PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Victory. Orton has chosen What the World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks by Charlie Daniels as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bastos
vs
Orton

190 cm
32
300 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

225 cm
28
295 lbs
22 - 26 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boy Bastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Orton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Bastos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Bastos clinches up against the cage.
Bastos effectively controlling the action here.
Bastos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but Bastos keeps him there for the moment.
Orton is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastos has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Bastos to work.
Orton working hard to break the clinch.
Bastos scores with a hook to the body.
Orton looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bastos manages to break the clinch.

Bastos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bastos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

We're going to have a standup here because Boy Bastos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Orton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastos.

Bastos gets the takedown into side control.

Bastos stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Bastos.
Bastos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bastos scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jason Orton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bastos rushes Orton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastos presses Orton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Bastos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Orton uses from the top position.

Bastos manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Bastos gets a clinch.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bastos feints a jab promting Orton to slip. Bastos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Orton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bastos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Bastos pushes Orton up against the cage in a clinch.

Bastos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bastos gets the takedown into side control.

Bastos decides to stand back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bastos.

Orton tries to keep at a distance but Bastos has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bastos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bastos clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Bastos.
Bastos landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Bastos breaks from the clinch.
Orton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orton. Bastos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bastos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orton is trying to defend but Bastos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Bastos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bastos has Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastos.
Orton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bastos lands a nice uppercut.

Bastos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bastos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bastos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orton, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastos connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bastos breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Bastos.

Bastos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bastos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Orton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Bastos has closed the distance and engaged Orton in a clinch.
Bastos connects with a knee to the head.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orton throws a series of punches but Bastos moves out of range.
Bastos lands a leg kick that knocks Orton off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Bastos lands but Orton takes it in his stride.
Bastos chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Bastos takes the fight into the clinch.
Bastos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bastos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Orton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bastos clinches.
Bastos scores a nice knee to the body.
Boy Bastos has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bastos.
Bastos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Bastos forces Orton back against the cage and clinches.

Bastos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bastos rushes Orton and presses him up against the cage.
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!

Bastos tightens his grip and picks Orton up, before dumping him to the ground. Orton manages to land in guard.
Bastos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bastos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orton can do to turn this around?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Boy Bastos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bastos clinches up with Orton and pushes him back against the cage.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Orton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boy Bastos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bastos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orton paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bastos shoots in and bounces Orton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bastos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Boy Bastos just wasn't active enough.
Bastos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Bastos clinches up against the cage.

Bastos breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bastos. Those never looked like landing.

Bastos gets a clinch.

Bastos breaks the clinch.

Bastos closes the distance and pushes Orton back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Bastos breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastos. That's going to slow Orton down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Bastos drives through and clinches with Orton against the cage.

Bastos manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Bastos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orton keeps the fight on the outside.

Bastos shoots in and gets a takedown into Orton's guard.
Bastos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Boy Bastos just wasn't active enough.
A big left from Orton misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastos lands a head kick!
Bastos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Bastos clinches.

Bastos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bastos looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastos, not yet.
Bastos has his hands on Orton's head, controlling the position.

Boy Bastos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bastos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orton's sensitive parts.

Bastos rushes Orton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bastos jumps guard.
Bastos wants to get back to his feet but Orton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bastos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastos wants to clinch up but Orton keeps it at a distance.
Orton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Orton avoids the head kick by Bastos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bastos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Orton'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. This is the final round!

Orton tries to keep at a distance but Bastos has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bastos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy Bastos is winning the standup battle so far.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Bastos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bastos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bastos pushes Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Orton wants to get back to striking at distance but Bastos won't allow it.

Bastos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bastos.
Orton keeps the fight on the outside.
Orton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastos. Bastos obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastos pushes Orton away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orton takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Bastos has Orton up against the cage in a clinch.

Bastos breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bastos moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bastos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastos misses with a head kick.

Bastos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bastos decides to stand and escape the position.
Orton misses with a wild body shot.
Bastos tries to clinch but Orton is having none of it.
Orton blocks a head kick by Bastos.
Bastos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastos lands with a kick to the temple. Orton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Bastos moves into the clinch successfully.

Bastos manages to break the clinch.
Orton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastos lands with a nice combination. Orton backs away looking to recover.
Orton throws a jab when Bastos was well out of range.
Bastos scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastos slips under a jab from Orton.
Bastos is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
No joy there for Orton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Orton tries to keep at a distance but Bastos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bastos lands a knee to the body.
Orton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orton working hard to break the clinch.
Orton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bastos landing knees to the head.
Bastos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Orton manages to break the clinch.
Bastos scores with a head kick. Orton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bastos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a good cross that connects.
Bastos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orton swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bastos rushes Orton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orton is trying to push Bastos away but Bastos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bastos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bastos moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
Bastos tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Bastos misses.
Bastos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Bastos has closed the distance and engaged Orton in a clinch.
Orton pushes Bastos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastos's elbow.

Bastos manages to break the clinch.
Orton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastos moves out of range as Orton strikes.
Bastos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bastos has closed the distance and engaged Orton in a clinch.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bastos gets a clinch.
Boy Bastos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastos landing knees to the head.
Orton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orton tries to circle away but Bastos has him pinned against the cage.
Jason Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastos tries to clinch but Orton moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bastos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bastos!