PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Sugden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sugden has chosen I'm shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Batman
vs
Sugden

178 cm
29
170 lbs
12 - 7 - 2

180 cm
27
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Batman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Sugden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batman wants to clinch.
Chad Sugden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batman moves out of range of the body kick.
Sugden misses with a kick to the body.
Batman is looking to clinch.
Sugden misses the body punch
and Batman counters with an inside leg kick.
Sugden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Batman clinches with his opponent.
Batman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batman misses with a body punch.
Batman tries to work over Sugden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batman presses Sugden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Batman tries a knee to the head but Sugden blocks it.
Batman lands a body shot.
Batman tries a body shot but Sugden blocks it.
Batman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sugden.
Sugden jumps guard but Batman stands there with Sugden around his waist. Sugden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Batman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sugden is trying to break the clinch but Batman is controlling him.
Batman digs a right hand into Sugden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sugden's gas tank.
Batman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sugden.
Batman tries to work over Sugden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sugden tries to circle away but Batman has him pinned against the cage.
Sugden blocks the elbow strike.
Sugden has had enough of the clinch but Batman keeps him there for the moment.
Sugden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Batman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sugden can turn it around.
Batman tries to work over Sugden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Batman as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Batman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sugden tries to break free but Batman pushes him back against the cage.
Sugden is trying to break the clinch but Batman is controlling him.
Batman scores with a hook to the body.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Sugden is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugden blocks a body shot from Batman.

Sugden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Batman clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Batman.
Batman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sugdens head.
Batman prevents Sugden from breaking the clinch.
Batman misses with a knee to the head.
Sugden is trying to break the clinch but Batman is controlling him.
Sugden wants to get back to striking at distance but Batman won't allow it.
Sugden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batman lands with a short shot to the head.
Batman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sugden's elbow.
Sugden is trying to break free.
Sugden tries to break free but Batman pushes him back against the cage.
Batman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Batman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Batman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batman tries to land knees in the clinch but Sugden avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sugden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sugden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sugden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batman trying to land knees to the body.
Batman keeps control of Sugden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Batman lands a body shot.
Batman digs a right hand into Sugden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sugden's gas tank.
Sugden tries to circle away but Batman has him pinned against the cage.
Batman misses with a punch to the body.
Batman lands a right hand.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batman misses with a punch to the body.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Sugden is blocking nicely.
Sugden tries to break free but Batman pushes him back against the cage.
Batman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Batman prevents Sugden from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Sugden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sugden wants to get back to striking at distance but Batman won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batman.
A short left from Batman.
Batman prevents Sugden from breaking the clinch.
Batman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Batman scores with a shoulder strike.
Batman tries to work over Sugden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Batman - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Batman.
Batman throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batman pushes Sugden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sugden looks winded!
Batman lands a shoulder strike.
Batman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Batman moves out of range of the body kick from Sugden.
Sugden swings for the body but Batman moves out of range.
Batman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sugden misses with a kick to the body
and Batman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Batman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sugden throws a right hand that misses
and Batman counters with a low kick, right behind Sugden 's knee.
Batman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sugden.
Batman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sugden paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Batman drops Sugden with a beautiful combination! Sugden stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batman is looking for the KO!

It looks like Chad Sugden has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batman cracks the inside of Sugden's front leg.
Sugden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Batman momentarily.
Batman throws a nice outside leg kick.

Batman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sugden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batman has him pressed against the cage.
Sugden is trying to force a seperation but Batman has the dominant position.
Sugden tries to break the clinch but Batman is controlling the position.
Batman lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Batman.
Sugden takes an elbow to the temple.
Sugden blocks the elbow strike.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batman just leaning against Sugden, taking a breather.
Batman tries to throw a body punch but Sugden avoids it by throwing Batman back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Batman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sugden backwards.
Sugden is trying to push Batman away but Batman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Batman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sugden up against the cage.
Batman scores with a hook to the body.
Sugden being controlled against the cage.
Batman prevents Sugden from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Batman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Batman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sugden can do to turn this around?
Sugden is trying to break the clinch but Batman has him pressed against the cage.
Sugden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sugden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sugden tries to break free but Batman pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Batman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batman lands a nice uppercut.
Batman lands a hook that snaps the head of Sugden backwards.
Sugden wants to break free but Batman has control.
A frustrated look appears on Sugden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sugden tries to break the clinch but Batman is controlling the position.
Sugden blocks a body shot from Batman.
Nice body punch from Batman - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Batman.
A short left from Batman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batman has Sugden pressed against the cage, preventing Sugden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batman keeps control of Sugden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sugden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Batman walks away with a smile on his face. Sugden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sugden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batman moves away from the strike by Sugden.
Sugden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sugden is breathing heavily.
Batman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batman. That's going to slow Sugden down.

Batman clinches up with Sugden and pushes him back against the cage.
Sugden is trying to force a seperation but Batman has the dominant position.
The Batman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Batman on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batman lands a body shot.
Batman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Batman.
A shot in the inside from Batman.
Stalling in the clinch from Batman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batman is leaning against Sugden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Batman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Batman missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Batman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batman lands with a short shot to the head.
Batman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Batman on the inside.
Batman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batman lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sugden backwards.
Sugden tries to break free but Batman pushes him back against the cage.
Batman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sugden or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Batman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Sugden's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Batman tries to clinch but Sugden is having none of it.
Batman lands a high kick!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Batman! Sugden is out on his feet! Batman rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sugden is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sugden is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Batman!