PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namiska Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bass
vs
Button

180 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

184 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernest Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Namiska Button !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Button takes a jab right on the kisser.
Button closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bass circles away.
Bass swats away the attempt to clinch by Button .
Bass tests Button 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Button takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bass scores with a sloppy right hand. Button should have avoided that one.
Button tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bass lands a two punch combo.
Bass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bass scores with a jab. Button acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bass misses with a looping left.
Button bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bass cracks Button with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Button feints a jab promting Bass to slip. Button then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Button misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Button fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bass avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Bass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bass.
Bass throws the left hand but Button avoids the punch easily.
Ernest Bass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Button fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Bass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bass connects with a right hand. Button shakes it off.
Bass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Bass misses.
Bass stuffs the takedown attempt from Button . Button gets slowly back to his feet.
Ernest Bass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namiska Button .
Button shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bass as he jumps to the side.
Button tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bass throws the left hand but Button avoids the punch easily.
Button fails with a takedown attempt.
Button wants to clinch.
Bass misses with a hook
and Button counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bass works Button 's body with a nice hook.
Ernest Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Button looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Button dodges the punch combination from Bass.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bass darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Button staying out of range there.
Bass cracks Button with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bass misses with a right hand
and Button cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bass lands a right hook 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!
Bass scores with a nice right hand.
Button is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bass with a nice cross.
Bass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good exchange - Bass coming out on top.
Button showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bass.
Bass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Button fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bass's jab looks to have found its range, popping Button under the eye.
Bass cracks Button with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bass connects with a right hand. Button shakes it off.
Button misses with the combination.
Bass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Button counters with a two punch combo.
Button shoots in and drives through. Bass sprawls well.
Button avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Button fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bass lands a two punch combo.
Bass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Button eats them both and turns towards Bass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Button has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Button there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bass.
Bass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Button 's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Bass.
Bass connects with a crisp jab.
Button throws a right hand that Bass ducks under and follows up with a left that Bass also avoids with ease.
Bass throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Button is rocked!
Bass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Button is still on wobbly legs! Can Bass finish him?
Bass is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bass darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Button seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Button on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bass misses with a right hand
and Button counters with a two punch combo.
Bass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Button is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bass is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Button .
Bass catches Button with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bass lands a jab to the head.
Bass cracks Button with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bass lands a head shot.
Button swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bass!
Bass tests Button 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bass lands a glancing blow to the side of Button 's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bass connects with a nice looking jab.

Bass looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Button !
Button is bucking up trying to escape but Bass cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Bass dominated that 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.

Button ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Bass throws an off balance right hand
and Button counters with a big head kick but Bass shrugs it off.
Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Button counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Button takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Namiska Button is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Button momentarily.
Bass jabs Button right on the nose. Button blinks but takes it well.
Bass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Button counters with a good low kick that Bass was not able to check.
Button staying out of range there.
Button slips a jab and a cross from Bass.
Bass misses with a hook
and Button counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bass is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bass lands with an overhand left.
Button slips a jab from Bass.
A jab from Bass does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by Bass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bass.
Button shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Button is breathing heavily.
Bass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Button backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Bass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bass sizes up Button with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Button changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bass tries to avoid it but Button manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bass to the ground. Bass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Button fails in his attempt to clinch.
Button has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Button closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Button on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Bass finds it's target.
Bass throws out a loose jab but Button uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bass with a nice cross.
Bass scores with a jab.
Bass throws a big shot that misses.
Bass sizes up Button with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bass misses with a hook
and Button counters with a right hand to the body.
Bass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bass.
Bass swings widly with a right hand
and Button makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Button looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bass scores with a decent looking hook.
Button moves away from the strike by Bass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Button ducks down to avoid it.
Button ducks right into an uppercut from Bass.
Button slips a straight right by Bass.
Decent striking displayed by Bass there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bass throws an off balance right hand

and Button counters by moving into the clinch.
Bass is trying to force a seperation but Button has the dominant position.
Button tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bass smiles and moves away.
Ernest Bass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namiska Button .
Bass misses with an uppercut

and Button counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bass taking a breather.
Bass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Button has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bass's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bass misses with a looping right.
Button lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bass's sensitive parts.
Bass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Button .
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Button is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Button looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Button takes a swing at Bass's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bass.
Bass scores with a nice head shot.
Button tries to clinch but Bass is having none of it.
Button misses with a wild body shot.
Bass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Button closes the distance and clinches.
Button prevents Bass from breaking the clinch.

