PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 1035 p4p, 887 weight class) and Bing Bang (ranked 84 p4p, 71 weight class). Bashir comes to the cage accompanied by Exodus - The Toxic Waltz. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bashir
vs
Bang

170 cm
26
140
12 - 6 - 0

165 cm
22
141
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bing Bang!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bashir sprawls well initially but Bang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bashir keeping hold of Bang's head, controlling as best he can.
Bang is pressing down on Bashir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bashir is holding on for now.
Bashir trying to control but Bang postures up.
Bashir controlling the position well.
Bashir gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang is working Bashir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bashir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bang is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang being controlled here momentarily.
Bang trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Bang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bashir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bang trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Bashir controlling the position.
Bang trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bashir is looking to sweep but instead, Bang has passed into half guard.
Bashir is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The House Of Pain, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Bashir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bashir is staying active underneath Bang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bang stalling away here and it's allowed Bashir to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bang throws a big right hand that misses.
Bashir looking for a sweep. Not yet Bashir, not yet.
Bashir controls Bang momentarily but Bang frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bang misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bashir misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bang doesn't seem bothered though.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Bang as Bashir shoots in.
Bashir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bang on the side of the head.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Bashir there.
Bashir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bashir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bashir misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Bang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bang! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang punishes Bashir's body with a nice straight punch.
Bang shoots in but Bashir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Bashir pushes him off.
Bang swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bang darts in and clinches Bashir up against the cage.
Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bashir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bashir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashir.
Bang moves away from the strike by Bashir.
Bang lands with a shot to the body.
Bashir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
Bashir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang.
Bang lands a body shot.
Bashir punishes Bang's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashir looks to score with a jab to the body but Bang is just out of range.
Bashir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashir is just out of range.
Bashir checks a leg kick.
Bang throws a body punch but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bang.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bashir.
Bang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Bashir thuds his right hand into Bang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Bashir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bashir lands a hook that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang takes a shot to the head.
Bashir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bang working aggressively here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bashir working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bang misses with a takedown attempt
and Bashir counters with a stiff right hand.

Bang is rocked!
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bing Bang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bang falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir thanked the fans post fight for their support.