PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bastad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Juricic
vs
Bastad

185 cm
19
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andro Juricic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Bastad!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juricic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bastad with a lazy takedown attempt

and Juricic counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bastad!
Juricic is looking to take a break and control but Bastad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bastad is looking for a sweep.
Juricic working the body and head with strikes.
Bastad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Juricic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bastad on the ground.
Juricic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Bastad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Juricic looks up at the clock and then as Bastad takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Juricic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastad is looking to reverse the position.
Bastad manages to get back to half guard.
Juricic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bastad is looking to control Juricic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bastad avoid being mounted?

Bastad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Juricic is keen to just control but Bastad is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juricic working over Bastad with some ground and pound. Bastad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Juricic wants to take a breather but Bastad is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juricic lands a nice short elbow.

It looks like Chris Bastad has been cut.
Juricic is trying to control the action in half guard but Bastad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juricic throwing shots but Bastad is blocking nicely.
Juricic winds up and cracks Bastad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bastad has hold of Juricic's hands but Juricic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bastad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juricic pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bastad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juricic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bastad's guard.
Juricic slips a nice elbow through Bastad's hands, connecting with Bastad's forehead.
Nice strikes from Juricic there.
Juricic lands strikes from half guard.
Juricic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastad is looking for a sweep. Juricic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juricic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juricic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Juricic is trying to control the action in half guard but Bastad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juricic lands a nice short elbow.
Juricic drops an elbow to the side of Bastad's head.
Juricic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Juricic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juricic controlling the pace.
Bastad taking some punishment here, with Juricic in his half guard.
Juricic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Bastad actively working from the bottom here.
Juricic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bastad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juricic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bastad is looking to improve his position.
Juricic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Juricic connects with a nice short shot to Bastad's temple.
Juricic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juricic slips a nice elbow through Bastad's hands, connecting with Bastad's forehead.

Bastad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bastad.
Bastad is trying to keep Juricic in close.
Juricic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastad keeping moving, preventing Juricic from controlling successfully.
Juricic stopping the sweep attempt from Bastad.
Juricic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Juricic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bastad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juricic works over Bastad with some ground and pound from guard.

That has opened up Chris Bastad's cut even more.

Bastad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Juricic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Juricic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bastad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bastad looks winded!
Bastad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juricic's guard.

Juricic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bastad defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andro Juricic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Bastad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bastad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bastad fails with a takedown attempt.
Bastad blocks a head kick by Juricic.
Bastad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Juricic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bastad doesn't seem bothered though.
Juricic thuds his right hand into Bastad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chris Bastad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastad tries to clinch but Juricic moves out of range.
Bastad closes the distance looking to clinch

and Juricic counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juricic lands a nice forearm strike.
Juricic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bastad some visible discomfort.
Bastad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Juricic wants to control but Bastad is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Juricic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bastad on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Juricic is thwarting Bastad's attempts to control the position.

Bastad actively working from the bottom here.
Bastad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Juricic stands and throws Bastad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Juricic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bastad some visible discomfort.

The cut above Chris Bastad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Juricic working the head with strikes.
Bastad sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juricic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bastad is looking for a sweep. Juricic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juricic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Bastad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andro Juricic!