PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferman Battah (ranked 2530 p4p, 1829 weight class) and Ihme Mies (ranked 369 p4p, 274 weight class). Ferman Battah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Battah
vs
Mies

185 cm
25
220
4 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
203
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ferman Battah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ihme Mies!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battah throws a combination that misses

and Mies counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mies.
Battah misses with a punch on the inside.
Battah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battah misses with some punches.
Mies looking to throw knees to the head but Battah is blocking nicely.
Mies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battah backwards.
Mies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battah throws a head punch that misses.
Battah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battah lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Mies.
Mies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Battah backwards.
Mies blocking some punches.
Battah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mies backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mies.
Battah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mies blocks an uppercut.
Battah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mies misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mies stalling in the clinch but Battah improves position.
Battah lands a left hand.
Battah throws a head punch that misses.
Battah working aggressively here.
Battah misses with the head strike.
Mies looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Battah working aggressively here.
Battah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mies tries to circle away but Battah has him pinned against the cage.
Battah blocking some punches.
Battah has a couple of punches blocked by Mies.
Battah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battah misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Battah fails to land.
Battah looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mies swings wildly with an uppercut but Battah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battah scores with a shot to the side of Mies's head.
Battah misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battah blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battah.
Battah has a couple of punches blocked by Mies.
Mies blocks an uppercut.
Mies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mies blocking some punches.
Mies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mies tries a body shot but Battah blocks it.
Battah misses with some punches.
Mies is trying to maintain a safe position but Battah gets an underhook and turns Mies into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Battah.
Mies blocks a body shot from Battah.
Battah lands with a short shot to the head.
Mies lands a hook that snaps the head of Battah backwards.
Battah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mies fails to land.
Battah has a couple of punches blocked by Mies.
Mies misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies is looking to break free of the clinch but Battah has double underhooks.
Battah scores with a hook to the body.
Mies tries to break the clinch but Battah is controlling the position.
Mies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Battah.
Mies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Battah lands a nice shot to the body.
Battah working aggressively here.
Battah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Battah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mies taking a breather.
Battah misses with the head strike.
Battah misses with some punches.
Battah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battah lands with a left to the head.
Mies blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battah.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Battah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mies pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battah wants to stand but Mies has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mies not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Battah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Battah would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Battah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mies on the ground.
Mies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battah tries to stand but Mies is controlling from the bottom.
Battah won't allow Mies to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ferman Battah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slow jab from Battah misses its intended target.
Battah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mies looks to land a combination but Battah avoids it well.
Battah looks to land a right hand but Mies moved out of range.
Mies wants to counter with a clinch but Battah pushes him away.
Ihme Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battah connects with a body shot that sends Mies's belly button to the back.

Mies clinches with his opponent.
Mies takes a shot to the head.
Battah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battah throws a head punch that misses.
Mies tries a body shot but Battah blocks it.
Mies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies has a couple of punches blocked by Battah.
Battah scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mies.
Mies trying to stall but Battah improves his position.
Battah swings wildly with an uppercut but Mies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mies working aggressively here.
Battah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mies can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battah struggles to land a body shot inside as Mies controls his hands.
Mies lands with a short shot to the head.
Battah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mies struggles to land a body shot inside as Battah controls his hands.
A short right from Battah.
Mies wants to stall.
Battah pushes Mies back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mies fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battah gets underhooks to prevent Mies's takedown attempt.
Mies is trying to push Battah away but Battah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mies lands a hook that snaps the head of Battah backwards.
Battah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Battah.
Mies is breathing heavily.
Battah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Battah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mies blocks an uppercut.
Mies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mies blocking some punches.
Battah lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Battah.
Battah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battah.
A head punch on the inside from Battah fails to land.
Battah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battah.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battah.

It looks like Ihme Mies has been cut.
Mies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battah swings wildly with an uppercut but Mies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battah throws a punch but it's blocked by Mies.
Battah lands a right hand.
Mies takes a shot to the head.

Mies is rocked!
Battah misses with a punch on the inside.
Mies is still on wobbly legs! Can Battah finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battah lands a big right hand that drops Mies! The killer instinct kicks in and Battah finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Battah!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferman Battah!
Ihme Mies spoke after the fight, saying 'I Come back stronger'.