PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts comes to the cage accompanied by Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Batts
vs
O Neil

186 cm
33
203 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

188 cm
34
217 lbs
31 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ultra Fight Gear
Conviction

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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neil doesn't seem bothered though.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Batts.
Batts takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Neil misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Batts throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neil connects with a body shot that sends Batts's belly button to the back.
Batts connects with a right hand. O Neil shakes it off.
Batts lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batts.
O Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Batts at a distance.
Batts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Batts misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
Batts slips a jab from O Neil.
Batts misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.
Batts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O Neil checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Batts ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil is looking to slow Batts down with leg kicks.
O Neil thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batts if he has to take too many more of those.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batts. That's going to slow O Neil down.
Batts connects with a body shot.
O Neil throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Batts forces O Neil back against the cage and clinches.
O Neil working aggressively here.

Batts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batts scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batts.
O Neil checks a leg kick.
O Neil lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil misses with a kick to the body.
Batts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil throws a hook but Batts avoids it easily.
Batts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Batts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Neil checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batts, right into the meat.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands with an overhand left.
Batts is looking to wear down O Neil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Batts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Neil checks it well.
O Neil misses with a hook
and Batts counters with an outside leg kick.
Batts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
Batts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts misses with a body shot.
Batts tries to clinch up
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Neil.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Batts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Batts throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
Batts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
O Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Batts throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
O Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil needs to keep his hands up - Batts had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil lands a slapping body shot.
O Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Billy Batts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Batts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batts moves out of range of the body kick from O Neil.
Batts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Batts clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batts.
Batts misses with a knee to the head.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neil stalling in the clinch but Batts improves position.
A bit of stalling here from O Neil.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
O Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batts connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Neil's face.
Batts tries to work over O Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

O Neil breaks from the clinch.
Batts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batts 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 O Neil has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Neil and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from O Neil lands.
A swing and a miss from Batts.
Batts throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
Batts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Batts.
O Neil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Batts misses with a straight right.
O Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batts lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Batts.
O Neil scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Batts misses
and O Neil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Batts misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
Batts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil checks a low kick from Batts.
O Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Batts off the cage and back into range.
O Neil is looking to slow Batts down with leg kicks.
Billy Batts is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batts tries to work over O Neil's front leg with a kick but O Neil checks it.
O Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batts is able to avoid easily.
Batts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Neil throws a right hand that Batts ducks under and follows up with a left that Batts also avoids with ease.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Neil.
Nice defenses there by Batts.
Batts throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Batts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Batts checks it.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Batts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batts scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil connects with a single shot there.
A jab from O Neil does it's job there.
O Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
Batts avoids the head kick by O Neil.
O Neil staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.
An inside leg kick lands from Batts.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts is just out of range.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
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 low kick.
Batts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batts avoids a kick to the body.
Batts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batts tries to move into range but O Neil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Neil lands with a straight right. Batts didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

O Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neil misses with a hook. Batts ducked under it nicely.
Batts misses with a two punch combination.
O Neil slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batts, right into the meat.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batts.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Neil.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batts throws out the jab.
Batts fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neil slips a jab from Batts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Batts - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Batts. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Batts looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Batts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Batts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Batts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batts scores with a jab. O Neil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts is just out of range.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts.
Batts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batts avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batts.
Nice body punch from Batts.
O Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batts lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts.
Batts fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
Batts misses with a body shot.
Batts moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Batts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil scores with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Batts is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Batts missing with knees to the body.
O Neil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Neil looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neil avoids it.
O Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

O Neil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batts drops his hands momentarily and O Neil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
O Neil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
O Neil tries a low kick but Batts avoids it.
O Neil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Batts lands a nice shot that snaps O Neil's head back.
O Neil swings for the body but Batts moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts tried to score with a low kick but O Neil checks it.
O Neil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Neil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Neil misses with a hook.
Batts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from O Neil misses.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts.
Batts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neil.
Batts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Batts's head.
Batts with a jab.
O Neil missing with a left hand there. Batts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Batts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Batts!
As Billy Batts got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Eh, Eh - Sturd is the word tonight eh? Or is it pronounced S Turd? As in shit turd? Idunno - eh, whadda ya say. Good fight mate. Tough guy.'.