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iiiBEREALZ VS ESS2MAD

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

Clash Summary

iiiBEREALZ vs ESS2MAD opened the early PenGame Season 5 run, with Ambush stepping in alongside the host while Markz was away. The event was promoted around PenGame being back, Lounges TV, Rude Boy Drinks, Platinum Education Services, and the upcoming 2-on-2 tournament. ESS2MAD was introduced as a new Birmingham/“0121” name, while iiiBEREALZ came in as a returning PenGame figure.

iiiBEREALZ went first and set the tone with more complete writing. He attacked ESS2MAD’s music, TikTok numbers, Birmingham background, style, appearance and credibility. ESS2MAD responded with a more concise, direct approach, focusing on streams, age, iiiBEREALZ’s girlfriend, father/son angles and accusations that iiiBEREALZ’s music does not land.

There is no official judging result recorded in the transcript. The host tells viewers to comment who they think won, so this should be logged as a comment-vote / no official decision battle rather than a judged result.

Performance Analysis

iiiBEREALZ

iiiBEREALZ had the fuller battle performance. His rounds were longer, more structured and more aggressive. He repeatedly attacked ESS2MAD as a TikTok artist rather than a battle-ready MC, saying the views do not equal respect. He also leaned into Birmingham jokes, music criticism, appearance insults and threats of lyrical violence. His strongest feature was volume. iiiBEREALZ had more material, more angles and more consistent pressure across three rounds. His third round especially felt like a closing argument: he warned ESS2MAD not to mention his daughter, attacked the quality of his writing, and positioned Season 5 as his territory.

Lyrical Themes: ESS2MAD’s TikTok/music image, Birmingham/Bumtown angle, weak songs, fake views, appearance insults, lyrical violence, daughter warning, Season 5 dominance.

ESS2MAD

ESS2MAD was more compact and direct. His first round had a clear numbers/status angle, asking whether iiiBEREALZ had real streaming achievements and comparing that to his own profile. His second round was built around a father/son angle, claiming iiiBEREALZ was his child and using that to attack his mum, household and responsibilities. His biggest issue was round length and density. ESS2MAD had moments, especially the “Spotify streams” section and the “No Diddy” hook in the third, but iiiBEREALZ simply had more material and more battle-specific pressure. ESS2MAD sounded confident, but not as fully loaded.

Lyrical Themes: streams/status, iiiBEREALZ being older, father/son angle, mum insults, appearance jokes, music criticism, Birmingham pride, “No Diddy” repetition.

Key Technical Highlights

iiiBEREALZ

More complete rounds

He had the fuller three-round performance.

Clearer pressure

He attacked ESS2MAD from more angles.

Good event awareness

He referenced Season 5, PenGame, TikTok and the Birmingham/London divide.

Stronger third round

His final round sounded like the clearest closer.

Issue

Some sections were messy in transcription, but the intent and structure still came through.

ESS2MAD

Good first-round status angle

The Spotify/streaming section was direct and easy to follow.

Confident delivery

He did not sound intimidated by a returning PenGame name.

Strong concept in round two

The father/son angle gave him a clear narrative.

Catchy third-round hook

The “No Diddy” repetition was memorable.

Issue

His rounds were shorter and less developed than iiiBEREALZ’s.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

iiiBEREALZ

Regional angle

"ESS2MAD, I heard that you come from the Bumtown district."

iiiBEREALZ opens with a Birmingham insult, flipping “Brumtown” into “Bumtown” to make ESS2MAD’s city part of the attack.

Debut match

"On your debut, and you’ve got iiiBEREALZ, brother, it’s too mad."

A clean opener. He says ESS2MAD’s first PenGame test is already too much for him.

Music catalogue attack

"Could you tell me which girl broke your heart? Because I heard your songs."

He attacks ESS2MAD’s music catalogue, framing it as emotional, soft and unimpressive.

Music quality

"Bedroom, about love — they’re all shit."

A blunt music-quality punch. iiiBEREALZ says ESS2MAD’s songs do not translate into battle credibility.

Platform distinction

"You’re an artist, but on PenGame now you’re a target."

A strong platform distinction. Being a recording artist does not protect him in a battle setting.

Views legitimacy

"Three million views, who paying?"

iiiBEREALZ questions the legitimacy or value of ESS2MAD’s numbers.

Direct punch

"The song’s dead, I’m not playing."

Direct and easy for the room: views do not mean the song is good.

Social media punchline

"You’re the TikTok wish we swipe it away."

A social-media punchline. ESS2MAD is framed as disposable short-form content.

Age contrast

"Rhymes get finer with age."

iiiBEREALZ presents himself as seasoned and improving, contrasting ESS2MAD’s viral-style image.

Confidence

"Do I fear these guys? Not one of them."

A confidence bar, positioning himself above the new Season 5 names.

Threat/wordplay

"Send me your number, I’m severing heads."

