PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Neilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sic Bastage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neilson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Run This- 50 cent. Sic Bastage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neilson
vs
Bastage

190 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Neilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sic Bastage!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastage needs to keep his hands up - Neilson had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Neilson.
Neilson tests Bastage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bastage closes the distance and clinches up with Neilson, looking for a takedown. Bastage pushes Neilson against the cage but Neilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bastage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neilson.
Nice uppercut there from Neilson.
Bastage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neilson.
Neilson misses with a wild combination.
Bastage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bastage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neilson.
Bastage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neilson slips a straight right by Bastage.
Neilson scores with the left hand. Bastage knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Neilson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastage.
Bastage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastage.
Bastage throws a right hand that Neilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Neilson also avoids with ease.
Neilson looks to land a left hand but Bastage moved out of range nicely.
Neilson misses with a combination
and Bastage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neilson tries to clinch but Bastage moves out of range.
Bastage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bastage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neilson.
Neilson throws a combination. Bastage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Neilson misses with a hook.
Bastage misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bastage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastage tries to bum rush Neilson with a series of wild strikes but Neilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neilson.
Bastage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastage ducks under a wild hook from Neilson.
Neilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bastage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Bastage does no damage.
Bastage misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Neilson lands.
Neilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neilson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Neilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bastage counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastage moves away from the strike by Neilson.
Neilson cracks Bastage with an open hand slap.
Bastage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastage misses with a two punch combination.
Kevin Neilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neilson looks to land a right hand but Bastage moved out of range.
Bastage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastage slips under a jab from Neilson.
Bastage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neilson looks to land a right hand but Bastage moved out of range.
Bastage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neilson.
Good exchange - Neilson coming out on top.
Bastage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neilson misses with a looping left.
Bastage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neilson.
Neilson misses with an uppercut.
Kevin Neilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastage moves out of range as Neilson strikes.
Bastage slips a jab and a cross from Neilson.
Neilson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Neilson is breathing heavily.
Bastage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neilson.
The fighters circling - Neilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastage counters with a three punch combo that has Neilson backing up. Neilson nods at Bastage to acknowledge the strikes.

Neilson is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Neilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastage drops Neilson with a huge uppercut! Neilson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bastage is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Bastage!