PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bera comes into the arena with Parasite :D blaring out of the sound system. Bateman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Patrick Bateman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bera
vs
Bateman

180 cm
30
212 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

195 cm
33
275 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****
BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Bera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bateman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bera.
Bateman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bera in his tracks.
Bateman moves away from the strike by Bera.
Bateman takes a swing at Bera's ribcage but misses.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bera shoots for a takedown but Bateman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bateman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bera.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bera. Bateman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bera throws out a powerful jab.
Bera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera cracks a nice hook into Bateman's ribs.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bera manages to avoid it.
Bera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bateman.
Bateman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bateman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bateman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bera.
Bera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bateman finds it's way round the side to connect with Bera's head.
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!
Bateman is looking to score with low kicks.
Bera shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Bera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bera moves out of range of the strikes.
Bateman scores with a jab. Bera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good work by Bera as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bateman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bateman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bateman misses with a low kick.
Bera misses the shot to the body.
Bera looks to land a right hand but Bateman moved out of range.
Bateman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bera to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Bera throws a jab but it's blocked by Bateman.
Bera shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Bera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bera checks the leg kick.
Bateman scores with a jab. Bera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bateman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bera.
Bateman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bateman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bateman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bateman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bera is one step ahead there.
Bera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bateman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bera chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bateman is adopting a defensive guard.
Bateman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bateman is controlling Bera's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Bateman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bateman looks to throw the jab but Bera is out of range.
Bateman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bateman has time to react.
Bateman throws a low kick but Bera moves out of range easily.
Bera slips a jab from Bateman.
Bateman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman slips a straight right by Bera.
Bateman misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera throws a leg kick but Bateman checks it.
A low kick from Bateman misses
enabling Bera to counter with a crisp jab.
Bateman lands a slapping body shot.
Bateman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Bateman closes the distance and clinches.
Bateman misses with the head strike.
Bateman throws a punch but it's blocked by Bera.
Bateman misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman struggles to land a body shot inside as Bera controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman looking to throw knees to the head but Bera is blocking nicely.
Bateman trying to land knees to the body.
Bera stalling in the clinch.
Bera tries to break the clinch but Bateman is controlling the position.
Bera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bateman is keeping busy.
Bateman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bera avoiding damage.
Bateman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bateman scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bateman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bateman pushes Bera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bateman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bateman swings wildly with an uppercut but Bera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bateman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bateman as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bateman throws a series of punches but Bera avoids them all with ease.
Bateman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bera moves away.
Bera staying out of range there.
Bateman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bateman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left lands for Bateman.
Bateman throws a lazy right hand but Bera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bateman scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman scores with the left hand. Bera knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman throws a push kick but Bera slaps the foot to one side.
Bera moves out of range of the body kick.
Bera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bera lands with a good body shot.
Bera shoots in and drives through. Bateman sprawls well.
Bera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bateman but Bateman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bateman.
Bera moves out of range of the leg kick from Bateman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bateman's waist but Bateman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bera off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bera walks into a straight right hand from Bateman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bera avoids the head kick by Bateman.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Bateman throws a lazy right hand but Bera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bera closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bateman's guard.
Bateman working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bateman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bateman wants to sweep here but Bera controlling him for the moment.
Bera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bera trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.

Bera has gone for a leg lock! Bateman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bera's guard.
Bateman tries to stand but Bera is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bateman throwing strikes from guard but Bera blocks nicely.
Bateman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bateman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bera seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bateman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bateman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!
A relieved looking Patrick Bateman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.