PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yen has chosen Niggas in Paris (Instrumental) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bateman
vs
Yen

184 cm
27
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Cutthroat

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Yen coming out on top.
Yen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yen.
Yen with a jab.
Bateman throws an off balance right hand
and Yen counters with a series of strikes. Bateman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yen with a nice cross.
Yen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Yen.
Yen tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Yen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman misses with a hook.
Yen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bateman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Yen.
Yen tries to clinch up.
Yen wants to clinch.
Bateman lands a nice shot that snaps Yen's head back.
Eric Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a wild combination.
Yen ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Yen with a nice cross.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Yen.
Yen moves away from the strike by Bateman.
Yen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yen is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bateman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yen wants to clinch.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yen.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Yen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Yen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yen tries to clinch up.
Yen staying out of range there.
Bateman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Bateman.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yen.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yen.
Yen throws a series of punches but Bateman moves out of range.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yen wants to clinch up but Bateman keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Yen lands with a good body shot.
Yen looks to land a combination but Bateman avoids it well.
Bateman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yen blocks a jab.
Yen tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with an uppercut
and Yen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bateman misses with a hook.
Yen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yen moves in looking to clinch but Bateman pushes him off.
Yen tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.

Yen gets a clinch.
Yen prevents Bateman from breaking the clinch.
Bateman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bateman blocks an uppercut.
Bateman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bateman's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yen.
Yen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bateman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yen has him pressed against the cage.
Bateman tries to circle away but Yen has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yen fails to land.
Yen trying to control the position but instead, Bateman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yen into the cage.
Bateman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bateman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman is trying to push Yen away but Yen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yen.
Yen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Yen is controlling him.
Yen working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Yen.
Bateman is looking to break free of the clinch but Yen has double underhooks.
Yen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bateman's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Yen as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yen lands with a left to the head.
Bateman wants to break free but Yen has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yen lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Yen 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.

Yen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bateman.

It looks like Eric Bateman has been cut.
Eric Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bateman looks to land a left hand but Yen moved out of range nicely.
Bateman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yen is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yen scores with a shot to the body.
Bateman throws a right hand that Yen ducks under and follows up with a left that Yen also avoids with ease.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Yen ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman throws a jab when Yen was well out of range.
Bateman throws a jab when Yen was well out of range.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman throws a hook but Yen avoids it easily.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bateman tries to bum rush Yen with a series of wild strikes but Yen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Bateman does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bateman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yen is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tries to move into range but Yen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bateman misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yen. That's going to slow Bateman down.
Yen slips under a jab from Bateman.
Yen tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Yen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yen tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Donnie Yen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bateman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bateman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yen tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Yen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bateman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bateman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yen.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yen on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yen takes one to the chin there.

Yen closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bateman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Yen.
Yen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yen keeps control of Bateman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bateman prevents a body shot from Yen.
Yen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bateman's elbow.
Yen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bateman.
Bateman tries to circle away but Yen has him pinned against the cage.
Donnie Yen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yen stalling against the cage.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Yen is controlling him.
Yen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yen pushes Bateman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yen.
Yen tries a knee to the head but Bateman blocks it.
Bateman tries to break free but Yen pushes him back against the cage.
Bateman wants to get back to striking at distance but Yen won't allow it.
Bateman wants to break free but Yen has control.
Yen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yen lands a left hand.
Yen lands a shoulder strike.
Yen lands a nice elbow.
Yen lands a shoulder strike.
Bateman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bateman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bateman working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yen.
Yen lands with a short shot to the head.
Bateman tries to circle away but Yen has him pinned against the cage.
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!
Yen digs a right hand into Bateman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bateman's gas tank.
Yen lands a good knee to the midsection. Bateman won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bateman can't break the clinch.
Yen scores with a shoulder strike.
Yen lands a damaging elbow.
Yen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batemans head.
Bateman wants to get back to striking at distance but Yen won't allow it.
Bateman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Yen.
Yen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bateman wants to break free but Yen has control.
Yen lands a shoulder strike.
Yen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Yen wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Yen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Bateman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yen closes the distance and pushes Bateman back into the cage.
Yen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yen misses with the head strike.
Bateman has had enough of the clinch but Yen keeps him there for the moment.
Bateman wants to break free but Yen has control.
Yen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bateman tries to circle away but Yen has him pinned against the cage.
Bateman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bateman wants to break free but Yen has control.
A nice left hand lands by Yen.
Yen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Yen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yen lands a right hand.
Yen lands an elbow inside.
Yen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Yen - that landed with a thud.
Yen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bateman or not.
Yen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yen.
Yen lands with a short shot to the head.
Yen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Yen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Yen.

Eric Bateman's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bateman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bateman is looking to break free of the clinch but Yen has double underhooks.
Yen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Yen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yen.
Bateman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yen gets through Bateman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bateman is rocked!
Bateman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bateman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yen has him pressed against the cage.
Yen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Yen has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yen.
Yen lands a shot to the body.
Yen lands a body punch.
Yen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Yen lands a damaging elbow.
Yen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Bateman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Yen is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bateman seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yen scores with a shot to the side of Bateman's head.
Yen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bateman's face.
Yen tries to throw a body punch but Bateman avoids it by throwing Yen back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yen.
Yen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bateman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bateman drops to his knees and Yen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Yen!
Donnie Yen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.