PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Young Folks. Xavier Bastarrachea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bastarrachea
vs
Boxer

188 cm
20
216 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Determined

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastarrachea.
Boxer throws a hook but Bastarrachea avoids it easily.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.

Bastarrachea forces Boxer back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastarrachea.
A knee to the head by Bastarrachea.

It looks like Mr Boxer has been cut.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Boxer won't want to take too many of those.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boxer looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastarrachea slowing the pace effectively.
Bastarrachea lands a nice elbow.
Bastarrachea working Boxer over with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea taking a breather.
Boxer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the ropes.
Bastarrachea working Boxer over with knees to the body.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Mr Boxer's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
The referee calls for Bastarrachea to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastarrachea stalls.
Bastarrachea lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Mr Boxer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Boxer won't want to take too many of those.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Boxer won't want to take too many of those.
Bastarrachea holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxer's face.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Boxer won't want to take too many of those.
Bastarrachea working Boxer over with knees to the body.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bastarrachea lands an elbow inside that Boxer shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea is pushing Boxer up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.
Boxer is trying to break free.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Boxer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bastarrachea.
Boxer has had enough of the clinch but Bastarrachea keeps him there for the moment.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bastarrachea is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!

Mr Boxer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxer's face.
Boxer is trying to break the clinch but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the ropes.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bastarrachea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boxer up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boxer being controlled against the ropes.
Bastarrachea lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
Bastarrachea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastarrachea.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea stalls.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea is struggling to control the position.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Boxer won't want to take too many of those.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mr Boxer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xavier Bastarrachea!