PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 817 p4p, 131 weight class) and Art Brock (ranked 388 p4p, 60 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Batra
vs
Brock

190 cm
28
209 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

195 cm
27
213 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bee Krazy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batra.
Brock misses with a kick to the body

and Batra counters by clinching up.
Brock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brock misses with a wild body shot.
Brock scores with a nice strike.
Batra with a jab.
Brock throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Batra to counter with a crisp jab.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brock.
Brock defending well as Batra loads up on a big left hand.
Brock wants to counter with a clinch but Batra pushes him away.
Brock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Art Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock tries to clinch up but Batra circles away and keeps his distance.
Batra avoids the head kick by Brock.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Batra rushes Brock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batra is defending well for now.
Brock blocking some punches.
Batra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Batra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batra.
Brock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra avoids a wild elbow strike from Brock.
Batra misses with a punch on the inside.
Brock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batra avoids it.
Batra lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Batra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Batra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.
Batra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batra scores with a hook to the body.
Batra misses with a punch on the inside.
Batra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batra has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Brock is trying to break the clinch but Batra has him pressed against the cage.
Batra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Batra struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Batra gets through Brock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Batra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Batra.
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brock.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Batra seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brock can turn it around.
Batra tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Batra back against the cage.
Brock misses with a body punch.
Batra wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gobal Batra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batra managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
Brock struggles to land a body shot inside as Batra controls his hands.
Brock stalling in the clinch.
Batra misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Batra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batra misses with a punch to the body.
Batra throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batra tries to pull guard but Brock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Batra blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batra.
Batra tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Batra back against the cage.
Brock stalling against the cage.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batra pushes Brock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batra is working Brock over against the cage.
Batra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Batra up against the cage.
Brock leaning against his opponent.
Batra lands a left hand.
Brock has a couple of punches blocked by Batra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gobal Batra dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brock throws a front kick that sends Batra stumbling back into the cage.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Batra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Brock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Batra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock throws a head kick that Batra semi-blocks.
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batra.
Batra tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brock! But no joy.
Brock misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brock throws a body shot but no joy.
Brock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Batra. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a solid leg kick but Batra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brock.
Batra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Brock.
Brock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Batra rather than just go for the knockout.
Batra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brock.
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batra manages to avoid it.
Batra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brock.
Batra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brock.
Batra throws a looping overhand right but Brock ducks down to avoid it.
Brock throws out a powerful jab.
Batra throws a right hand that misses
and Brock counters with a big head kick but Batra shrugs it off.

Brock closes the distance and clinches.
Batra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brock breaks from the clinch.
Batra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Batra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Batra throws an overhand right that lands on Brock's shoulder, as Brock tries to avoid the shot.
Batra misses with a double jab.
Brock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Brock closes the distance and pushes Batra back into the cage.
Brock tries a body shot but Batra blocks it.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brock stops a takedown attempt from Batra.
Brock stalls.
Batra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brock to keep the fight standing.
Batra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gobal Batra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock wants to get back to striking at distance but Batra won't allow it.
Batra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batra throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock stalling the fight.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gobal Batra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batra lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batra.
Brock stops a takedown attempt from Batra.
Brock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Batra as Brock tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batra lands a left hand.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Batra can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batra.
Batra working aggressively here.
Brock taking a breather.
Batra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batra misses with a body punch.
Brock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batra trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Brock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Batra.
Batra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batra connects with a leg kick. Brock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Batra misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Brock.
Brock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batra under the eye.
Batra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batra moves away from the strike by Brock.
Brock digs a good body shot into Batra's ribs.
Batra lands a leg kick that knocks Brock off balance momentarily.
Batra looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Batra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Brock backs away, Batra returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Art Brock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Batra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Batra. That did some damage!
Batra moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock scores with a three punch combo!
Brock tries to score with a low kick but Batra moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Batra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Brock lands a big head kick that sends Batra tumbling to the mat! Brock takes a step backwards and waves Batra back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Batra is rocked!

It looks like Gobal Batra has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock throws the left hand but Batra avoids the punch easily.
Oh Batra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Brock! Batra is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Brock!
A victorious Art Brock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.