
Fernandez wants to clinch.
Fernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bateman circles away.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fernandez takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fernandez obliges.
Fernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernandez landing knees to the head.

It looks like Derrick Bateman has been cut.
Fernandez lands a right hand.
Bateman being controlled against the cage.
Fernandez gets through Bateman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernandez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fernandez lands a shoulder strike.
Fernandez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fernandez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fernandez breaks from the clinch.
Fernandez is looking to clinch.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bateman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Bateman circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fernandez.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fernandez, right into the meat.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Fernandez moves into range and clinches up with Bateman.
Nice body punch from Fernandez - that landed with a thud.
Fernandez lands an uppercut.
A short right from Fernandez on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fernandez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fernandez.
Fernandez presses Bateman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fernandez clinches up with Bateman and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fernandez manages to break the clinch.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Fernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Bateman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandez tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bateman gets tackled into the cage by Fernandez. Fernandez maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez stalling against the cage.
Fernandez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Fernandez lands a nice uppercut.
Fernandez lands a nice uppercut.
Bateman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
Bateman tries for a takedown but Fernandez manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Bateman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jason Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Bateman.
Fernandez lands with a left to the head.
Fernandez lands an uppercut.
Fernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Fernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.

Fernandez drives through and clinches with Bateman against the cage.
Fernandez prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Fernandez.
Fernandez lands with a short shot to the head.

Fernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bateman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Fernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derrick Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Bateman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.

Fernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Fernandez breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Fernandez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fernandez tries to clinch but Bateman is having none of it.
Fernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bateman circles away.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.
Jason Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez wants to clinch.

Fernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fernandez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fernandez lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Fernandez.
Come on Fernandez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Fernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez throws a nice head kick!
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Fernandez clinches up with Bateman and pushes him back against the cage.
Bateman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Fernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Fernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bateman, pushing him back against the cage.
Fernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fernandez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fernandez.
Fernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernandez lands with a right to the head.
Fernandez stalling in the clinch.
Fernandez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Jason Fernandez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Fernandez.
Fernandez taking a breather.
Fernandez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fernandez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Fernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bateman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fernandez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Fernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Bateman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fernandez tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Fernandez tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez wants to clinch.
Fernandez is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bateman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Bateman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bateman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jason Fernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Bateman circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fernandez is looking to clinch.
Fernandez is looking to clinch.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.
Fernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bateman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bateman shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Bateman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bateman can do to turn this around?
Bateman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bateman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fernandez is positioning himself well to prevent Bateman advancing to mount.
Fernandez pushes Bateman off looking to stand but Bateman dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is doing well to control the position and prevent Bateman from advancing to side control.

Bateman is trying to work for a kimura but Fernandez is defending well.

Bateman is looking for a kimura here.

Bateman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fernandez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fernandez is looking to control Bateman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fernandez avoid being mounted?

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.
Fernandez is looking to escape.
Fernandez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fernandez is trying to stand up here but Bateman is controlling him well.
Fernandez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Bateman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernandez is controlling Bateman's position as best he can from this difficult position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Bateman.
I think Fernandez 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Fernandez!