PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny The Nanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bastich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastich has chosen Watcher as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Nanny
vs
Bastich

191 cm
27
214 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
27
222 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny The Nanny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Bastich!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Nanny throws an off balance right hand
and Bastich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bastich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Nanny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastich.
The Nanny throws a poor cross that misses
and Bastich counters with a leg kick.

Bastich moves into the clinch.
The Nanny lands a body shot.
Bastich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Nanny's defenses.
The Nanny scores with a shoulder strike.

The Nanny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Nanny checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Nanny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Nanny avoids the head kick by Bastich.
Bastich tries to land a leg kick but The Nanny saw it coming and moves away.
The Nanny avoids the body shot from Bastich.
Bastich wants to clinch.
Bastich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nanny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastich.
Bastich slips under a jab.
Bastich throws a jab but it's blocked by The Nanny.
Bastich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Nanny scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by The Nanny.
The Nanny moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Nanny misses with a hook

and Bastich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

The Nanny breaks the clinch.
A left lands for The Nanny.
The Nanny slips a jab and a cross from Bastich.
The Nanny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bastich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Nanny throws a poor cross that misses
and Bastich counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bastich clinches.
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!
Bastich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Manny The Nanny has been cut.
The referee calls for Bastich to work.
Bastich connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Nanny's face.
The Nanny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Nanny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bastich lands with a short shot to the head.
Bastich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

The Nanny manages to break the clinch.
The Nanny throws an off balance right hand
and Bastich counters with a good low kick that The Nanny was not able to check.
The Nanny misses with a body shot.
The Nanny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bastich counters with an inside leg kick.
Bastich throws a low kick but The Nanny moves out of range easily.
Bastich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manny The Nanny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Nanny misses the shot to the body.
The Nanny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bastich circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny throws a looping overhand right but Bastich ducks down to avoid it.
Bastich moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bastich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastich misses with a hook. The Nanny ducked under it nicely.
Bastich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Nanny.
The Nanny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bastich just misses with a punch to the body.
The Nanny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Nanny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bastich circles away quickly and effectively.
Bastich lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Nanny misses with a lunging right hand
and Bastich counters with a left to the body.
The Nanny is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Bastich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Nanny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bastich counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastich lands a front kick.
Bastich works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastich.
Bastich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Nanny blocks an elbow strike from Bastich.
Bastich just leaning against The Nanny, taking a breather.
Bastich misses with an elbow strike.
Bastich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Nanny is leaning against Bastich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bastich has The Nanny pushed against the cage.
Bastich lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Nanny.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastich.
Bastich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Nanny throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bastich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny The Nanny's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bastich scores with a nice body kick.
The Nanny misses with a hook to the body

and Bastich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bastich.
The Nanny tries to land a knee to the head but Bastich blocks with his arms.
Bastich tries to land a knee to the head but The Nanny blocks with his arms.
The Nanny misses with an elbow strike.
Bastich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Nanny blocks the elbow strike.
Bastich tries a knee to the head but The Nanny blocks it.
Bastich misses with a knee strike.
Bastich with an attempt at a knee that misses.

The Nanny has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bastich clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The Nanny trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Nanny throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastich turns into The Nanny and is now in his guard.
The Nanny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The Nanny is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bastich rolls with it to try and escape but The Nanny cranks on the arm and Bastich is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manny The Nanny!