PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stipe Mramor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hasan halilbasic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). halilbasic has chosen bruce lee theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mramor
vs
halilbasic

183 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stipe Mramor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hasan halilbasic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mramor wants to clinch.
Mramor swinging wilding here.

halilbasic gets caught flat footed, as Mramor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mramor tries to free his leg and advance position but halilbasic is retaining full guard.
Mramor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mramor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. halilbasic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mramor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
halilbasic keeping moving, preventing Mramor from controlling successfully.
halilbasic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mramor throwing strikes but missing.
halilbasic is trying to keep Mramor in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
halilbasic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mramor.
Mramor scores with a kick to the midsection.
halilbasic looks gassed!

Mramor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with halilbasic, pushing him back against the cage.

Mramor manages to pull guard.

Mramor is looking for a triangle but halilbasic pushes his legs off easily.
Mramor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

halilbasic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mramor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, halilbasic has managed to get both his arms back between Mramor's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mramor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mramor scoring with strikes but halilbasic is staying in there.
Mramor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mramor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as halilbasic is looking to escape.
Mramor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mramor with the ground and pound from mount.
Mramor controlling the pace for now.
Mramor lands a big elbow.
Mramor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. halilbasic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mramor lands a heavy elbow.
Mramor lands a big elbow.
Mramor raining down shots from the mount!
Mramor looking to control but halilbasic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mramor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish halilbasic?
Mramor with the ground and pound from mount.
Mramor content just to control the position here.
Mramor landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Mramor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
halilbasic is squirming around, avoiding Mramor's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mramor controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stipe Mramor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mramor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mramor thuds his shin into the meat of halilbasic's side.
Mramor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stipe Mramor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mramor closes the distance and clinches.

Mramor manages to break 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!

Mramor drives through and clinches with halilbasic against the cage.

Mramor pulls guard effortlessly.
Mramor pulls halilbasic in close to his closed guard and prevents halilbasic from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mramor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst halilbasic is controlling him.
halilbasic is breathing heavily.
halilbasic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mramor is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
halilbasic postures up.

Mramor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
halilbasic won't allow Mramor to sweep him here.
halilbasic throwing strikes but missing.
Mramor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for halilbasic!
halilbasic taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mramor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of halilbasic's face.
Mramor scoring with strikes but halilbasic is staying in there.
Mramor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
halilbasic is squirming around, avoiding Mramor's attempts to control the action.
Stipe Mramor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
halilbasic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
halilbasic is desperately trying to improve his position but Mramor has a good base and remains in mount.
Mramor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mramor is landing with some decent strikes but halilbasic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mramor lands a big shot there that rocks halilbasic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Mramor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, halilbasic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
halilbasic is in a horrible position here. Mramor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mramor with good strikes from the mount here!
Mramor unloading with bombs!
Mramor controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mramor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of halilbasic's face.
Mramor landing strikes from the mount and halilbasic is in trouble!

Mramor looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
halilbasic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mramor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mramor lands a big shot there that rocks halilbasic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mramor lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stipe Mramor dominated that second round.
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!

Mramor drives through and clinches with halilbasic against the cage.
Mramor jumps guard but halilbasic stands there with Mramor around his waist. Mramor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mramor manages to break the clinch.
halilbasic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mramor.
Mramor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts halilbasic as he jumps to the side.

Mramor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. halilbasic sprawls well initially but Mramor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mramor working the head and body with strikes.
Mramor controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mramor lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mramor blocks the strikes from halilbasic.

Mramor stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mramor closes the distance and pushes halilbasic back into the cage.

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

Mramor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mramor lands in his opponent's guard.

Mramor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
halilbasic closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from halilbasic. No joy for Mramor on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stipe Mramor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mramor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mramor tries to clinch there but halilbasic circles away.
Mramor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
halilbasic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mramor paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mramor darts in and clinches halilbasic up against the cage.
halilbasic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mramor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Mramor breaks from the clinch.
Mramor keeps the fight on the outside.

Mramor moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mramor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Mramor has clasped his hands together around halilbasic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mramor trying to control the action but halilbasic is working from the bottom.
halilbasic struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
halilbasic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
halilbasic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Mramor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
halilbasic tries to improve position but can't.
hasan halilbasic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
halilbasic taking a bit of punishment here - Mramor scoring with strikes.

Mramor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stipe Mramor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
halilbasic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mramor takes a little break here. halilbasic wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mramor moves into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Stipe Mramor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mramor 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stipe Mramor!