PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brolte Basse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Basse
vs
Paul

172 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brolte Basse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avery Paul!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Basse circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Paul with that takedown attempt.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brolte Basse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul wants to clinch.

Basse drives through with a takedown into Paul's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Paul wants to stand up but Basse is controlling him.
Basse 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.
Basse postures up and lands a big shot to Paul's brow.
Basse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basse distracts Paul with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basse is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basse slips nicely into half guard.

Paul is defending against the submission attempts here by Basse.
Paul is trying to get back to full guard.
Basse not doing much here.
Paul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Basse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Basse decides to stand and escape the position.

Basse drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Basse decides to stand back up. Basse steps back and let's Paul get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Basse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paul is trying to defend but Basse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basse slips a nice elbow through Paul's hands, connecting with Paul's forehead.
Basse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Basse is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Basse works his way into side control.
Paul takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paul looks winded!
Basse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Basse is putting a hurting on Paul here, landing some big shots from side control.
Basse landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Basse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paul down.

Paul is rocked!
Basse landing a few strikes.
Paul is still in real trouble! Can Basse finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basse working the ground and pound.
Basse lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Basse creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Basse working the head with strikes.
Paul seems a little lost for a moment, as Basse dominates the positioning.
Paul wants to control but Basse postures up.
Basse happy to just control the position for now.
Basse lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Basse controlling the position.
Paul on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Basse cracks Paul with a big right hand but Paul just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Paul can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basse working the head with strikes.

Basse decides to stand back up. Basse steps back and let's Paul get back to his feet.
Basse digs a good body shot into Paul's ribs.
Basse looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.

Basse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paul manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Basse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Basse stands up over Paul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Paul is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Basse defends well.
Basse lands a couple of digs.
Basse looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Basse 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.

Basse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Basse trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Paul seems to have recovered his senses.

Paul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Basse defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brolte Basse dominated that round.
That's time! Basse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Paul stuffs the takedown attempt from Basse. Basse gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basse pinned against the cage. Basse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Basse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Basse shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Basse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Basse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paul.
Basse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Paul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Basse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brolte Basse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Basse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Basse wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basse.
Basse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Basse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Basse feints and as Paul raises his hands in defense, Basse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Paul is looking for a triangle but Basse pushes his legs off easily.
Basse passes Paul's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Basse wants to take a breather but Paul is having none of it.
Basse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Basse with the ground and pound but Paul uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Basse cracks Paul with a solid left hand.
Basse trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Paul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Basse is one step ahead there.
Basse lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basse trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basse scoring with punches to the head and body.
Basse slips nicely into half guard.
Basse controlling the action here.
Basse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Basse is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basse with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Basse is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Basse content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Paul is looking to escape.
Basse is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Brolte Basse wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Basse shoots in and gets a takedown into Paul's guard.
Basse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Paul looking for subs off his back but Basse has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basse drops an elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Basse uses his free foot to push down on Paul's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Paul.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Basse lands a couple of good shots and Paul has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brolte Basse dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paul tries a head kick but it misses.

Basse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Basse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Basse controlling the action here.
Brolte Basse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Basse slips a nice elbow through Paul's hands, connecting with Paul's forehead.
Basse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Paul wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Brolte Basse just wasn't active enough.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Basse.
Basse scoring with punches and elbows.

Basse wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paul, who protects the arm well.

Basse stands up and beckons Paul to his feet.
Basse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paul pinned against the cage. Paul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Paul has Basse up against the cage in a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basse shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul lands a head kick. Basse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Paul tries to clinch there but Basse circles away.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Basse tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Paul defends well and Basse ends up having to push Paul into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brolte Basse. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Paul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Basse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Basse lands a jab to Paul's midsection.
Basse misses the shot to the body.
Basse walks into a jab.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Basse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basse swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Basse is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Paul's half guard.
Basse controlling the action here.
Paul taking some punishment here, with Basse in his half guard.
Paul is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Basse scores with a couple of nice shots.

Paul has one foot on Basse's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Paul leaves Basse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Basse tries to clinch up.
Paul wants to clinch.
Basse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paul swivels and escapes.
Brolte Basse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brolte Basse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Basse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Basse lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul keeping moving, preventing Basse from controlling successfully.

Paul working for a triangle but Basse defends it easily.
Basse looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Avery Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basse makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brolte Basse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Basse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brolte Basse!