A violent wordplay line, turning contact details into a threat.

Mum angle

"These brothers don’t want to pronounce it. I bet she’ll announce it."

A callback to people struggling with his real name, using ESS2MAD’s mum as the imagined person saying it correctly.

Spitting claim

"When I’m spitting, I’m spitting."

A direct writing-performance claim, also linking to earlier angles about his delivery.

Violence imagery

"When I finish, I rip off his bloody limbs."

Graphic battle imagery, used to make the round feel brutal.

PenGame callback

"Take his eyes, give them to DRIZZ — help him see straight."

A PenGame callback to DRIZZGB’s eye jokes. iiiBEREALZ uses another battler’s known angle as a punch.

Regional angle

"You’re both from Brum, you both died."

A Birmingham-targeted bar, tying ESS2MAD to DRIZZGB and saying both lose under PenGame pressure.

Funeral imagery

"Six feet in the earth with a bow tied."

A death/funeral image, adding polish to the threat.

Credibility attack

"It’s unknown tea, it’s looking fake to me."

A credibility attack, saying ESS2MAD’s image or information does not feel authentic.

TikTok numbers

"Couple million views off of TikTok, now you’re the shit? Drink piss."

A brutal second-round opener. iiiBEREALZ says viral attention does not equal skill.

Music longevity

"Ain’t no timeless music I’m making? My rhymes won’t live? Just dwindle."

He challenges the idea that ESS2MAD’s music has lasting value.

Album attack

"Your new album sounded shit, bro."

Simple, direct and damaging. He attacks ESS2MAD’s actual output.

Spider-Man/Venom flip

"You’re in the Spider-Man suit for your video, but I spit venom."

One of the better name/image flips. Spider-Man links to Venom, and iiiBEREALZ says his bars are the poison.

Performance credibility

"I see you read off your phone to perform a song."

A strong performance credibility attack. He says ESS2MAD cannot even perform his own music cleanly.

Levels punch

"That’s not levels."

A concise judgement line after the phone-reading angle.

Pen/weapon metaphor

"Pen be your sword that I leave in your heart."

A pen/weapon metaphor, showing iiiBEREALZ’s lyrical violence.

Appearance insult

"You look like you’re born from incest."

A harsh appearance/family insult. It lands as shock-value battle material.

Credibility/views

"You probably buy views, comments and sex."

A credibility/status punch, suggesting ESS2MAD’s numbers and image are manufactured.

Undefeated claim

"I ain’t lost one battle yet."

iiiBEREALZ claims undefeated momentum coming into the clash.

Regional insult

"You’re from Bumtown, that’s the next thing."

He returns to the regional angle, keeping Birmingham as a repeated insult.

Sentence/death flip

"I’ll put a sentence, give him death."

A writing/court/death sentence flip. His bars become the sentencing.

Music quality

"The best line? Purchase your track. The rest is wack."

iiiBEREALZ opens the third by attacking ESS2MAD’s music as commercially weak and lyrically poor.

Clout chasing

"Viral moments you seek with your bros."

A clout-chasing angle, saying ESS2MAD is chasing moments rather than building substance.

Social numbers

"Couple views and likes, so you think you’re cold."

He reduces ESS2MAD’s confidence to inflated social-media numbers.

Music dismissal

"Heard your tunes when I played them — no."

A simple but effective dismissal. The pause makes it feel colder.

Development angle

"Sounding the same four years ago."

A development angle. iiiBEREALZ says ESS2MAD has not grown musically.

Season 5 status

"Season five is mine, leave alone."

A clear status claim. He frames himself as a central figure in the new season.

Family warning

"Mention my daughter? It’s risky, Mosey."

A warning line. iiiBEREALZ marks family as a dangerous topic.

Cooking punch

"I can smell what you’re cooking is poor."

A cooking/quality punchline, saying ESS2MAD’s material lacks seasoning.

Cooking scheme

"There’s no season. I rap recipes, pepper and cleave them."

He extends the cooking scheme: no seasoning from ESS2MAD, but iiiBEREALZ brings pepper and violence.

Writing-as-weapon

"Load the bars and then aim for your mind."

A writing-as-weapon line. The target is mental, not just physical.

Name/appearance punch

"Ivy Rules, and you look like Shabba."

A self-name/status line paired with an appearance punch.

Blanks punch

"If you’re letting it bang, it’s blanks."

A strong credibility line. ESS2MAD may talk weapons, but iiiBEREALZ says there is no real impact.

Crew image

"You and your bros, you look rank."

A blunt crew-image attack.

Writing critique

"Your writing group? Dead plan."

A final writing critique, saying even if ESS2MAD has help, the output still fails.

ESS2MAD

Regional pride

"Shout out my 0121."

ESS2MAD immediately claims Birmingham/0121 identity and brings his area into the room.

Money/status

"I could have came with an S-Y-M, but I don’t need to when you bought like beer."

