PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Batista
vs
Austin

185 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

221 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Austin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Batista or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin which made him look bad.

Batista looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin won't allow Batista to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin tries to get to full guard but Batista has control of the leg.

Batista is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Austin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Austin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Austin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Batista is one step ahead there.
Batista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Batista any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austin on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batista fails with the takedown.
Austin closes the distance and clinches up with Batista, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes Batista against the cage but Batista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Batista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.

Austin shoots in and bounces Batista off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Batista's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista working a defensive guard here.
Austin advances position into side control!
Batista wants to get back to his feet.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Batista on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Austin working the head and body with strikes.
Batista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Batista tries to get out of the position.
Batista is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Austin is controlling him well.
Batista is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Austin lands a nice short elbow.
Batista is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista is looking to improve his position.
Austin slips a nice elbow through Batista's hands, connecting with Batista's forehead.
Batista taking some punishment here, with Austin in his half guard.
Austin works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Batista is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Batista is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Austin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Batista tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Austin raining down shots from the mount!
Batista is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Batista is working to get back to half guard.
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Batista throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Batista could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Austin unloading with bombs!
Austin landing punches.
Batista can't escape the position.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Batista's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batista can't escape the position.
Austin lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Batista fails with the takedown
and Austin counters with a one-two to the body.
Batista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Austin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Austin is in close to Batista's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Austin working some strikes from top position.
Ric Austin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batista is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Batista's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin won't allow Batista to get back to his feet.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Batista's head.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Austin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.

Batista working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Austin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Austin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Austin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batista is keeping the position for now.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Batista.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Batista preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Austin blocks a head kick by Batista.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batista.
Austin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batista closes the distance looking to clinch

and Austin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Batista!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batista?
Batista keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Batista tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Batista is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Batista tries to lock up and control but Austin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batista taking shots to the head.

That's four 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.
Batista is looking to improve his position but Austin isn't that keen on the idea.
Batista is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Batista is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Batista working to try and regain half guard.
Batista tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin looking to finish Batista with some ground and pound. This is bad for Batista!
Austin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Austin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ric Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Batista doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Batista shoots and misses

and Austin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Batista won't be happy with that.
Batista can't do much from the bottom here.
Batista taking a bit of punishment here - Austin scoring with strikes.
Batista wants to control but Austin postures up.
Austin lands some shots froms side control.
Batista is working to avoid the ground and pound but Austin connects with a decent elbow.
Austin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Batista takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Batista is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batista is looking to regain half guard here but Austin keeps moving and retains side control.
Austin working away.
Batista is looking to regain half guard here but Austin keeps moving and retains side control.
Austin landing strikes.
Batista struggling a bit here.

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

Austin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Austin raining down shots from the mount!
Austin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Batista is working to get back to half guard.
Austin with the ground and pound from mount.
Batista is looking to improve his position but Austin isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Batista tries to reverse the position but Austin maintains control.
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Batista hang on?
Austin with the ground and pound from mount.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
Batista tries to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Austin working Batista over with strikes here.
Batista is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Batista is in all sorts of trouble here.
Batista is in a horrible position here. Austin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Batista can't escape the position.
Austin scoring with strikes but Batista is staying in there.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Batista looks a forlorn figure.
Austin avoids the attempt from Batista to control.
Batista flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Austin dominating with strikes here.
David Batista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ric Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Austin blocks Batista's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Austin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Austin!