PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Briatore (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.

Bater
vs
Briatore

190 cm
28
199 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

170 cm
28
198 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvio Briatore!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Briatore.
Bater sizes up Briatore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Briatore.
Bater lands a jab to Briatore's midsection.
Bater throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Briatore counter with a right hand.
Bater connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bater throws a poor cross that misses
and Briatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bater misses with a double jab

and Briatore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bater!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bater wants to control but Briatore is having none of it.
Briatore trying to control but Bater is having none of it.
Briatore working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore looking to finish Bater with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bater!
Briatore throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Briatore goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bater is on top in guard.
Bater trying to control but Briatore is working from the bottom.
Briatore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bater stopping the sweep attempt from Briatore.
Bater with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Briatore wriggles free and stands up.
Bater lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Silvio Briatore has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Briatore.
Bater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Briatore.
Briatore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bater clobbers Briatore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leroy Bater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bater just misses with a punch to the body.
Bater fails to land with a series of punches.
Bater bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Briatore's head.
A big right from Bater misses.
Bater misses with a left hand

and Briatore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briatore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briatore wants to control from the top but Bater keeps moving.
Briatore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Briatore is looking to work some ground and pound but Bater has wrist control.
Briatore lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Briatore is working Bater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briatore.
Briatore landing some decent shots from guard.
Briatore trying to control but Bater is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briatore throwing strikes from guard but Bater blocks nicely.
Briatore tries to free his leg and advance position but Bater is retaining full guard.
Briatore with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Briatore throwing strikes but missing.
Briatore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briatore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briatore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bater keeping moving, preventing Briatore from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Briatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Briatore dodges the punch combination from Bater.
Briatore ducks under a wild hook from Bater.
Bater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Briatore.
Briatore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bater misses with a right hand
and Briatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bater lands with a nice combination. Briatore backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Bater. Those never looked like landing.
Bater dips to his left and cracks Briatore with an uppercut!
A jab from Briatore misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Briatore's head.
Bater misses with a double jab
and Briatore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bater is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bater misses with a left hand
and Briatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bater loads up on a big right hand but Briatore slips the punch.
Bater swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Briatore counters with a left and a right that stings Bater.
Briatore scores with a punch to the head.
Bater throws a body punch but Briatore moves out of range.
Bater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bater connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Briatore blocks a jab.
Briatore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater looks to score with a jab to the body but Briatore is just out of range.
Bater feints a jab promting Briatore to slip. Bater then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Briatore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Briatore doesn't seem bothered though.
Briatore ducks under a wild hook from Bater.
Briatore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briatore was well out of range. Poor timing from Bater.
Bater throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Briatore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briatore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Briatore with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briatore stopping the sweep attempt from Bater.
Bater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bater trying to keep a closed guard but Briatore is proving a slippery customer.
Briatore is looking to work some ground and pound but Bater has wrist control.
Silvio Briatore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Briatore wants to control from the top but Bater keeps moving.
Bater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Briatore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Briatore postures up in Bater's guard and throws a big left but Bater blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Briatore controls the pace.
Bater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briatore content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Briatore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Briatore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bater's head.
Briatore trying to control but Bater is working from the bottom.
Briatore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Briatore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Briatore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bater swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Briatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bater misses with an uppercut

and Briatore counters with a takedown into side control.
Briatore landing a few strikes.
Briatore lands some shots froms side control.
Briatore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bater keeps working.
Briatore scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bater to see if he's OK.
Briatore fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Briatore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bater regains half guard, as Briatore was trying to land strikes.
Briatore slips a nice elbow through Bater's hands, connecting with Bater's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bater defending well though.
Bater is in trouble now - Briatore has advanced to mount!
Briatore cracks Bater with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Briatore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Briatore raining down hammerfists from mount.

Bater is rocked!
Briatore postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bater badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Briatore around the waist but Briatore pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Briatore is the winner by TKO! Briatore jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Briatore!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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