PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cranium Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Cancion del Mariachi as his entrance music. Cranium Basher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Basher
vs
Diego

162 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cranium Basher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Basher's head back.

Basher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Basher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Basher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diego avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Basher.
Diego controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Basher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diego's head.
Basher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diego defending well though.
Diego is not content to let Basher control the position.
Diego is looking to control Basher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diego avoid being mounted?
Basher trying to control the action but Diego is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher wants to pass to mount but Diego is defending the position.
Basher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Basher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diego is looking to control Basher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diego avoid being mounted?
Diego is looking to improve his position.
Diego is controlling Basher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Diego wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Basher moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basher's calf.
Basher misses the shot to the body.
Diego avoids the body shot from Basher.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping body kick lands there for Diego.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Basher shoots in looking for a takedown but Diego manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Basher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Basher shoots in looking for a takedown but Diego manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Basher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Basher dives in and scores a takedown into Diego's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basher won't allow Diego to sweep him here.
Basher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diego's head.
Diego wants to sweep here but Basher controlling him for the moment.
Diego preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diego is trying to keep Basher in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Basher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Basher preventing the sweep.
Basher advances to half guard.
Diego trying to control but Basher postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Basher there.
Basher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Basher throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego is trying to get back to full guard.
Basher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Basher working the head and body with strikes.
Basher trying to control the pace.
Basher wants to control but Diego is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher is really struggling to control Diego but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Diego is trying to control but can't.
Basher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diego defending well though.
Basher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diego holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Basher is taking a breather. Diego says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Basher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Basher blocks a jab.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Diego as Basher shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cranium Basher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Basher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diego pulls Basher in close to prevent any damage.
Basher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cranium Basher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Basher shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diego napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diego tries to improve position but can't.
Basher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diego manages to work his way to half guard, despite Basher's best efforts.
Basher working Diego over with strikes.
Basher trying to mount his opponent but Diego defends it.
Diego is doing well to control the position and prevent Basher from advancing to side control.
Basher throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Basher working some strikes from top position.
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!
Basher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Basher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diego trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Basher trying to control the position from guard on top but Diego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basher stopping the sweep attempt from Diego.
Basher advances to half guard.
Basher throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Basher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Basher winds up and cracks Diego with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Diego's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego keeping hold of Basher's head, controlling as best he can.
Basher thows a huge punch but Diego dodges it nicely.
Basher is trying to control. Diego wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Basher throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Basher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diego's head.
Basher wants to control but Diego is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basher working the head and body with strikes.
Diego is trying to maintain the position but Basher is very close to passing his half guard.
Basher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Basher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Basher is keen to just control but Diego is a slippery customer.
Diego trying to control but Basher postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diego is controlling Basher's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Diego.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Basher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego tries to clinch up but Basher circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego leaves Basher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Don Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego jabs Basher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego throws a good cross that connects.
Basher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Basher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is looking to clinch but Basher is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basher. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diego enables Basher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diego manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego is trying to control the position but Basher postures up.
Basher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diego trying to keep a closed guard but Basher is proving a slippery customer.
Basher distracts Diego with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Basher is looking to work some ground and pound but Diego has wrist control.
Basher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Basher postures up.
Diego is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Basher scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cranium Basher dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Basher shoots in but no luck this time.

Basher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diego!
Diego can't do much from the bottom here.
Diego is looking for a sweep.
Basher is working Diego over with some ground and pound from side control.
Basher misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Basher working the head with strikes.
Basher wants to control but Diego is keeping him busy.
Basher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Diego is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Basher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Basher.
Diego taking punishment in the form of punches.
Basher throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diego is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diego is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diego sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Basher thows a huge punch but Diego dodges it nicely.
Diego keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Diego is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diego wants to get back to full guard but Basher has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego is bucking up trying to escape but Basher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diego in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diego holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Basher tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Basher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diego's face.
Diego is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Basher scoring with strikes but Diego is staying in there.

Diego is rocked!
Basher with good strikes from the mount here!
Diego is still in real trouble! Can Basher finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Basher! Diego is hurt baaadly! Basher is firing away with more strikes - Diego is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, 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.