PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Battock (ranked 278 p4p, 38 weight class) and Lirik Chan (ranked 1565 p4p, 175 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Battock
vs
Chan

166 cm
26
158 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lirik Chan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan with a jab.

Battock closes the distance and pushes Chan back into the cage.
Battock tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battock lands an uppercut.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan takes a shot to the head.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battock scores with a shoulder strike.
Battock lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Battock.
Chan is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock lands with a light punch inside.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan prevents a body shot from Battock.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battock.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan has Battock pushed against the cage.
Chan looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Battock pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan is trying to stall.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
Battock working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling the fight.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Battock - that landed with a thud.
Battock misses with a punch to the body.
Chan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Battock misses with the head strike.
Battock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan is looking to control Battock's arms but Battock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chan has his back to the cage.
Chan is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Battock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Battock slips a straight right by Chan.
Battock defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Battock looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chan misses with a hook. Battock ducked under it nicely.
Battock is looking to counter the offense by Chan and move into the clinch.
Battock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.

Battock takes the fight into the clinch.
Battock presses Chan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Chan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Battock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chan can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan trying to stall but Battock improves his position.
Battock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Battock misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Battock on the inside.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Battock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chan blocking some punches.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Battock misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Battock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Battock misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Battock has denied him.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chan blocking some punches.
Battock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Battock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battock as Chan tries to tie him up.
Battock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Battock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Battock throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
Battock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Chan catches Battock right on the button with a cross.
Battock lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Battock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Battock misses the shot to the body.
Battock misses with a hook.
Battock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Battock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battock manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Chan.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Battock is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Chan there.
Lirik Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Battock cracks the inside of Chan's front leg.
Battock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan misses with a hook. Battock ducked under it nicely.
Battock takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A cross from Chan lands.
Battock is looking to score with low kicks.
Battock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Chan lands with a hook. Battock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Battock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battock throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Battock misses.
Chan digs a good body shot into Battock's ribs.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lirik Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan scores with a decent looking hook.
Battock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan misses with a left hand

and Battock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Battock.
Battock misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Battock.
Chan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock misses with the head strike.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Battock misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battock tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Battock back against the cage.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan blocks a body shot from Battock.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Chan stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Battock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Battock up against the cage.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lirik Chan just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chan throws a lazy right hand but Battock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Battock has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Battock misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan is trying to stall.
Chan blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan blocks a body shot from Battock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Battock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battock lands a right hand.
Battock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan blocking some punches.
Battock misses with a hook to the ribs.
John Battock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Battock keeps control of Chan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Battock.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Battock.
Battock scores with a nice hook to the head.

Chan is rocked!
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Battock finish him?
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock misses with some punches.
Chan blocking some punches.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Chan stalling against the cage.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Battock lands a nice uppercut.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock misses with some punches.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battock lands with a short shot to the head.
Battock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan'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.
Battock misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Battock had his way with Lirik Chan in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Battock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battock moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Chan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Battock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battock tries to counter by clinching up but Chan breaks away and moves out of range.
Battock misses with a body shot.
Chan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Battock moved out of range.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Battock's shoulder, as Battock tries to avoid the shot.
As Chan tries to get set, Battock tries to push him back and clinch up but Chan manages to avoid the attempt.
Battock slips a straight right by Chan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan lands a lovely overhand right.
Battock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Battock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut

and Battock counters by clinching up.
Battock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Chan blocking some punches.
Chan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Battock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Battock has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Chan trying to stall but Battock improves his position.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Battock pushes Chan against the cage. Battock is working some dirty boxing. Battock pushes off with a quick right hook! Chan goes down! Chan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Battock moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Battock!
John Battock retains his lightweight title!
A victorious John Battock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.