PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Longstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bible Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Longstreet
vs
Basher

177 cm
22
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Longstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bible Basher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longstreet misses with a looping left.
Longstreet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Basher moves away from the strike by Longstreet.
Basher changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Longstreet misses with the combination.
A big left from Longstreet misses.
Basher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longstreet moves away.
Longstreet misses with an uppercut.
Basher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Longstreet.
Longstreet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Longstreet gets tackled into the cage by Basher. Basher maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basher misses with the head strike.

Basher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longstreet lands a nice shot to the body.
Basher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Longstreet.
Basher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longstreet's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longstreet misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher scores with a spinning back kick!

Basher has managed to clinch.

Basher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Longstreet.
Basher lands a front kick.
Bible Basher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Longstreet fails to land with a series of punches.
Longstreet misses with a body shot.
Basher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longstreet.
Longstreet misses with a few strikes there.
Longstreet slips a straight right by Basher.
Basher moves away from the strike by Longstreet.

Basher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Longstreet, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basher.
Basher lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Basher breaks the clinch.
Longstreet avoids the body shot from Basher.
Basher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Longstreet's calf.
Basher throws a head kick that misses
and Longstreet counters with a straight right hand.
Basher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Longstreet misses.
Basher throws a nice head kick!
Longstreet looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Longstreet throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.
Basher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Longstreet if he has to take too many more of those.
Basher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Longstreet misses its intended target.
Longstreet throws a right hand that Basher ducks under and follows up with a left that Basher also avoids with ease.
Basher is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basher.
Basher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Longstreet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longstreet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basher sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longstreet looks to land a left hand but Basher moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basher. Longstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longstreet lands a slapping body shot.
Longstreet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basher tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Longstreet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Basher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Longstreet misses with a looping left.
Basher throws a body punch but Longstreet moves out of range.
Basher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Basher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Longstreet's calf.
Longstreet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basher misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basher.
A swing and a miss from Longstreet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Longstreet. Those never looked like landing.
Longstreet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Basher lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basher throws a leg kick which misses Longstreet's front leg but catches the back leg as Longstreet tries to avoid it.
Basher throws a body kick that misses
and Longstreet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Basher connects with an inside leg kick.
Basher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Longstreet 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.
Longstreet throws a jab when Basher was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Basher.
Longstreet misses with an uppercut. Basher saw that one coming.
Basher keeps Longstreet at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longstreet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basher.
Basher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bible Basher dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Basher connects with an inside leg kick.
Longstreet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Longstreet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Basher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longstreet's head backwards.
Basher looks to score with a jab to the body but Longstreet is just out of range.
Longstreet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Basher misses with a left hand
and Longstreet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Basher pushes Longstreet away with a front kick.
Basher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Basher tenderised Longstreet's leg. Longstreet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Longstreet throws a series of punches but Basher moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basher throws a leg kick which misses Longstreet's front leg but catches the back leg as Longstreet tries to avoid it.
Basher scores with a leg kick.
Longstreet throws an overhand right that lands on Basher's shoulder, as Basher tries to avoid the shot.
Basher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Basher slips under a jab from Longstreet.
Longstreet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Basher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Longstreet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Basher finds it's way round the side to connect with Longstreet's head.
Basher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Longstreet takes a step back to recover.
Basher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Basher tries a head kick but it misses.
Longstreet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Basher avoids the body shot from Longstreet.
And Basher tries to counter it with a takedown but Longstreet pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Basher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Longstreet throws a hook to the side of Basher's head but Basher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Basher.
Longstreet tests Basher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Basher throws a lazy body kick
and Longstreet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Basher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Longstreet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Basher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longstreet to score with a decent uppercut.
Basher tries to land a body kick
enabling Longstreet to counter with a crisp jab.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Longstreet.
Basher connects with a leg kick. Longstreet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Longstreet lands a jab.

Basher drives through and clinches with Longstreet against the cage.
Basher blocking some punches.
Basher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basher tries a body shot but Longstreet blocks it.
Basher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Longstreet walks away with a smile on his face. Basher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Longstreet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Longstreet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Basher.
Basher feints the counter takedown.
Longstreet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Basher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longstreet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Longstreet throws a jab but it's blocked by Basher.
Basher drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Longstreet defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Basher.
Longstreet ducks under a wild hook from Basher.
Longstreet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Longstreet throws a body punch but Basher moves out of range.
Basher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longstreet moves away.
Basher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Longstreet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Longstreet.
Basher connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by Longstreet as he checks the leg kick.
Basher scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Longstreet lands a left and a right that send Basher crashing to the mat, dazed. Longstreet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Basher is rocked!
Longstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Basher is still on wobbly legs! Can Longstreet finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher misses the shot to the body.
Longstreet looks to throw the jab but Basher is out of range.
Basher feints the counter takedown.
Basher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basher seems to have recovered his senses.
Basher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basher tries to clinch but Longstreet is having none of it.
Longstreet looks to throw the jab but Basher is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Basher.
Basher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Longstreet's sensitive parts.
Longstreet misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Longstreet misses.
Basher avoids the body shot from Longstreet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Basher misses the target.
Longstreet throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.
Basher misses with a hook. Longstreet ducked under it nicely.
Longstreet is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Longstreet dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Basher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Longstreet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Basher lands a leg kick that knocks Longstreet off balance momentarily.
Longstreet throws a big shot that misses.
Basher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longstreet throws a combination. Basher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Basher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Basher tries a head kick but it misses.
Longstreet throws a big shot that misses.
Longstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Longstreet throws an overhand right that lands on Basher's shoulder, as Basher tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Basher tenderised Longstreet's leg. Longstreet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Basher lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basher slips a jab and a cross from Longstreet.
Longstreet walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longstreet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Christopher Longstreet is winning the standup battle so far.
Longstreet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Longstreet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Longstreet misses the jab.
Basher connects with a single shot there.
Longstreet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longstreet throws a jab but it's blocked by Basher.
Longstreet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Longstreet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Basher has time to react.
Basher throws a head kick but Longstreet moves out of range.
Longstreet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Longstreet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Longstreet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Basher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basher throws a sloppy head kick and Longstreet moves out of range easily.
Longstreet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher slips a straight right by Longstreet.
Basher tries to move into range but Longstreet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Longstreet misses with a double jab.
Longstreet throws a nice looking combination but Basher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Longstreet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Basher does it's job there.
Basher misses with an uppercut.
Basher throws a hook to the side of Longstreet's head but Longstreet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longstreet throws a shot from downtown. Basher moves away and avoids it.
Basher slips under a jab from Longstreet.
Basher has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Longstreet defending well as Basher loads up on a big left hand.
Longstreet throws a jab but it's blocked by Basher.
Basher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longstreet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longstreet misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longstreet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Basher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longstreet.
Basher thuds his shin into the meat of Longstreet's side.
Basher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Longstreet's head.
Basher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Basher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Basher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Longstreet drops his hands momentarily and Basher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Longstreet lands with a cross.
Basher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Basher scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Longstreet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Longstreet misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Longstreet.
Longstreet throws a big shot that misses.
Basher lands with a shot to the body.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Longstreet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basher.
Basher slips a straight right by Longstreet.
Longstreet throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.

Basher moves into range and clinches up with Longstreet.
Basher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Longstreet smiles and moves away.

Basher closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Basher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christopher Longstreet.
I think Longstreet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bible Basher!
Our winner, Bible Basher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.