PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos has chosen Victory as his entrance music. Boy Bastos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rich Vickers's chin.

Vickers
vs
Bastos

191 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Vickers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boy Bastos!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vickers wants to clinch.
Bastos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vickers tries to clinch but Bastos moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Vickers.
Vickers tries to clinch but Bastos is having none of it.

Bastos rushes Vickers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vickers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vickers.
Vickers wants to clinch

and Bastos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vickers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bastos.

Bastos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastos throws a push kick but Vickers slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Vickers misses

and Bastos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vickers's guard.

Bastos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vickers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vickers throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bastos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bastos.

Bastos gets to his feet - Vickers follows without any prompting.
Vickers wants to clinch but Bastos slips to the side
and Bastos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick from Vickers lands but Bastos takes it in his stride.
Vickers gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Bastos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vickers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vickers trying to land knees to the body.
Bastos avoiding damage as Vickers throws knees to the body.
Vickers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vickers missing with knees to the body.
Vickers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vickers looking to throw knees to the head but Bastos is blocking nicely.
Vickers is breathing heavily.
Vickers tries to land knees in the clinch but Bastos avoids the damage to the body.
Bastos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vickers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastos lands a knee to the body.
Vickers managing to block the knees to the body from Bastos.

Bastos breaks the clinch.
Vickers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Vickers tries to keep at a distance but Bastos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bastos.
Bastos lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bastos manages to break the clinch.
Vickers tries to clinch

and Bastos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bastos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vickers looks to clinch

and Bastos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vickers!
Bastos content just to control the position here.
Vickers tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bastos.
Bastos controlling the position easily from mount.
I looks like Bastos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Bastos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bastos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bastos counters with a head kick. That will keep Vickers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vickers moves out of range as Bastos throws a body kick.
Vickers tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bastos counters with a shoot takedown. Vickers fights it but they end up in guard.
Vickers is striking off his back. Bastos thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Bastos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bastos prevents Vickers from standing back up.
Vickers is trying to get back to full guard.
Vickers is working hard here to advance position.

Bastos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bastos throws a sloppy head kick and Vickers moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vickers is looking to slow Bastos down with leg kicks.
Vickers clinches but Bastos breaks the clinch

and Bastos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bastos looking to stall.
Bastos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vickers lands an elbow just above Bastos 's eye.
Bastos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bastos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vickers closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bastos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vickers's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vickers is looking to stand up but Bastos isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastos preventing the sweep.
Bastos prevents Vickers from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bastos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bastos blocks a head kick by Vickers.
Bastos scoring well with a low kick there.
Vickers throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bastos takes the fight into the clinch.
Bastos managing to block the knees to the body from Vickers.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bastos moves into the clinch successfully.
Bastos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastos is stalling here.
Bastos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bastos manages to break the clinch.
Vickers tries to clinch but Bastos moves away

and Bastos counters by clinching up.
Bastos avoiding damage as Vickers throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastos.
Vickers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bastos.
Vickers missing with knees to the body.
Bastos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bastos pulls Vickers into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bastos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Bastos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vickers clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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 trying to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vickers is trying to get back to his feet but Bastos has full control of the position and if anything, Vickers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Vickers wants to escape the position.
Bastos is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bastos is hanging on to Vickers's back as he tries to escape.
Will Bastos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Vickers tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bastos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bastos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bastos punches the canvas rather than the man.
Boy Bastos has got the better of the ground game so far.
I really don't envy Vickers right now.
Vickers looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Vickers can't escape the position.
Bastos is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastos is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Vickers is really stuck here.
Vickers trying to get back to his feet but Bastos is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bastos looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Vickers taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boy Bastos!