PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Woodhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bashor comes into the arena with Monster by Skillet blaring out of the sound system. Woodhouse has chosen DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Robert Woodhouse was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bashor
vs
Woodhouse

178 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Woodhouse!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodhouse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bashor tries to bum rush Woodhouse with a series of wild strikes but Woodhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bashor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bashor cracks Woodhouse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woodhouse has his takedown stuffed
and Bashor counters with a nice body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Bashor.
Bashor misses with the combination.
Woodhouse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bashor lands a jab to the nose.
Bashor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Woodhouse counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bashor's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodhouse trying to control but Bashor is working from the bottom.
Woodhouse passes Bashor's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodhouse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodhouse is trying to control. Bashor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woodhouse is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Robert Woodhouse has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Woodhouse fails with the takedown
enabling Bashor to counter with a crisp jab.
Woodhouse fails with the takedown
and Bashor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James Bashor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Woodhouse.
Bashor misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woodhouse circles away quickly and effectively.
James Bashor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodhouse has his takedown stuffed
and Bashor counters with a one-two to the body.
Bashor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodhouse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bashor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bashor lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor throws a series of punches but Woodhouse avoids them all with ease.
Bashor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bashor misses with a combination
letting Woodhouse counter with a right hand.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Woodhouse avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woodhouse tries for a takedown but Bashor circles away easily
and Bashor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Woodhouse misses with a takedown attempt
and Bashor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woodhouse thinking.
Woodhouse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bashor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Woodhouse avoids them all with ease.
Bashor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bashor misses with a few strikes there.
Woodhouse slips a jab and a cross from Bashor.
Bashor throws out a loose jab but Woodhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashor slips under a jab from Woodhouse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodhouse shoots and misses
and Bashor counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Bashor both land. Nice combination.
Bashor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
No joy there for Bashor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodhouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bashor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woodhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woodhouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bashor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor throws a one two combo.
Woodhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Bashor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bashor misses with the combination.
Woodhouse has his takedown stuffed
and Bashor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bashor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woodhouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Woodhouse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bashor counters with a three punch combo that has Woodhouse backing up. Woodhouse nods at Bashor to acknowledge the strikes.
James Bashor is winning the standup battle so far.
Woodhouse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bashor but Bashor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James Bashor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Woodhouse.
Woodhouse fails with the takedown
and Bashor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bashor tries to bum rush Woodhouse with a series of wild strikes but Woodhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bashor throws a shot to the body.
Woodhouse with a poor takedown
letting Bashor counter with a right hand.
Bashor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woodhouse has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodhouse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bashor throws a nice looking combination but Woodhouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woodhouse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bashor misses with a wild combination.
Woodhouse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bashor avoids it really well and circles away.
Woodhouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Bashor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Woodhouse on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodhouse tries for a takedown but Bashor circles away easily
and Bashor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bashor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Woodhouse fails with the takedown
and Bashor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woodhouse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bashor counters with a series of strikes. Woodhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bashor looks to land a combination but Woodhouse avoids it well.
Woodhouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bashor counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodhouse tries for a takedown but Bashor circles away easily
and Bashor counters with a left to the body.
Woodhouse is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor scores with the left hand. Woodhouse knows he should have avoided that one.
Bashor misses with a few strikes there.
Woodhouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bashor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bashor cracks Woodhouse with a good jab.
Woodhouse needs to keep his hands up - Bashor had a free shot at his head there.
Woodhouse slips a jab and a cross from Bashor.
Woodhouse dodges the punch combination from Bashor.
Bashor lands a really nice looking cross but Woodhouse seems unphased.
Bashor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodhouse with a poor takedown
and Bashor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bashor swinging wildly here.
Bashor misses with a two punch combination.
Bashor misses with a series of wild punches.
Bashor just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashor looks to land a combination but Woodhouse avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woodhouse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bashor counters with a series of strikes. Woodhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bashor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bashor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bashor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bashor duly obliges.
Bashor stuffs the takedown attempt from Woodhouse. Woodhouse gets slowly back to his feet.
James Bashor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor cracks Woodhouse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Woodhouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bashor keeps the fight on the outside.
Bashor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woodhouse misses with a takedown attempt
and Bashor counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bashor.
No joy there for Bashor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodhouse shoots in looking for a takedown but Bashor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Woodhouse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James Bashor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Woodhouse.
Bashor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Woodhouse in his tracks.
Bashor lands a glancing blow to the side of Woodhouse's head.
Woodhouse misses with a takedown
and Bashor counters with a two punch combo.

Woodhouse is rocked!
Woodhouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Woodhouse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bashor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodhouse.
Bashor lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woodhouse is defended easily by Bashor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woodhouse under the eye.
Bashor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodhouse can do to turn this around?
Bashor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woodhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodhouse tries to clinch but Bashor moves away
and Bashor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bashor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Bashor.
Bashor misses with the combination.
Woodhouse shoots in looking for a takedown. Bashor tries to sprawl out of it but Woodhouse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bashor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bashor.
Bashor throws a combination that misses
and Woodhouse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bashor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashor. Woodhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woodhouse slips a jab and a cross from Bashor.
A punch combination from Bashor misses.
Woodhouse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Woodhouse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woodhouse.
Woodhouse slips a jab and a cross from Bashor.
Woodhouse shoots in and drives through. Bashor sprawls well.
Bashor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bashor misses with a two punch combination.
Robert Woodhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woodhouse shoots for a takedown but Bashor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Woodhouse tries for a takedown but Bashor circles away easily
and Bashor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashor scores with a one two! Woodhouse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bashor misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bashor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bashor, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bashor!
A very excited looking James Bashor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.