PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Andrade (ranked 1386 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Ronnie Bass (ranked 191 p4p, 187 weight class). Andrade comes to the cage accompanied by Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bass's choice of entrance music: Down With The Sickness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andrade
vs
Bass

192 cm
31
185
20 - 12 - 2

185 cm
29
177
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Bass!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass looks to throw the jab but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade slips under a jab.
Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bass takes a step back to recover.
Bass looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
A big left from Andrade misses.
Bass moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Bass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrade can pounce on him.
Andrade has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bass throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrade.
Bass connects with a looping right hand.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Andrade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bass is out of range.
Andrade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bass.
Bass blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Bass throws a big shot that misses.
Andrade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bass finds it's way round the side to connect with Andrade's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade catches Bass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andrade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bass.
Andrade tries to clinch up.
Bass walks into a straight right hand from Andrade.
Bass throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrade.
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bass.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass connects with a right hand. Andrade shakes it off.
Bass with a nice calf kick.
Bass throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bass looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
Andrade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrade loads up on a big right hand but Bass slips the punch.
Bass misses with a straight left.
Andrade wants to land a leg kick but Bass is out of range.
Bass moves out of range of the strikes.
Bass throws a lazy right hand but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bass scores with the left hand. Andrade knows he should have avoided that one.
Bass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andrade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrade misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Bass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrade is looking to clinch but Bass is avoiding it.
Bass avoids the body shot from Andrade.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass connects with a single shot there.
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!
Bass on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bass misses with a low kick.
Bass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Bass.
Andrade blocks a jab.
Bass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrade.
Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Bass misses with a body shot.
Andrade throws a leg kick which misses Bass's front leg but catches the back leg as Bass tries to avoid it.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Bass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andrade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bass throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Bass misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Andrade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bass misses with a straight right.
Andrade walks into a jab.
Bass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Bass.
Andrade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bass just manages to avoid it.
Bass connects with a solid leg kick.
Andrade misses with a straight right.
Andrade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bass is out of range and Andrade settles back down.
Bass misses with a body shot.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to clinch up but Bass circles away and keeps his distance.
Bass misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Andrade there.
Andrade throws a body punch but Bass moves out of range.
Bass thuds his shin into the meat of Andrade's side.
A clash of legs there as Bass blocks the low kick.
Bass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade lands with a slapping head kick.
Bass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrade jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bass blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bass.
Bass's corner calls for a 1-2. Bass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
Andrade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right from Bass misses.
Bass misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Andrade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Andrade tries to move into range but Bass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andrade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bass as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Bass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bass throws a shot to the body.
Bass throws a low kick, looking for Andrade's leg but Andrade calmly moves out of range.
Bass slips under a jab.
Andrade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bass misses with a body shot.
Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Andrade.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Bass moved out of range nicely.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade checks a leg kick.
Andrade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bass moves out of range of the body kick from Andrade.
Andrade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andrade looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Andrade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Bass is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Andrade had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bass throws out a loose jab but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Bass dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrade throws a punch but it's blocked by Bass.
Andrade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bass's elbow.
Andrade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andrade lands a shot to the body.
Bass lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
A short right from Andrade on the inside.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Andrade controls the action.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Andrade gets through Bass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Andrade - that landed with a thud.
Bass presses Andrade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
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!
Bass lands a body shot.
Bass presses Andrade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bass misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
Bass misses with a body punch.

Andrade breaks from the clinch.
Bass throws a hook but Andrade blocks it.
As Bass backs away, Andrade returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Andrade clinches.
Andrade working aggressively here.
Andrade digs a right hand underneath Bass's ribcage. Bass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bass misses with the head strike.
Andrade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Bass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joao Andrade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bass blocking some punches.
Bass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrade's elbow.
Nice body punch from Andrade - that landed with a thud.
Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.

Andrade breaks the clinch.
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Bass misses with a wild body shot.
Bass tries to work over Andrade's front leg with a kick but Andrade checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Andrade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Bass saw that one coming.
Andrade thuds his shin into the meat of Bass's side.
Bass scores with a nice strike.
Bass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Bass moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Andrade.
Bass scores with a hook.
Bass has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Andrade.
Bass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
A shot to the liver by Bass. Beautiful body shot.
Andrade throws a body kick that misses.
Bass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Bass.
Andrade scores with a leg kick.
Bass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrade throws a hook but Bass avoids it easily.
Bass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bass's sensitive parts.
Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands a nice hook to Andrade's body. Andrade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bass staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andrade.
Ronnie Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade drops his hands momentarily and Bass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Bass misses the jab.
Ronnie Bass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Bass.
Bass throws out a loose jab but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bass misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Bass - just one landing.
A low kick lands for Bass.
Andrade throws a head kick that Bass semi-blocks.
Donk. Bass catches Andrade right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andrade's sensitive parts.
Bass cracks Andrade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bass. Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrade tries to land a front kick but Bass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andrade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Andrade ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade thumps Bass with a low kick.
Bass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Bass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bass looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
A thudding body kick lands there by Andrade!
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Bass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrade cracks Bass with an open hand slap.
Andrade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good exchange - Bass coming out on top.
Bass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrade is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bass can pounce on him.
Bass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
A jab from Bass does it's job there.
Bass misses with a hook
and Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joao Andrade will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bass.
Bass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Andrade cracks Bass with an open hand slap.
Andrade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Andrade throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Andrade ducks down to avoid it.
Bass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andrade.
Andrade lands a right hook to the body.
Bass misses with a low kick as Andrade jumps back.
Bass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bass.
Bass missing with a left hand there. Andrade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bass thuds his right hand into Andrade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bass avoids a kick to the body.
Andrade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andrade connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bass tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bass blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bass.
Bass walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bass.
Good exchange - Bass coming out on top.
Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bass's sensitive parts.
Bass with a jab.
Bass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bass looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
Andrade missing with a left hand there. Bass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bass misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Andrade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick lands for Bass.
Bass throws out a leg kick but Andrade moves out of range and Bass only half commits.
Bass blocks a head kick by Andrade.
A lazy left from Bass finds it's target.
Andrade connects with a leg kick.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bass throws out the jab.
Andrade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Bass moved out of range.
Bass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Bass.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Andrade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bass throws a right and a left that Andrade avoids nicely.
Andrade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bass misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bass.
Bass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrade circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrade throws a low kick but Bass avoids it.
Bass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bass punishes Andrade's body with a nice straight punch.
Bass looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bass misses with an uppercut. Andrade saw that one coming.
Bass misses with an uppercut.
Bass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Bass.
Bass tries to move into range but Andrade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands with a hook. Andrade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrade.
Bass misses the shot to the body.
Bass throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade lands a head shot.
Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bass.

Andrade pushes Bass up against the cage in a clinch.
Bass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrade pushes Bass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Andrade.
Andrade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Bass misses with a body punch.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Andrade controls the action.
Bass misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass slips under a jab from Andrade.
Andrade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade lands a high kick!
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Bass moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
Bass scores with a leg kick.
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Bass saw that one coming.
Andrade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andrade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Bass lands.
A good leg kick by Andrade.
Bass ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Andrade swings for the body but Bass moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bass misses with a body shot.
Bass defending well as Andrade loads up on a big left hand.
Andrade punishes Bass's body with a nice straight punch.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrade.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joao Andrade.
I think Andrade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Andrade!
During a confident post fight interview, Joao Andrade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.