PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Saw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos has chosen Victory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saw
vs
Bastos

200 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

190 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Saw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boy Bastos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saw looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bastos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bastos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bastos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bastos slips under a jab.

Bastos has Saw up against the cage in a clinch.
Bastos trying to land knees to the body.
Bastos is trying to break free.
Saw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Bastos breaks from the clinch.

Bastos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bastos controlling the pace.

Bastos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos throws a sloppy head kick and Saw moves out of range easily.
Bastos tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Bastos.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bastos closes the distance and clinches.
Bastos leaning against his opponent.

Bastos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bastos.
A head kick from Bastos lands but Saw takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastos.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastos.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastos.

Bastos clinches up with Saw and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastos connects with a knee to the head.
Saw wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bastos breaks the clinch.
Bastos throws a front kick that sends Saw stumbling back into the cage.
Bastos is looking to clinch but Saw is avoiding it.
Saw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bastos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saw's guard now.
Saw is trying to keep Bastos in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saw wants to improve his position but instead Bastos has moved into half guard.
Bastos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saw wants to control but Bastos is keeping busy.
Saw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saw wants to control but Bastos is keeping busy.

Bastos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Saw to get to his feet.
Bastos tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saw misses with a takedown

and Bastos moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Saw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Bastos.
Saw managing to block the knees to the body from Bastos.

Bastos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Saw uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bastos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bastos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Saw is predictable there

and Bastos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bastos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saw is trying to keep an underhook but Bastos manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Bastos stands up out of the half guard.
Saw wants to clinch but Bastos slips to the side
and Bastos counters with a thumping low kick.
Saw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saw gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bastos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Bastos instigates a clinch.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastos misses with a wild body shot.
Saw tries for a takedown but Bastos circles away easily
and Bastos counters with a leg kick.
Saw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saw with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bastos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boy Bastos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bastos won't allow Saw to sweep him here.
Saw is looking to stand up but Bastos isn't so interested in that idea.
Saw looking to control.
Saw is looking to sweep but instead, Bastos has passed into half guard.
Saw tries to roll over but Bastos keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bastos decides to stand up.

Bastos forces Saw back against the cage and clinches.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bastos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bastos counters by clinching up.

Bastos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Bastos slams his shin into Saw's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastos misses with a head kick.
Bastos throws a body kick that misses.
Saw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bastos circles away quickly and effectively.

Bastos has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bastos tightens his grip and picks Saw up, before dumping him to the ground. Saw manages to land in guard.
Saw is trying to control the position but Bastos postures up.
Bastos preventing the sweep.

Bastos stands up from Saw's guard - Bastos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saw misses with a takedown
and Bastos counters with a good, hard body kick but Saw shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Saw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bastos scores a takedown into full mount!
Bastos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Bastos is working for a guillotine from mount but Saw frees his head quite easily.

Bastos has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Saw is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boy Bastos!