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). The crowd seem to be enjoying Landry's choice of entrance music: country boy. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cletus Landry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pasha
vs
Landry

162 cm
28
135 lbs
14 - 6 - 2

171 cm
33
144 lbs
20 - 11 - 2

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 - 2, 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 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pasha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Landry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pasha, right into the meat.
Pasha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Landry throws a lazy right hand but Pasha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Landry lands a leg kick that knocks Pasha off balance momentarily.
Landry throws a sloppy head kick and Pasha moves out of range easily.
Pasha throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Pasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Pasha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Landry 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.
A clash of legs there as Pasha blocks the low kick.
Pasha punishes Landry's body with a nice straight punch.
Pasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Pasha misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Landry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry throws a body kick that misses.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasha moves out of range of the strikes.
Pasha throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Landry.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landry.
Landry scores with a jab.
Landry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pasha blocks a head kick by Landry.
Pasha misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
Pasha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Landry throws a solid leg kick but Pasha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landry.
A leg kick checked by Pasha.
Landry fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Landry misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasha connects with a body shot.
Pasha lands with a hook. Landry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Landry moves into the clinch.
Pasha lands with a short shot to the head.
Pasha scores with a shot to the side of Landry's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pasha's brow.
Pasha scores with a shot to the side of Landry's head.
Landry blocking some punches.
Landry misses with an elbow over the top.

Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Pasha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Landry darts in trying to clinch
and Pasha counters with a one-two to the body.
Pasha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Pasha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasha.
Pasha cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Pasha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Landry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pasha if he has to take too many more of those.
Landry staying out of range there.
Pasha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Landry's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pasha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Landry is looking to clinch.
Pasha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
Pasha scores with a nice head shot.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pasha connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Landry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pasha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry takes one on the button.
Landry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pasha on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Landry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pasha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pasha misses with a few strikes there.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasha is just out of range.
Pasha is looking to score with low kicks.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Pasha moved out of range nicely.
Landry throws a leg kick but Pasha moved away.
Landry staying out of range there.
Landry is looking to clinch.
Pasha lands with a nice body kick.
Landry lands a really nice looking cross but Pasha seems unphased.
Some bone on bone action there as Landry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pasha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pasha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Pasha misses
and Landry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pasha thinking.
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 Ali Pasha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pasha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Landry misses with a hook. Pasha ducked under it nicely.
Pasha is looking to land body kicks.
Landry checks a leg kick nicely.
Landry avoids the head kick by Pasha.
Landry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pasha was well out of range. Poor timing from Landry.
Ali Pasha is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pasha.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry lands a jab to Pasha's midsection.
Landry throws the left hand but Pasha avoids the punch easily.
Landry misses the shot to the body.
Pasha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pasha is out of range and Landry settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Pasha blocks the low kick.
Pasha scoring well with a low kick there.
Pasha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Landry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Landry misses with a lunging right hand
and Pasha counters with a good low kick that Landry was not able to check.
Landry moves out of range of the leg kick from Pasha.
Pasha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Landry tries to counter with a clinch but Pasha shakes him off and moves away.
Pasha misses with a low kick.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Pasha misses.
Pasha moves out of range of the leg kick from Landry.
Pasha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Landry connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha checks a low kick from Landry.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pasha.
Pasha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Landry misses its intended target.
Landry throws a nice looking combination but Pasha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Pasha was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pasha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry connects with a leg kick. Pasha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Landry as he connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pasha or perhaps it was just good defense by Landry, which made it look bad.
Pasha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landry's sensitive parts.
Landry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pasha.
Landry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Landry lands a jab.
Landry scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looks to land a combination but Pasha avoids it well.
It looked like Pasha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Landry.
A jab from Landry misses.
Pasha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch but Pasha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasha throws a body kick that misses.
Pasha throws a shot from downtown. Landry moves away and avoids it.
Pasha punishes Landry's body with a nice straight punch.
Landry tried to score with a low kick but Pasha checks it.

Landry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pasha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pasha blocks an elbow strike from Landry.
Landry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pasha slows down the pace here.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pasha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry wants to get back to striking at distance but Pasha won't allow it.
Pasha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pasha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Pasha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pasha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Landry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pasha is looking to break free of the clinch but Landry has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pasha.
Landry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pasha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Landry tries to circle away but Pasha has him pinned against the cage.
Landry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landry misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Landry misses the shot to the body.
Landry moves out of range of the leg kick from Pasha.
Landry scores with a jab. Pasha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry scoring well with a low kick there.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasha staying out of range there.
Pasha misses the jab.
Pasha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Landry misses.
Cletus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Landry throws a right and a left that Pasha avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pasha, right into the meat.
Landry is looking to score with low kicks.
Pasha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Landry misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pasha.
Landry throws a lazy uppercut
and Pasha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
Landry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Pasha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pasha throws a leg kick but Landry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pasha throws a leg kick but Landry moved away.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pasha.
Landry just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPasha.
Pasha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry throws a hook but Pasha blocks it.
Pasha throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Pasha throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry misses with a low kick.
As Landry backs away, Pasha returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pasha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Landry.
Landry throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Landry misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry motions for Pasha to come forward. Landry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landry scores with the left hand. Pasha knows he should have avoided that one.
Pasha blocks a low kick nicely.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Pasha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Landry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pasha throws a counter high kick but Landry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Landry throws a shot to the body.
Landry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pasha.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pasha.
Pasha swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Landry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pasha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pasha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Landry throws a hook but Pasha blocks it.
Landry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pasha.
Landry throws a right hand that Pasha ducks under and follows up with a left that Pasha also avoids with ease.
Landry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pasha throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pasha.
Pasha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landry.
Pasha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Landry.
Good work by Landry as he checks the leg kick.
Landry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pashas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Pasha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landry moves out of range of the body kick from Pasha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
Landry misses with a two punch combination.
Pasha throws out a leg kick but Landry moves out of range and Pasha only half commits.
Pasha tries to land a front kick but Landry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Landry throws a sloppy head kick and Pasha moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landry.
Landry walks into a left hand.
Landry thows a leg kick but Pasha checks it
and Pasha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pasha lands with a kick to the temple. Landry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Landry throws a looping overhand right but Pasha ducks down to avoid it.
Pasha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pasha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Landry throws a series of punches but Pasha avoids them all with ease.
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Landry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pasha counters with a nice body shot.
Pasha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cletus Landry.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cletus Landry!
A relieved looking Cletus Landry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Ali Pasha stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight. But I will be back'.