A money/status punch. The wording is messy in transcript, but the intent is to say iiiBEREALZ looks cheap or easily bought.

Fake-out bar

"Here’s a pic of his ugly girlfriend — psych."

A fake-out bar. ESS2MAD teases an expose but swerves it.

Financial appearance

"You look like you’re thinking you got bad credit."

A funny appearance/status insult, saying iiiBEREALZ looks financially stressed.

Fashion attack

"Your shirt hangs out and your shoes don’t match."

A style/fashion attack, painting iiiBEREALZ as poorly put together.

Age/image contrast

"You’re too old to look like that."

Age and image combined. ESS2MAD says iiiBEREALZ should present better at his stage of life.

Envy bar

"In his head, I’m what he wants to be."

A strong confidence line. ESS2MAD says iiiBEREALZ envies his image or success.

Streaming/music career

"Let’s take a break from PenGame battling and head off to Spotify streams."

A clean transition into his best angle: numbers and music career.

Call-and-response streams

"Has he got a million streams? No."

He starts a call-and-response streaming breakdown.

Call-and-response streams

"Has he got 50k? No. Has he got 40k? No. Has he got 30k? No."

This is simple but effective. ESS2MAD makes iiiBEREALZ look musically irrelevant compared with streaming metrics.

Side hustle punchline

"Well then, you should find some drugs and sell them."

A harsh closer to the streaming angle: if music does not pay, find another hustle.

Storytelling setup

"I’ve been keeping a secret from you. Let me tell you some history."

ESS2MAD opens round two with a story angle, preparing the father/son concept.

Father/son concept

"You are my son. I am your father."

The central round-two angle. He places iiiBEREALZ beneath him as a child.

Mum angle twist

"That’s why I can’t tell him to suck his mum."

A twist on a standard battle insult. If he is the father, attacking the mum becomes complicated.

Parental discipline

"I’m disciplining a child."

ESS2MAD makes the battle sound like punishment rather than competition.

Mum/household authority

"I loved his mum."

He pushes the father/household angle further, making it more personal.

Mum/sexual angle

"I was the man in the house supplying his mother with vitamin D."

A crude but clear father/sexual angle, saying he had authority in iiiBEREALZ’s home.

Technical dismissal

"Lyrically, he ain’t nothing to me."

A direct technical dismissal.

Money/battle fee

"I’m in the mood to get me a bag and I may use you to get me the fee."

A money/battle opportunity line. ESS2MAD says iiiBEREALZ is just a route to payment.

Appearance/appeal

"Wonder why your girl like me? I’m handsome."

A status/appearance contrast, saying he has more appeal.

Family/YouTube beats

"People bully your child at school ’cause his dad’s on YouTube stealing beats."

Family/music accusation angle. Treat as battle material, not verified fact.

Provider/responsibility

"Take him to the Jobcentre and get a job so that your child can eat."

A harsh responsibility punch, attacking iiiBEREALZ as a provider.

No Diddy hook

"iiiBEREALZ is wet, no Diddy."

ESS2MAD opens the third with a repeated hook. It is simple, current, and designed to be remembered.

Age/silly rap

"You’re too old to be rapping silly."

An age/status attack, saying iiiBEREALZ should be beyond this style.

No Diddy repetition

"I’ll do what I want, no Diddy."

The repetition gives the round a catchy rhythm, even if it is less complex.

Viral attack pushback

"I don’t wanna hear viral abuse from a dickhead."

ESS2MAD pushes back on iiiBEREALZ attacking his viral/TikTok profile.

Regional pride

"Big man come to the district, you know the Brumtown gon’ show what we on."

A Birmingham pride line, saying his city will back him and prove itself.

Light/neon punchline

"Knock off your lights till it ain’t no neons."

A light/neon violence punchline.

Music-content exposure

"You got caught in your songs, should’ve thought twice about what you speak on."

A music-content attack, saying iiiBEREALZ’s own songs expose him.

OnlyFans angle

"Trying to beef with a kid, he wifed a girl from OnlyFans."

Relationship/status angle, accusing iiiBEREALZ of hypocrisy.

Direct warning

"Big man, don’t chat to my guy like this."

A direct warning, making the third round more confrontational.

Fluffing line

"You know I can’t fluff in this rap like this."

ESS2MAD closes by saying he cannot soften the attack — he has to speak sharply.

Judgement Summary

Archive Judgement: iiiBEREALZ edges it (No Official Decision)

There is no official judging decision in the transcript. The host ends by asking viewers to comment who they feel won. iiiBEREALZ should be logged as the Archive Judgement winner because he had the more complete battle: longer rounds, more direct attacks, more varied angles and stronger third-round pressure. ESS2MAD had confidence and a good streaming/status angle, but iiiBEREALZ outworked him across the full battle.

Battle Stats

Date28-09-2024
Views267K
LeagueSeason 5 (2024 Battles)