PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siege Southcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leleo Bassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Southcut
vs
Bassi

198 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siege Southcut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leleo Bassi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southcut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bassi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Southcut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bassi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Southcut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Southcut wants to clinch up but Bassi keeps it at a distance.
Southcut tries to clinch but Bassi is having none of it.

Bassi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Southcut looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Southcut avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bassi.
Bassi controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bassi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bassi is trying to ground and pound but Southcut uses the momentary lack of control by Bassi to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Southcut reverses the position - he's now on top in Bassi's guard.
Bassi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bassi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Southcut wants to stand but Bassi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bassi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Southcut is looking to stand up but Bassi won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassi is adopting a defensive guard.
Southcut preventing the sweep.
Bassi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Southcut manages to pass to side control.
Bassi tries to roll over but Southcut keeps him under control.
Bassi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Southcut's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Southcut's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bassi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Southcut hold on?!

It looks like Siege Southcut has been cut.
Bassi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bassi is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Southcut. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bassi lands a shot to the head.
Bassi softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Southcut is breathing heavily.
Southcut covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bassi is landing with strikes. Southcut can't take much more of this.
Bassi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Siege Southcut's cut is getting worse.
Bassi cracks Southcut with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Southcut from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Siege Southcut's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leleo Bassi!