PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Bashir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bashir
vs
Fairtex

182 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
157 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasemchai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairtex.
Bashir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fairtex throws a jab when Bashir was well out of range.
Bashir checks a leg kick.
Bashir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex tries to clinch
and Bashir counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Fairtex clinches.
Fairtex prevents Bashir from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Bashir is blocking nicely.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Bashir 's eye.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bashir avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairtex leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Fairtex.
Bashir is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex is working Bashir over against the cage.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Bashir misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bashir tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Bashir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex working Bashir over with knees to the body.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Bashir is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex lands an uppercut.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
Bashir takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bashir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Fairtex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fairtex tests Bashir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fairtex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bashir.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bashir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashir thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bashir circles away quickly and effectively.
Fairtex swinging wildly here.
Fairtex swinging wildly here.
Bashir misses with a few strikes there.
Bashir moves away from the strike by Fairtex.
Fairtex wants to slow Bashir down by chopping away at his legs.
Bashir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Bashir looks to land a left hand but Fairtex moved out of range nicely.
Fairtex misses with a body shot.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kasemchai Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairtex.
Fairtex has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashir lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Bashir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasemchai Fairtex dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bashir blocks a leg kick.
Fairtex throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fairtex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fairtex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bashir.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julian Bashir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bashir. That did some damage!
Bashir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fairtex makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fairtex scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Fairtex misses.
Fairtex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bashir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fairtex can pounce on him.

Fairtex rushes Bashir and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bashir is defending well for now.
Bashir blocks the elbow strike.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Bashir 's eye.
Bashir can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bashir avoids it.
Bashir has had enough of the clinch but Fairtex keeps him there for the moment.
Kasemchai Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bashir blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bashir trying to control the position but instead, Fairtex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bashir into the cage.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Bashir takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Bashir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
Bashir tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
Bashir misses with the head strike.
Bashir trying to stall but Fairtex improves his position.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bashir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Bashir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Bashir tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
Bashir stalling in the clinch but Fairtex improves position.
Fairtex lands with a right to the head.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bashir is rocked!
Bashir tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasemchai Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fairtex lands with a right hand.
Oh Bashir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Bashir moved away.
Bashir seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fairtex.
Bashir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fairtex.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashir is looking to wear down Fairtex with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bashir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
No joy there for Bashir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fairtex lands with an uppercut that bounces Bashir off the cage and back into rage.
Bashir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fairtex lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bashir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fairtex's hands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bashir.
Bashir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fairtex can pounce on him.
Fairtex throws out a loose jab but Bashir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasemchai Fairtex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fairtex misses with a straight left.
Fairtex throws a head kick that half lands.

Fairtex darts in and clinches Bashir up against the cage.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairtex.
Bashir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bashir's face.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bashir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bashir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bashir takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bashir backwards.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bashir blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
Bashir misses with the head strike.
Bashir working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Bashir's ribcage.
Bashir is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Bashir avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Bashir can't break the clinch.
Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
Bashir wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Bashir.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashir controls his hands.
Julian Bashir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kasemchai Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fairtex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasemchai Fairtex!