PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Bashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Piras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bashman
vs
Piras

225 cm
25
256 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

189 cm
32
249 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Bashman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Piras!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piras just misses with a punch to the body.
Piras misses with an uppercut.
Piras throws a body shot but no joy.
Piras moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Piras misses.
Bashman avoids the body shot from Piras.
Bashman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Bashman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bashman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Piras is out of range.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashman looks to score with a jab to the body but Piras is just out of range.
Bashman looks to score with a jab to the body but Piras is just out of range.
Bashman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piras's sensitive parts.
Bashman throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piras steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bashman. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bashman. Piras shrugs it off though.
Piras lands a jab to Bashman's midsection.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman is looking to counter the offense by Piras and move into the clinch.
Bashman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bashman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piras misses with a wild body shot.
Bashman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Piras moves out of range of the body kick from Bashman.
Bashman throws a body shot but no joy.
Piras looks to land a left hand but Bashman moved out of range nicely.
Piras is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bashman rather than just go for the knockout.
Piras connects with a body shot.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.
Bashman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Piras releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piras throws out a loose jab but Bashman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashman was well out of range. Poor timing from Piras.
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!
Piras scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bashman doesn't seem bothered though.
Piras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashman was well out of range. Poor timing from Piras.
Bashman throws a body punch but Piras moves out of range.
Bashman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piras changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bashman tries to avoid it but Piras manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bashman to the ground. Bashman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piras throws a body punch but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piras moves away.
Piras jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bashman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piras was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piras misses with an uppercut.
Bashman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Piras gets tackled into the cage by Bashman. Bashman maintains the clinch.
Bashman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bashman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bashman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bashman pushes off an throws an elbow but Piras leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piras is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Piras tries to work over Bashman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piras struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashman controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Bashman.
Bashman presses Piras against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bashman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bashman lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piras tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bashman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piras tries to throw a body punch but Bashman avoids it by throwing Piras back against the cage.
Piras displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bashman up against the cage.
Bashman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piras makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bashman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Piras tries a body shot but Bashman blocks it.
Piras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bashman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bashman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Roberto Piras has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piras.
Piras prevents a body shot from Bashman.
Nice elbow from Bashman.
Bashman pushes Piras back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hulk Bashman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Piras's cut.
That's time! Bashman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bashman throws a body kick that misses.
Piras lands with a kick to the ribs.
Piras misses the shot to the body.
Piras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberto Piras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piras misses with a body shot.
Bashman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bashman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashman manages to avoid it.
Bashman is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashman.
Bashman avoids the body shot from Piras.
Bashman tries to counter by clinching up but Piras breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bashman clinches up with Piras and pushes him back against the cage.
Piras misses with a body punch.
Bashman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piras.
Bashman misses with a body punch.
Bashman throws an elbow but it misses.
Bashman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bashman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piras prevents a body shot from Bashman.
Piras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piras digs a right hand underneath Bashman's ribcage. Bashman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bashman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piras tries to work over Bashman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashman tries to work over Piras's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Piras dodges an elbow strike from Bashman.
Piras avoids the elbow strike from Bashman, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piras works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piras blocks a body shot from Bashman.
Bashman has a couple of punches blocked by Piras.
Piras lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Piras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piras just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashman throws a body shot but no joy.
Piras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashman moves away.
Piras takes a swing at Bashman's ribcage but misses.
Piras punishes Bashman's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piras ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bashman throws a lazy uppercut
and Piras counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piras throws a sloppy body shot
and Bashman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piras moves out of range of the leg kick from Bashman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piras lands with a straight right. Bashman didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Piras.
Good leg kick by Bashman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piras lands a nice looking body shot.
Roberto Piras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piras misses with an uppercut.
Bashman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Piras misses with a looping right.
Piras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piras throws a body punch but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piras.
Bashman wants to clinch
and Piras counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashman. Piras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piras moves out of range of the body kick from Bashman.
Piras fails with a takedown attempt.
Bashman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piras.
Bashman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Piras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piras looks to throw the jab but Bashman is out of range.
As Piras tries to get set, Bashman tries to push him back and clinch up but Piras manages to avoid the attempt.
Bashman tries to clinch but Piras moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bashman.
Bashman throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Piras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Piras's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Piras.
Piras digs a good hook to Bashman's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bashman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bashman throws the kick towards the body but Piras avoids it.
Bashman moves out of range as Piras strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Bashman. That snapped Piras's head back.
Piras moves out of range as Bashman throws a body kick.
Bashman misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Piras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman misses the shot to the body.
Piras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piras lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashman moves away from the strike by Piras.
Piras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piras misses with a wild body shot.
Bashman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piras.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.
Piras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashman.
Piras lands a jab to Bashman's midsection.
Piras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Piras takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bashman takes a swing at Piras's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piras misses with a wild body shot.
Bashman throws a push kick but Piras slaps the foot to one side.
Bashman punishes Piras's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashman throws a low kick, looking for Piras's leg but Piras calmly moves out of range.
Bashman tries to close the distance and clinch but Piras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piras. Bashman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashman doesn't manage to clinch there - Piras circles away.
Bashman misses with a wild combination.
Bashman ducks right into an uppercut from Piras.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashman blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashman misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Piras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piras moves out of range as Bashman throws a body kick.
Bashman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piras misses with a looping right.
Bashman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Piras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.
Bashman thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bashman throws a combination that misses
and Piras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piras misses with a few strikes there.
Piras jabs Bashman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piras throws a looping overhand right but Bashman ducks down to avoid it.
Bashman avoids the body shot from Piras.
Bashman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Piras throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piras lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bashman at a distance.
Piras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Piras on the side of the head.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman is looking to counter punch.
Piras throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashman blocks a jab.
It looked like Bashman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bashman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bashman misses with a wild body shot.
Piras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bashman throws the left hand but Piras avoids the punch easily.
Piras doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bashman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Piras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Piras 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Piras!
Roberto Piras thanked the fans post fight for their support.