PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Brock (ranked 330 p4p, 50 weight class) and Gobal Batra (ranked 674 p4p, 103 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brock
vs
Batra

195 cm
27
213 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
209 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bee Krazy

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock throws a series of punches but Batra avoids them all with ease.
Batra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brock. Brock obviously looking to wear him down.
Batra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brock scores with a jab.
Brock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Batra's sensitive parts.
Batra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Batra takes a step back to recover.
Brock scores with a head kick. Batra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brock slips a jab from Batra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Batra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from Batra.
Batra avoids the head kick by Brock.
Brock throws a right hand that Batra ducks under and follows up with a left that Batra also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra lands a slapping body shot.
Art Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock walks into a left hand.
Batra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Batra's head.
Batra lands with a nice body punch.
We've been told by Brock's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brock misses with a looping left.
Brock throws a body punch but Batra moves out of range.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brock misses with a low kick as Batra jumps back.
Brock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brock swings for the body but Batra moves out of range.
Batra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock thuds his right hand into Batra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock missing with a left hand there. Batra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batra moves out of range of the strikes.
Batra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brock throws out the jab.
Batra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brock throws a lazy head kick
and Batra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Brock misses.
Batra takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Batra does no damage.
Batra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Batra scores with a body shot.
Brock throws a hook but Batra blocks it.
As Brock backs off Batra throws a huge counter combo but Brock manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Brock does it's job there.
Batra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra lands a body shot.
Brock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Batra is out of range and Brock settles back down.
Brock wants to land a leg kick but Batra is out of range.
Brock throws a series of punches but Batra avoids them all with ease.
Brock slips under a jab.
Brock misses the shot to the body.
Brock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Batra finds it's target.

Batra gets tackled into the cage by Brock. Brock maintains the clinch.
Brock prevents a body shot from Batra.
Batra misses with a punch on the inside.
Batra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock prevents a body shot from Batra.
Brock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Brock breaks the clinch.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Batra.
Batra lands with a cross.
Batra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batra. Batra obviously looking to wear him down.
Brock 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.
Batra throws a front kick that sends Brock stumbling back into the cage.
Batra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock lands a slapping body shot.
Batra throws a head kick that misses.
Batra has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Batra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Art Brock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Batra is just out of range.
Batra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batra scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Brock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batra tried to score with a low kick but Brock checks it.
Batra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brock.
Brock looks to land a combination but Batra avoids it well.
Good shot there by Batra.
Nice defenses there by Batra.
Batra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock tries to work over Batra's front leg with a kick but Batra checks it.
Batra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brock's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock cracks a nice hook into Batra's ribs.
Brock misses with a wild body shot.
Brock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batra misses with a body shot.
Batra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Batra moves out of range easily.
Brock moves in looking to clinch but Batra pushes him off.
Batra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Batra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Batra.
Brock loads up on a big right hand but Batra slips the punch.
Brock throws a leg kick but Batra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brock sets himself, and Batra steps forward looking for the clinch! Brock avoids it this time.
Batra blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Batra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
A shot to the liver by Batra. Beautiful body shot.
Brock takes a swing at Batra's ribcage but misses.
Brock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Batra.
Batra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brock walks into a stiff left hand from Batra.
Batra tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock motions for Batra to come forward. Brock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Batra throws a leg kick but Brock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Batra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a big shot that misses.
Batra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brock tried to counter with a leg kick but Batra avoided it.
Batra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brock moves in looking to clinch but Batra pushes him off.
Brock sets himself, and Batra steps forward looking for the clinch! Brock avoids it this time.
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Batra is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brock. Those never looked like landing.
Batra with a hook.
Batra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
Batra tries to counter with a clinch but Brock shakes him off and moves away.
Brock scores with a head kick. Batra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batra misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batra blocks a head kick by Brock.
A nice side step and Batra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Batra scores with a jab.
Batra moves away from the strike by Brock.
Batra throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brock tries a low kick but Batra avoids it.
Brock throws a body shot but no joy.
Batra lands a lovely overhand right.
Brock thows a leg kick but Batra checks it
and Batra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brock looks to land a combination. Batra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Batra, as that shot connected.
Art Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batra avoids the head kick by Brock.
Batra scores with the left hand. Brock knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Art Brock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Batra avoids the body shot from Brock.
Batra throws a looping overhand right but Brock ducks down to avoid it.
Batra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brock avoids the head kick by Batra.
The fighters circling - Brock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Brock.
Brock connects with a leg kick. Batra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left lands for Batra.
Batra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
A swing and a miss from Brock.
Brock punishes Batra's body with a nice straight punch.
Batra misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Batra. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Batra avoids the body shot from Brock.
Brock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batra feints the counter takedown.
Brock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Brock.
Batra throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brock misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Batra - just one landing.
Brock slips a jab from Batra.
Batra misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Brock coming out on top.
Batra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batra clinches up with Brock and pushes him back against the cage.
Brock prevents a body shot from Batra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batra jumps guard but Brock stands there with Batra around his waist. Batra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brock tries a body shot but Batra blocks it.
Batra tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Batra back against the cage.
A short left from Batra.
Brock stalling the fight.
Batra lands with a left to the head.
Batra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batra gets through Brock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batra.
Brock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batra is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra throws a hook but Brock blocks it.
Batra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batra slips a jab and a cross from Brock.
Sloppy strikes from Brock. Those never looked like landing.
Brock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brock walks into a jab.
Brock misses with a hook.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brock throws a solid leg kick but Batra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brock.
Brock loads up on a big right hand but Batra slips the punch.
Batra motions for Brock to come forward. Batra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gobal Batra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Batra throws a shot from downtown. Brock moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Brock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batra manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Batra! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock scores with a hook to the body. Batra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Brock does it's job there.
Batra looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely.
Batra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock throws a hook but Batra blocks it.
Brock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batra tries to clinch but Brock is having none of it.
Brock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Batra in his tracks.
Brock looks to throw a body kick
and Brock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Batra.
Brock throws a quick counter head kick but Batra was just out of range.
Art Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Batra sends Brock crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Batra is motioning to the referee to let Brock up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Brock is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gobal Batra.
I think Brock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!