PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soprano's choice of entrance music: Got Yourself a Gun . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bateman
vs
Soprano

195 cm
24
275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soprano lands a really nice looking cross but Bateman seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bateman.
Bateman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soprano.
Bateman connects with a body shot that sends Soprano's belly button to the back.
Soprano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bateman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bateman throws a shot from downtown. Soprano moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Soprano does no damage.
Soprano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soprano.
Nice body kick there by Bateman.
Soprano looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman with a jab.
Soprano throws a right hand that Bateman ducks under and follows up with a left that Bateman also avoids with ease.
Bateman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman sizes up Soprano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soprano.
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Bateman.
Soprano thows a body shot but no joy.
Bateman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bateman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sopranos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bateman scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bateman punishes Soprano's body with a nice straight punch.
Soprano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bateman lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bateman tries to bum rush Soprano with a series of wild strikes but Soprano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bateman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bateman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bateman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bateman throws an overhand right that lands on Soprano's shoulder, as Soprano tries to avoid the shot.
Soprano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soprano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman misses with an uppercut.
Soprano throws a lazy right hand but Bateman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soprano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Bateman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bateman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bateman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soprano misses with a hook to the body
and Bateman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands a glancing blow to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Bateman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soprano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bateman connects with a looping right hand.
Bateman throws a leg kick which misses Soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soprano tries to avoid it.
Bateman tries to work over Soprano's front leg with a kick but Soprano checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bateman.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Soprano pushes him off.
Bateman works Soprano's body with a nice hook.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Soprano moved out of range.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman dips to his left and cracks Soprano with an uppercut!
Bateman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
Bateman throws a solid leg kick but Soprano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bateman.
Bateman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soprano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and Bateman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman misses with an uppercut
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bateman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.

Soprano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bateman can pounce on him.
Bateman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bateman thows a body kick. Soprano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soprano throws an off balance right hand
and Bateman counters with a nice body kick.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Soprano ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soprano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bateman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soprano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman with a nice cross.
Bateman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soprano.
Soprano is breathing heavily.
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a nice right hand.
Bateman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bateman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Bateman lunges at Soprano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soprano's hand.
Nice body kick from Bateman.
Bateman tests Soprano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bateman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soprano checks a leg kick.
Bateman scores with a hook.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman looks for the body kick but Soprano saw that one coming.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Bateman.
Soprano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bateman.
Bateman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patrick Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bateman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bateman throws out a powerful jab.
Soprano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bateman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Bateman is predictable there
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bateman.
Soprano throws a poor cross that misses
and Soprano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bateman.
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soprano misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bateman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Soprano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bateman has got the better of the exchanges.
Soprano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bateman, right into the meat.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soprano can do to turn this around?
Soprano slips a jab and a cross from Bateman.
A solid body kick from Bateman.
Soprano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soprano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bateman finds it's way round the side to connect with Soprano's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bateman does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bateman.
Soprano misses with a jab to the body
and Bateman counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
That kick from Bateman tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bateman throws a leg kick which misses Soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soprano tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman misses with a low kick as Soprano jumps back.
Nice uppercut lands for Bateman. That snapped Soprano's head back.
Soprano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bateman counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Soprano misses with a hook to the body
and Bateman counters with a solid body kick.
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soprano.
Soprano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bateman catches Soprano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bateman throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bateman.
Soprano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bateman.
Bateman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bateman. Those never looked like landing.
Bateman sizes up Soprano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bateman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soprano drops his hands momentarily and Bateman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tests Soprano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soprano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bateman tries a low kick but Soprano avoids it.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bateman counters with a good low kick that Soprano was not able to check.
Soprano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bateman.
Bateman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soprano's calf.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soprano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soprano blocks the body kick.
Soprano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bateman 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.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bateman swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a jab to the head.
Soprano takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
Soprano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bateman counters with a nice body kick.
Soprano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Soprano walks into a left hand.
Bateman scores with a head kick. Soprano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bateman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bateman lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soprano's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bateman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bateman.
A jab from Bateman does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bateman tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Bateman as he connects with a hook.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman lands with a cross.
Bateman lands a leg kick that knocks Soprano off balance momentarily.
Bateman scores with a jab. Soprano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bateman scores with a jab.
Bateman connects with a nice looking jab.
Bateman scores with a sloppy right hand. Soprano should have avoided that one.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
Soprano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soprano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bateman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano swinging wildly here.
That kick from Bateman tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soprano takes one to the side of the head.
Bateman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soprano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bateman checks it well.
Bateman scores with a three punch combo!
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bateman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bateman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bateman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!