PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . Taylor has chosen as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Batts
vs
Taylor

186 cm
34
203 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

194 cm
32
215 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands a jab.
Batts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batts manages to avoid it.
Batts dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Taylor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batts is able to avoid easily.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Batts 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.
Batts throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
Taylor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Batts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Batts is looking to score with low kicks.
Batts throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses

and Batts moves into the clinch.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor throws a head kick but Batts moves out of range.
Batts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Batts.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
Batts thows a body shot but no joy.
Batts slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Batts tries to land a leg kick but Taylor saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Batts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Batts off balance momentarily.
Batts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batts, right into the meat.
Batts throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
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 big left from Batts misses.
Batts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batts moves away.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Batts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss

and Batts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batts.
Batts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Batts lands a body shot.
Batts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A short right from Batts.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batts has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Batts.
Batts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Batts to work.
Batts lands a body punch.
Batts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Batts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batts misses with a knee to the head.
Batts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batts just leaning against Taylor, taking a breather.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor misses with a body punch

and Batts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Batts.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor misses with an uppercut

and Batts moves into the clinch.
Batts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Batts lands with a light punch inside.
Batts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor looks winded!
Batts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batts scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Batts.
A body shot lands from Batts.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Batts won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Batts dominated that round.
That's time! Batts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taylor. That one must have hurt.
Batts misses with an uppercut.
A left and a right from Batts both land. Nice combination.
Batts loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor swings for the body but Batts moves out of range.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batts pushes Taylor away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Batts throws a leg kick but Taylor moved away.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Batts scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Batts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Batts moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Batts slips the punch.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Batts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taylor throws a solid leg kick but Batts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taylor.
Taylor throws a head kick but Batts moves out of range.
Batts wants to land a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Batts. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Batts misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts.
Batts throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Batts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Tim Taylor has been cut.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
Batts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Batts connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Batts throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Batts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Batts throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batts.
Batts lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Billy Batts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Batts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Batts keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Batts.
Batts working aggressively here.
Batts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batts struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Batts with a knee to the head.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor stalling against the cage.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Batts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batts works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Batts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Batts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Batts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Batts.
Batts tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Batts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Taylor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Batts connects with a solid leg kick.
Batts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot

and Batts moves into the clinch.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batts.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batts misses with a punch to the body.
Batts scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Nice body punch from Batts - that landed with a thud.
Batts tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Batts back against the cage.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batts lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to control Batts's arms but Batts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Batts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batts.
Batts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batts looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Batts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Batts.
Batts lands a shot to the body.
Batts has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batts gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor prevents a body shot from Batts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts stalling.
Batts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Batts works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Batts lands with a right to the head.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Batts.
Batts pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Batts.
Batts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batts.
Batts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batts misses with a knee strike.
Batts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batts misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Batts on the inside.
Tim Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Batts swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Batts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Batts has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batts.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.

Batts lands a left and a right that send Taylor crashing to the mat, dazed. Batts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Taylor is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Batts finish him?
Batts cracks Taylor with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Taylor falls to his knees and Batts doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Batts!
Billy Batts gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).