PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilma Bassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Harmon
vs
Bassen

184 cm
23
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilma Bassen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bassen rushes Harmon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harmon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bassen won't allow it.

Harmon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilma Bassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmon slaps away a takedown attempt from Bassen, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Harmon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harmon is looking to stand up but Bassen isn't so interested in that idea.
Harmon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassen 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassen prevents Harmon from getting back to his feet.
Bassen 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.
Harmon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bassen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harmon tries to kick Bassen off but Bassen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harmon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bassen jumps into side control!
Harmon tries to buck Bassen off but Bassen is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bassen stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Harmon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bassen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bassen managing to control the position.
Harmon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harmon throws a strike but Bassen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harmon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bassen passes into half guard.
Bassen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harmon wants to get back to full guard.
Bassen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Harmon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harmon wants to control but Bassen is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bassen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harmon regains half guard.
Bassen prevents Harmon from improving his position.

Harmon looking for submissions off his back.
Harmon is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bassen stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilma Bassen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bassen tries for a takedown but Harmon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Harmon gets caught flat footed, as Bassen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmon wants to sweep here but Bassen controlling him for the moment.

Harmon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bassen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bassen dives in and scores a takedown into Harmon's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bassen scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassen working some strikes from top position.
Bassen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilma Bassen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bassen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bassen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bassen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harmon is looking to stand up but Bassen isn't so interested in that idea.

Bassen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bassen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bassen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bassen decides to stand back up. Bassen steps back and let's Harmon get back to his feet.

Harmon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Harmon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harmon stuffs the takedown attempt from Bassen. Bassen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bassen has his takedown stuffed
and Harmon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tommy Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilma Bassen.
Harmon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harmon.

Bassen drives through with a takedown into Harmon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassen tries to stand but Harmon is controlling from the bottom.
Harmon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bassen is controlling him.
Harmon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harmon wants to improve his position but instead Bassen has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmon wants to improve his position but Bassen is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bassen controlling the pace.
Harmon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harmon wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bassen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harmon wants to stand and escape but Bassen is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilma Bassen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bassen shoots in for a double leg but Harmon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bassen shoots and misses
and Harmon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bassen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harmon is fending him off so far but Bassen persists. Nope, Harmon circles away and we're back to standing.
Harmon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tommy Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilma Bassen.
Bassen fails with the takedown

and Harmon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Harmon manages to break the clinch.
Harmon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harmon clinches.

Harmon pulls guard.
Bassen won't allow Harmon to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harmon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bassen cracks Harmon with a solid left hand.
Harmon wants to stand up but Bassen is controlling him.

Harmon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bassen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Harmon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bassen takes the fight into the clinch.

Harmon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harmon circles away.

Harmon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bassen did well to prevent Harmon getting side control.
Harmon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harmon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harmon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bassen's head.
Harmon throwing shots but Bassen is blocking nicely.
Harmon wants to stand up but Bassen is controlling the position.
Bassen trying to control from the bottom.
Harmon lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon trying to control the action but Bassen is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Bassen pushes Harmon up against the cage in a clinch.
Harmon stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Harmon.

Harmon successfully pulls guard.

Harmon looking for subs off his back but Bassen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bassen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harmon looking for submissions off his back.
Harmon trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harmon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bassen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tommy Harmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilma Bassen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bassen content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harmon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bassen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilma Bassen!