PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nastie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nastie comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots by Sepultura. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nastie
vs
Ba

175 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

183 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Nastie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Ba!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ba misses with a double jab.
Nastie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ba stuffs the takedown attempt from Nastie. Nastie gets slowly back to his feet.
Ba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nastie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nastie trying to control from half guard but Ba is working away.
Ba is trying to stand.
Nastie thows a huge punch but Ba dodges it nicely.
Nastie is pressing down on Ba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ba is holding on for now.
Nastie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nastie 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.
Nastie stops Ba from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nastie prevents Ba from improving his position.
Nastie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Ba looking for submissions off his back.
Nastie winds up and cracks Ba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Nastie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nastie wants to pass to mount but Ba is defending the position.

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.

Ba kicks Nastie off and gets back to his feet.
Nastie fails to land the takedown.
Nastie is breathing heavily.
Ba shoots for a double leg takedown but Nastie sprawls well. He's pushed Ba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Nastie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ba to the mat! Ba manages to get full guard.
Ba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nastie.

Ba pushes Nastie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Ba clinches up against the cage.

Ba turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ba manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nastie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ba lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nastie wants to control but Ba postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ba decides to stand back up. Ba steps back and let's Nastie get back to his feet.
Ba with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nastie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nastie.

Nastie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nastie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Nastie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ba throws a sloppy head kick and Nastie moves out of range easily.

Nastie closes the distance and clinches.

Ba decides to pull guard.
Nastie wants to control from the top but Ba keeps moving.
Ba is trying to control the position but Nastie postures up.
Ba keeping moving, preventing Nastie from controlling successfully.
Ba throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nastie!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ba lands a big elbow.
Ba avoids the attempt from Nastie to control.
Nastie is looking to get to half guard.
Ba lands a heavy elbow.
Nastie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Ba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ba throws a head kick that half lands.
Nastie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nastie's waist but Nastie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ba off to one side.

Nastie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nastie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Nastie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nastie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ba is one step ahead there.
Nastie strikes from his own guard.
Ba is looking to stand up but Nastie won't let him.
Ba thows a big elbow that misses.
Nastie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Nastie pushes Ba off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba misses with the combination.
Nastie tries to clinch up.
Bo Nastie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nastie throws a right and a left that Ba avoids nicely.

Ba has closed the distance and engaged Nastie in a clinch.

Nastie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Ba misses.
Horrible takedown by Nastie or perhaps it was just good defense by Ba which made him look bad.
A combination from Ba does no damage.
Nastie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Nastie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nastie throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Ba does no damage.
Ba catches Nastie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ba misses with a looping left.

Nastie gets a clinch.
Nastie taking a breather.
Ba taking a breather.
Nastie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nastie is trying to break free.
Ba leaning against his opponent.

Nastie manages to break the clinch.
Nastie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Ba lands but Nastie takes it in his stride.
Ba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nastie has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ba throws a combination. Nastie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nastie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nastie doesn't manage to clinch there - Ba circles away.
Nastie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nastie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ba wants to take a breather but Nastie is having none of it.
Ba is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nastie is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastie is staying active underneath Ba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Ba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nastie defends it well.
Nastie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nastie.
Nastie lands a head kick. Ba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nastie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ba counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nastie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nastie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Billy Ba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Nastie. No joy for Ba on that attempt.

Nastie has closed the distance and engaged Ba in a clinch.

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

Nastie has Ba up against the cage in a clinch.
Ba fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Nastie.
Nastie tries to pull guard but Ba holds him up against the cage and eventually Nastie drops back down to his feet.
Ba fails to pull guard.
Bo Nastie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Ba.
Ba tries to pull guard but Nastie holds him up against the cage and eventually Ba drops back down to his feet.
Nastie prevents Ba from breaking the clinch.
Nastie leaning his opponent against the cage.

Nastie jumps into guard, dragging Ba to the mat.
Nastie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba is looking to improve his position but Nastie isn't that keen on the idea.
Nastie lands with some strikes.
Nastie raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Nastie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ba is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nastie with good strikes from the mount here!
Nastie looking to control but Ba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ba slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nastie is thwarting Ba's attempts to control the position.
Nastie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ba trying to control but Nastie postures up.
Ba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nastie is stalling here. Ba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nastie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ba passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nastie!
Bo Nastie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ba unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba wants to control the pace but Nastie is squirming around nicely.
Ba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ba looking to finish Nastie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nastie!
Nastie gets back to half guard.

Ba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ba wants to control but Nastie is keeping him busy.
Ba is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ba passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nastie!
Ba looking to control but Nastie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nastie tries to lock up and control but Ba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nastie is desperately trying to improve his position but Ba has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nastie is squirming around, avoiding Ba's attempts to control the action.
Nastie is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nastie tries to hold on but Ba postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ba throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Nastie has his hands clasped together but Ba breaks the hold and Nastie is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Ba!