Bass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Button takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Bass - just one landing.
A solid body kick from Button .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Button is defended easily by Bass.
Bass misses with a hook. Button ducked under it nicely.
Bass throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bass keeps the fight on the outside.
Button doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Button will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Bass.
Nice shot by Bass.
Button fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Bass misses.
Button uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Button is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bass rather than just go for the knockout.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Button ducks down to avoid it.
Bass looks to land a left hand but Button moved out of range nicely.
Bass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Button momentarily.

Button clinches with his opponent.

Bass breaks the clinch.
Bass swings widly with a right hand
and Button counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Button counters with a leg kick.
Button moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Button shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bass as he avoids it easily.
Bass throws a series of strikes that have Button backpedaling.
Bass moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ernest Bass will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Button tries to clinch there but Bass circles away.
Button uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bass.
Bass closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Button misses with a double jab.
Button steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass swings widly with a right hand
and Button counters with a right hand to the body.
Bass throws a hook to the side of Button 's head but Button sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Button .
Bass with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bass.
Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Button counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bass avoids a wild elbow strike from Button .
Bass has Button pressed against the cage.
Button keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bass's efforts to push away.
Bass tries to circle away but Button has him pinned against the cage.
Button takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bass wants to get back to striking at distance but Button won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Button jumps guard but Bass stands there with Button around his waist. Button gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Button .

Bass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Button fails with a takedown attempt.
Ernest Bass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namiska Button .
Bass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Button 's waist but Button gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bass off to one side.
Bass misses with a hook
and Button counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Button throws a head kick but Bass moves out of range.
Button misses with the combination.
Button shoots in for a double leg but Bass sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Button walks into a straight right hand from Bass.
Button fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bass avoids it really well and circles away.
Bass lands a jab to the head.
Bass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button scores with a head kick.
Bass throws a jab when Button was well out of range.
Button fails with a takedown attempt.
Bass sizes up Button with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bass lands a head shot.
Bass tests Button 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bass lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Button slips a straight right by Bass.
Bass lands with a straight right. Button didn't see that one coming.
Button ducks right into an uppercut from Bass.
Bass takes a kick to the side of the head.
Button tries a head kick but it misses.
Bass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bass misses with a lunging right hand
and Button makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Button tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Button on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Bass finds it's target.
Button defending well as Bass loads up on a big left hand.
Bass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bass scores with a sloppy right hand. Button should have avoided that one.
Button is looking to clinch but Bass is avoiding it.
Button tries to clinch up.
Bass clobbers Button with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Button shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bass but Bass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bass looks to land a left hand but Button moved out of range nicely.
Bass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Button .
Nice uppercut lands for Bass. That snapped Button 's head back.
Bass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bass scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Button uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bass.
Button throws a nice looking combination but Bass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Button closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Button on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Bass lands.
A cross from Bass lands.
Bass throws an off balance right hand
and Button counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bass is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A left lands for Bass.
Button has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bass finds it's way round the side to connect with Button 's head.
Button gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Button momentarily.
Button drops his hands momentarily and Bass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bass darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Button walks into a stiff left hand from Bass.
Bass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ernest Bass is winning the standup battle so far.
Bass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Bass.
Namiska Button has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ernest Bass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bass throws an overhand right that lands on Button 's shoulder, as Button tries to avoid the shot.
Bass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Bass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bass, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Bass!