PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 3427 p4p, 424 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 1914 p4p, 267 weight class). Bateman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King of New York, Fun luvin Criminals . This should be a great matchup!

Do Urden
vs
Bateman

183 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Urban Fighter

Hot Spunk

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden scores with a hook to the body. Bateman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bateman.
Bateman tries to score with some ground and pound. Do Urden controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Do Urden taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bateman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bateman cracks Do Urden with a big elbow.
Bateman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bateman.
Do Urden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bateman cracks Do Urden with a big right hand but Do Urden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bateman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Do Urden to see if he's OK.
Do Urden sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bateman trying to mount his opponent but Do Urden defends it.
Do Urden trying to control here.
Bateman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Do Urden's coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Exceptional have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Urden is trying to maintain the position but Bateman is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
Bateman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Do Urden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bateman is thwarting Do Urden's attempts to control the position.
Do Urden wants to improve his position but Bateman is controlling well.
Bateman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Do Urden wants to control but Bateman is keeping busy.
Do Urden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bateman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Urden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bateman being controlled here momentarily.
Do Urden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bateman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden looking to control.
Bateman postures up in Do Urden's guard and throws a big left but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Bateman stays in close to Do Urden's body and controls the position.
Do Urden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bateman stopping the sweep attempt from Do Urden.
Bateman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bateman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do Urden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bateman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bateman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do Urden keeping full guard, as Bateman tries to pass.
Bateman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bateman postures up.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Do Urden keeps moving.
Do Urden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bateman's guard.

Do Urden forces his way into half guard.
Bateman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Do Urden throwing strikes but missing.
Bateman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do Urden trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman pulls Do Urden in close to prevent any damage.
Do Urden won't allow Bateman to sweep him here.
Do Urden slips nicely into half guard.
Bateman trying to control here.
Bateman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Do Urden stays in close to Bateman's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bateman shoots in and gets a takedown into Do Urden's guard.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do Urden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patrick Bateman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bateman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bateman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Do Urden being controlled here, momentarily.
Bateman is looking to work some ground and pound but Do Urden has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman is in close to Do Urden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bateman working some strikes from top position.
Bateman passes Do Urden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Do Urden manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bateman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bateman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bateman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do Urden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bateman working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bateman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bateman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bateman stopping the sweep attempt from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Do Urden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Do Urden trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Urden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman controlling the position.
Do Urden controlling from the top position.
Do Urden wants to pass the guard but Bateman is keeping the position.
Do Urden trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Do Urden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Do Urden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden trying to pass the guard but Bateman defending well.
Bateman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Do Urden is working away from the top position though.
Bateman won't allow Do Urden to pass to mount.
Bateman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Do Urden is trying to control. Bateman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bateman is looking to improve his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Do Urden fails to land with a series of punches.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman with a poor takedown
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do Urden sizes up Bateman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman feints the counter takedown.
Do Urden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Do Urden misses with a wild body shot.
Bateman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Do Urden defends it well.
Bateman shoots in but Do Urden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Do Urden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman tries to move into range but Do Urden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Bateman is rocked!
Bateman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Do Urden's waist but Do Urden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bateman off to one side.
Drizzt Do Urden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Bateman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Do Urden thuds a left hand into Bateman's body.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Do Urden finds it's target.
Bateman is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
Do Urden scores with a sloppy right hand. Bateman should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drizzt Do Urden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bateman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bateman seems to have recovered his senses.
Bateman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bateman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A control attempt from Do Urden but he's now mounted!
Do Urden tries to reverse the position but Bateman maintains control.
Do Urden is working hard here to advance position.
Do Urden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bateman landing punches.
Do Urden regains half guard.
Bateman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
Bateman is nestled in close to Do Urden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bateman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Do Urden wants to control but Bateman is keeping busy.
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.
Bateman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Do Urden tries to roll over but Bateman keeps him under control.
Bateman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Do Urden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Do Urden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bateman.
Bateman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do Urden's head.
Do Urden is trying to control but can't.
Do Urden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bateman.
Do Urden gets full guard.
Bateman scoring with some ground and pound.

Bateman drops back looking for a leg! Do Urden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Do Urden manages to kick Bateman off! Bateman jumps back into Do Urden's guard.
Bateman throws a big elbow that misses.
Do Urden trying to keep a closed guard but Bateman is proving a slippery customer.
Do Urden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bateman is doing well to control the position and prevent Do Urden from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is not content to let Do Urden control the position.
Do Urden throwing shots but Bateman is blocking nicely.
Do Urden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do Urden stalling.
Do Urden stalling away here and it's allowed Bateman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Do Urden won't allow Bateman to sweep him here.

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.
Do Urden postures up in Bateman's guard and throws a big left but Bateman blocks it.
Do Urden wants to control from the top but Bateman keeps moving.
Bateman keeping full guard, as Do Urden tries to pass.
Bateman is adopting a defensive guard.
Do Urden trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do Urden.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bateman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bateman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!
A victorious Patrick Bateman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.