PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redban's entrance music is M83 - Midnight City. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Redban
vs
Bass

171 cm
30
143 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

170 cm
29
144 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Redban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Bass!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redban jabs Bass right on the nose. Bass blinks but takes it well.
Bass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redban throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redban cracks Bass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Redban throws a good cross that connects.
Nice takedown defense from Redban. No joy for Bass on that attempt.
Redban misses with a series of wild punches.
Bass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Redban sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Redban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bass.
Bass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bass or perhaps it was just good defense by Redban which made him look bad.
Brian Redban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bass.
A combination from Bass does no damage.
Redban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bass.
Bass clobbers Redban with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redban jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bass.
Bass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redban throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bass avoids the body shot from Redban.
Redban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Redban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redban tries to land a front kick but Bass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bass throws a lazy right hand but Redban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bass has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Bass closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Redban did well to prevent Bass getting side control.

Redban is defending against the submission attempts here by Bass.
Bass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Redban does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Redban keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban is trying to get back to full guard.
Redban wants to control but Bass is keeping busy.
Redban is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redban is working hard here to advance position.
Redban trying to control from the bottom.
Redban wants to control but Bass passes into side.
Redban is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bass looks up at the clock and then as Redban takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bass smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ground and pound from Bass seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Redban tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bass is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Redban knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bass working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Redban is looking to regain half guard here but Bass keeps moving and retains side control.
Redban is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bass lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bass cracks Redban with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bass misses with the ground and pound.
Redban manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban wants to take a breather but Bass is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bass manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Redban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bass looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Redban puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Bass dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Redban lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Redban swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bass.
Redban throws an off balance right hand

and Bass counters with a takedown into side control.
Bass misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Bass tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bass has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bass advances nicely into full mount.
Bass wants to control but instead Redban manages to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bass 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.
Redban is looking to improve his position.
Redban is positioning himself well to prevent Bass advancing to mount.
Bass trying to control the action but Redban is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban wants to control but Bass is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Redban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bass wants to pass the guard but Redban is defending well.
Bass wants to control but Redban is keeping him busy.
Bass tries to pass to full mount but Redban defends it.
Redban wants to get back to full guard.
Bass tries to pass to full mount but Redban defends it.
Bass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bass is looking to take a break and control but Redban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bass is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands strikes from half guard.
Redban is looking for a sweep. Bass is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bass not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bass is working for a kimura but Redban is defending it quite comfortably.
Redban is not content to let Bass control the position.
Redban is looking to improve his position.
Redban slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bass wants to control from the top but Redban keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redban throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bass trying to control the position from guard on top but Redban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bass trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bass content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Redban manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bass manages to get himself to full guard.

Bass looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Redban has picked Bass up and slammed him! Bass can't keep hold of the triangle and Redban manages to pass to side control!
Redban trying to control the position but Bass is working away.

Redban is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bass knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bass is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Redban is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bass is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bass sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Bass is defending against the submission attempts here by Redban.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redban trying to control from half guard but Bass is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bass regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Redban.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Bass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Redban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Redban scores with a punch to the head.
Redban loads up on a big right hand but Bass slips the punch.
Bass throws a head kick that misses.
Bass shoots in looking for a takedown. Redban tries to sprawl out of it but Bass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Redban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bass lands a head shot.
Bass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Redban misses.
Redban misses with a left hand
and Bass counters with a solid body kick.
Bass takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bass slips under a jab from Redban.
Bass slips under a jab from Redban.
Bass takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bass tries a head kick but it misses.

Redban tries to sprawl but Bass drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Teddy Bass has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Redban is defending against the submission attempts here by Bass.
Bass controlling the action here.
Redban trying to control from the bottom.
Redban is refusing to be controlled, as Bass sits in half guard.
Redban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bass is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Redban sees it coming and defends easily.
Redban trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass thows a huge punch but Redban dodges it nicely.

Redban looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bass is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bass is looking for a kimura here.
Redban holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Redban trying to hold on to Bass's head to control him but Bass postures up.
Brian Redban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bass is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bass wants to control but Redban is keeping him busy.

Bass is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Redban has managed to free his arm - good work.
Redban is trying to control but can't.
Redban gets full guard.
Bass trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bass wants to pass the guard but Redban is keeping the position.
Redban keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass chips away with some ground and pound.
Redban not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Redban wants to sweep but no luck.
Bass postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Redban is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bass defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bass connects with a couple of short punches.
Bass trying to control the position from guard on top but Redban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bass is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Bass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Bass!
Teddy Bass decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.