PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry has chosen country boy as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pasha
vs
Landry

162 cm
28
135 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

171 cm
33
144 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasha wants to slow Landry down by chopping away at his legs.
Pasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Landry throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Pasha misses.
Pasha misses the shot to the body.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Pasha.
Landry slips a jab from Pasha.
Landry throws an overhand right that lands on Pasha's shoulder, as Pasha tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Landry.
The fighters circling - Pasha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pasha misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. Pasha does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
A leg kick checked by Landry.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pasha with a jab.
Pasha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Landry's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pasha dodges the punch combination from Landry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pasha.
Pasha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Landry scores with a kick to the body.
Landry looks to land a right hand but Pasha moved out of range.
Landry stalks Pasha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pasha's face. Pasha staggers backwards, shaken.
Pasha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Landry.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Landry misses with a wild combination.
Landry moves out of range of the body kick from Pasha.
Pasha checks a low kick from Landry.
Landry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasha cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Landry throws a hook to the side of Pasha's head but Pasha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Landry avoids the body shot from Pasha.
Pasha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Pasha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Landry.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Pasha moved out of range nicely.
Pasha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
Pasha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Landry misses with a hook. Pasha ducked under it nicely.
Landry cracks the inside of Pasha's front leg.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Landry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pasha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Landry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pasha.

Pasha gets tackled into the cage by Landry. Landry maintains the clinch.
Pasha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Landry up against the cage.
Pasha trying to control the position but instead, Landry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pasha into the cage.
Pasha takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pasha's face.
Landry misses with the head strike.
Pasha prevents Landry from breaking the clinch.
Landry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pasha avoiding damage.
Pasha lands a right hand.
Landry takes a shot to the head.
Pasha digs a right hand underneath Landry's ribcage. Landry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pasha tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pasha tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.

Landry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Landry misses.
Pasha throwing a counter right hand but Landry manages to avoid it.
Landry throws a series of punches but Pasha avoids them all with ease.
Pasha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Landry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha misses with a looping left.
Landry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pasha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landry.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landry throws out a counter right but Pasha avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasha works Landry's body with a nice hook.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pasha.
Landry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pasha.
Landry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasha circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry blocks the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Landry blocks the low kick.
Landry throws a series of punches but Pasha avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pasha.
Pasha looks for the body kick but Landry saw that one coming.
Pasha lands a slapping body shot.
Pasha misses with a low kick.
Pasha connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cletus Landry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pasha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pasha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Landry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Landry throws a jab but it's blocked by Pasha.
Landry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Landry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Pasha.
Pasha throws a body shot but no joy.
Landry scores with a jab to the body.
Landry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pasha in his tracks.
Pasha moves away from the strike by Landry.
Landry misses with an uppercut.
Landry connects with a leg kick. Pasha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Landry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Landry throws a leg kick but Pasha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pasha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry wants to clinch up but Pasha keeps it at a distance.
Pasha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pasha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Cletus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Landry tries to clinch up.
Landry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Landry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pasha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pasha avoids the body shot from Landry.
A big left from Landry misses.
Landry tries to clinch there but Pasha circles away.
Landry with a jab.
Landry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Landry duly obliges.
Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pasha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Landry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Landry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landry misses with a lunging right hand
and Pasha counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Landry misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses with a looping right.
Landry misses with a looping right.
Pasha throws a head kick that misses.
Pasha misses with the combination.
Pasha misses with an uppercut.
Landry lands with a kick to the temple. Pasha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pasha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pasha lands a glancing blow to the side of Landry's head.
Pasha misses the shot to the body.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Pasha takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Pasha is looking to slow Landry down with leg kicks.
A jab from Pasha misses.
Pasha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Landry is able to avoid easily.
Landry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pasha with a body shot.
Pasha tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Landry misses.
Pasha slips under a jab.
Good work by Landry as he checks the leg kick.
Pasha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pasha throws a leg kick but Landry checks it.
Landry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pasha with a body shot.
Pasha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
Pasha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Landry misses with a hook. Pasha ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Pasha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pasha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Landry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pasha lands a jab to Landry's midsection.
Landry thuds his shin into the meat of Pasha's side.
Pasha wants to slow Landry down by chopping away at his legs.
Landry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Landry lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Landry tries to move into range but Pasha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry swinging wildly here.
Pasha lands a jab to the nose.
Pasha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pasha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.

Landry moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pasha.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pasha is defending well for now.
Pasha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Landry working Pasha over with knees to the body.
A short right from Landry on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Landry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Landry wants to slow Pasha down by chopping away at his legs.
Pasha moves out of range of the leg kick from Landry.
Pasha feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big left from Pasha misses.
Pasha misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pasha, as that shot connected.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pasha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Landry moves out of range of the body kick from Pasha.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Pasha is out of range.
Pasha defending well as Landry loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha lands a slapping body shot.
Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pasha connects with a body shot that sends Landry's belly button to the back.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pasha.
Pasha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha throws a leg kick but Landry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Landry flicks out a counter leg kick but Pasha steps away.
Landry throws a hook to the side of Pasha's head but Pasha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Landry avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Landry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pasha lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Pasha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pasha throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pasha.
Landry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pasha can pounce on him.
Landry scores with a body shot.
Landry wants to clinch up but Pasha keeps it at a distance.

Landry closes the distance and clinches.

Pasha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landry misses with a straight right.
Landry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pasha misses with a lunging right hand
and Landry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pasha.
Pasha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Landry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasha lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. Pasha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pasha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Pasha looks to throw the jab but Landry is out of range.
Pasha takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Landry.
Pasha lands with a nice body punch.
Landry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pasha throws a low kick but Landry moves out of range easily.
Pasha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pasha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a head kick that misses.

Landry clinches up against the cage.
Pasha presses Landry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pasha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pasha pushes Landry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry tries to circle away but Pasha has him pinned against the cage.
Landry lands a left hand.
Pasha is pushing Landry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ali Pasha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pasha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cletus Landry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pasha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pasha.
Landry lands an elbow just above Pasha 's eye.
Landry missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Pasha is rocked!
Landry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Pasha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pasha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Landry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Landry.
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pasha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Landry landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pasha.
Pasha misses with a punch to the body.
Pasha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landry blocks an uppercut.
Pasha lands a body shot in the clinch.

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 Ali Pasha.
Well Landry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!