PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thad Battles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Respect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Battles
vs
Respect

169 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thad Battles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dis Respect!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Respect connects with a body shot.
Battles throws a right hand that misses
and Respect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Respect punishes Battles's body with a nice straight punch.
Battles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Respect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Battles.
Battles moves out of range of the strikes.
Battles scores with a hook.
Respect misses with a leg kick
and Battles counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Battles doesn't manage to clinch there - Respect circles away.
Respect tries to counter with a clinch but Battles shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battles moves out of range as Respect strikes.
Respect staying out of range there.
Respect lands a nice hook to Battles's body. Battles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Battles.
Respect looks to score with a jab to the body but Battles is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Respect misses with an uppercut. Battles saw that one coming.
Battles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Respect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battles.

Respect pushes Battles up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Battles fails to land.
Battles has a couple of punches blocked by Respect.
A body shot lands from Respect.
Battles throws an elbow but it misses.
Battles lands a nice uppercut.
Battles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Respect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Respect scores with a hook to the body.
Battles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Respect blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Battles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Respect swings wildly with an uppercut but Battles uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Respect tries a body shot but Battles blocks it.
Respect manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Battles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Respect's face.

Respect is rocked!

It looks like Dis Respect has been cut.
Respect has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Battles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Respect can turn it around.
Respect scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Respect tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Respect is still on wobbly legs! Can Battles finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Respect fails to land.
Respect seems to have recovered his senses.
Respect misses with the head strike.
Battles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Respect is looking to control Battles's arms but Battles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Respect has his back to the cage.
Battles is trying to stall.
Respect misses with the head strike.
Battles trying to stall but Respect improves his position.
Battles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Respect misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Respect's elbow.
Battles blocks a body shot from Respect.
Respect misses with a punch on the inside.
Respect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battles blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battles.
Battles trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Battles to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Respect.
Respect tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battles's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Respect fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Battles.
Battles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Respect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Respect misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battles.
Battles missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Respect misses with a punch on the inside.
Battles tries to land knees in the clinch but Respect avoids the damage to the body.
Battles has a couple of punches blocked by Respect.
Respect stalling in the clinch.
Respect tries a body shot but Battles blocks it.
Battles missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Respect managing to block the knees to the body from Battles.
Battles lands a body punch.
Battles has a couple of punches blocked by Respect.
Battles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Respect cracks Battles with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Respect.
Respect misses with a punch to the body.
Respect struggles to land a body shot inside as Battles controls his hands.
Battles lands a hook that snaps the head of Respect backwards.
Battles effectively controlling the action here.
Respect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Respect taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thad Battles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dis Respect's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Respect fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Battles as he connects with a hook.
Battles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Respect.
Battles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Battles avoids the body shot from Respect.
Battles lands a glancing blow to the side of Respect's head.
Respect connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Respect lands a slapping body shot.
Respect throws a leg kick that is checked
and Battles counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Battles moves out of range of the strikes.
Respect scores with the left hand. Battles knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battles misses with a looping left.
Respect tries to counter by closing the distance.
Respect is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Respect keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Battles avoids the body shot from Respect.
Battles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Battles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Respect has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Battles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Respect is looking to clinch but Battles is avoiding it.
Battles is looking to counter punch.
Respect scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thad Battles is winning the standup battle so far.
Respect is looking to score with low kicks.
Battles misses with a looping right.
Respect ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battles moves away.
Respect throws a lazy right hand but Battles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Battles throws the left hand but Respect avoids the punch easily.
Respect swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Respect throws a right and a left that Battles avoids nicely.
And Battles counters with a quick kick to the body but Respect blocks it.
Respect sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Battles misses with a head kick.
Respect throws the left hand but Battles avoids the punch easily.
Respect misses with an uppercut
and Battles counters with a good, hard body kick but Respect shrugs it off.
Respect jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Respect.
Respect tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battles was well out of range. Poor timing from Respect.
Respect misses with a body shot.
Battles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Respect fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Battles lands but Respect takes it in his stride.
Battles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Respect.
Battles delivers a nice body kick.
Respect thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battles connects with an inside leg kick.
Respect throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Respect bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Battles's head backwards.
Battles lands a brutal head kick. Respect looks out on his feet and Battles throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Thad Battles!
Thad Battles decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Dis Respect stepped up to the mic, saying 'FUCK'.