PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Master Bater (ranked 1690 p4p, 180 weight class) and Aragon Macbeth (ranked 2355 p4p, 226 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bater
vs
Macbeth

171 cm
18
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Combat Wombat (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Bater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aragon Macbeth!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macbeth walks into a jab.
Master Bater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bater uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Macbeth has time to react.
Macbeth throws a sloppy head kick and Bater moves out of range easily.
Bater wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bater moves into the clinch.
Bater lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Bater.
Bater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bater scores with a nice short uppercut.
Macbeth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bater lands a body shot.
Bater lands a left hand.
Bater scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bater scores with a nice hook to the head.

Macbeth is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bater digs a right hand into Macbeth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macbeth's gas tank.
Bater lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macbeth backwards.
Bater working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bater lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Macbeth.
Macbeth looks winded!
Bater lands a right hand.
Macbeth can't get the takedown.
Master Bater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aragon Macbeth.
Bater throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bater digs a right hand into Macbeth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macbeth's gas tank.
Bater working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bater lands a body punch.
Bater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bater lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bater creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Macbeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Bater finish him?
Bater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macbeth backwards.
Bater has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater lands with a right to the head.
Bater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bater.
Bater lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bater lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Macbeth.
Bater lands a body shot.
Bater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bater works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bater lands a shot to the body.
Bater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bater.
Bater digs a right hand underneath Macbeth's ribcage. Macbeth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Bater.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bater.
Bater lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Macbeth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bater working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bater pushes Macbeth against the cage and as Macbeth bounces back, Bater cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Bater follows up with more strikes but Macbeth was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Master Bater!
Master Bater is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Master Bater was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.