PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cranium Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Luana Peroba Filgueiras has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Peroba Filgueiras
vs
Basher

167 cm
27
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

162 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cranium Basher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Basher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Filgueiras is looking to improve his position.
Basher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Basher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Filgueiras tries to roll over but Basher keeps him under control.
Filgueiras wants to get back to his feet.
Basher trying to control from half guard but Filgueiras is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filgueiras taking some punishment here, with Basher in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filgueiras is trying to stand up here but Basher is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Basher lands a nice short elbow.
Basher working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Basher connects with a nice short shot to Filgueiras's temple.
Filgueiras is staying active underneath Basher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Basher sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Basher not doing much here.
Basher drops an elbow to the side of Filgueiras's head.
Basher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Filgueiras with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Basher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Filgueiras with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Basher slows the pace down in half guard.
Filgueiras looks like he's trying to stand up.
Basher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher prevents Filgueiras from standing back up.
Filgueiras on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Filgueiras is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Basher working over Filgueiras with some ground and pound. Filgueiras looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Basher wants to pass the guard but Filgueiras is defending well.
Filgueiras looks like he's trying to stand up.
Basher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Basher drops an elbow to the side of Filgueiras's head.
Filgueiras taking some punishment here, with Basher in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Basher is nestled in close to Filgueiras, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Basher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Basher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Filgueiras scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Basher manages to mount him!
Basher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Filgueiras takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Basher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Basher blocks Filgueiras's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Filgueiras in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Filgueiras is rocked!
Filgueiras's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oh Filgueiras is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filgueiras is breathing heavily.
Basher controlling the position easily from mount.
Filgueiras seems to have got his legs back now.
Basher unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher controlling the position easily from mount.
Basher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Basher cracks Filgueiras with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cranium Basher!
Cranium Basher decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.