PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Total Bastard (ranked 762 p4p, 40 weight class) and Albert Sure (ranked 1913 p4p, 102 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bastard
vs
Sure

168 cm
21
137 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Total Bastard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Sure!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard misses the jab.

Bastard gets a clinch.
Sure throws a head punch that misses.
Bastard can't find room to land a body shot as Sure controls the action.
Sure lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
A body shot lands from Bastard.
Bastard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sure fails to land.
Bastard can't find room to land a body shot as Sure controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bastard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sure is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
Sure tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sure throws a head punch that misses.
Bastard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bastard.
Bastard blocking some punches.
I was talking to Bastard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard prevents Sure from breaking the clinch.
Bastard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bastard.
Bastard avoiding damage as Sure throws knees to the body.
Bastard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Bastard scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sure's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sure just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard is looking to counter punch.
Albert Sure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sure takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bastard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sure has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sure drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bastard scores with a three punch combo!
Jab from Bastard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sure.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
Sure misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bastard slips under a jab.
Sure throws a head kick but Bastard moves out of range.
Sure throws a series of punches but Bastard avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Sure throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sure in his tracks.
Bastard dodges the punch combination from Sure.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Sure takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sure throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bastard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sure throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Bastard counters by clinching up.
Sure is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Bastard.

Sure breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sure staying out of range there.
Sure takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bastard scores with a jab. Sure acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sure throws a push kick but Bastard slaps the foot to one side.
Sure walks into a left hand.
Sure misses with a straight left.

Bastard moves into the clinch.
Bastard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bastard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sure has had enough of the clinch but Bastard keeps him there for the moment.
Bastard scores with a hook to the body.
Bastard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sure is trying to break free.
Bastard works on Sure's body with a couple of short punches.
Bastard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sure tries to break free but Bastard pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sure is trying to break free.
Sure wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sure has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Bastard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sure or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bastard.
Sure wants to get back to striking at distance but Bastard won't allow it.
Bastard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bastard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bastard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Bastard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sure tries to land knees in the clinch but Bastard avoids the damage to the body.
Bastard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sure is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
Sure misses with some punches.
Bastard lands a hook that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
A short left from Bastard.
Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Sure looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sure trying to land knees to the body.
Bastard presses Sure against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bastard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Sure is leaning against Bastard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sure is trying to break free.
Sure tries to land a knee to the head but Bastard blocks with his arms.
Bastard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sure is trying to force a seperation but Bastard has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Bastard.
Bastard lands with a light punch inside.
Bastard works on Sure's body with a couple of short punches.
Sure looks winded!
Bastard lands a left hand.
Bastard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Bastard is leaning against Sure and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bastard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Bastard lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard lands with a short shot to the head.
Sure's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bastard blocks a body shot from Sure.
A body shot lands from Bastard.
Still in the clinch, Bastard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sure can't find room to land a body shot as Bastard controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Total Bastard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bastard jabs at Sure's body.
Bastard wants to clinch up but Sure keeps it at a distance.
Sure is looking for the big counter here.
Total Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastard lands a nice hook to Sure's body. Sure takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sure takes one on the button.
Sure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sure takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Sure.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Sure.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bastard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sure is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
Sure prevents a body shot from Bastard.
Bastard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bastard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sures head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bastard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bastard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bastard lands a left hand.
Sure wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastard keeps control of Sure as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sures head.
Bastard gets through Sure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bastard gets through Sure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sure struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Total Bastard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike.
Bastard has Sure pressed against the cage, preventing Sure from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bastard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bastard lands a hook that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Bastard tries to work over Sure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike.

Sure manages to break the clinch.
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.

Sure is rocked!

Bastard has closed the distance and engaged Sure in a clinch.
Sure is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?
Bastard lands a hook that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sure is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bastard.
Sure tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Sure back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bastard.
Sure is breathing heavily.
Sure misses with a knee to the head.
Sure takes a shot to the head.
Bastard scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bastard scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Bastard.
Bastard works on Sure's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard scores with a hook to the body.
Bastard digs a right hand into Sure's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sure's gas tank.
Bastard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Bastard lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bastard.
Bastard digs a right hand into Sure's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sure's gas tank.
Sure takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bastard as the two fighters clinch.
Bastard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Nice body punch from Bastard - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Bastard.
Bastard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bastard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike.
Bastard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bastard cracks Sure with a nice body shot.
Bastard lands a big right hand that drops Sure! The killer instinct kicks in and Bastard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bastard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Total Bastard!
Total Bastard retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Total Bastard thanked Groove Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).