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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bautista (ranked 3582 p4p, 5231 weight class) and Koda Southam (ranked 195 p4p, 235 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koda Southam!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Southam as Bautista shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Southam. That snapped Bautista's head back.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bautista avoids the head kick by Southam.
Bautista shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Southam looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bautista drops an elbow to the side of Southam's head.
Bautista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bautista looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Southam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautista scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Southam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bautista sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bautista working some strikes from top position.
Bautista has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bautista cracks Southam with a solid left hand.
Bautista with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bautista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Southam has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bautista stopping the sweep attempt from Southam.
Bautista is working Southam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Southam wants to sweep here but Bautista controlling him for the moment.
Bautista makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bautista makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bautista lands a couple of elbows.
Bautista trying to control but Southam is working from the bottom.
Southam trying to keep a closed guard but Bautista is proving a slippery customer.
Bautista content to stall in guard here.
Bautista preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bautista content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bautista stands up over Southam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bautista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bautista with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bautista is in close to Southam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bautista landing some decent shots from guard.
Bautista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bautista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bautista controlling from the top position.
Bautista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bautista lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southam has momentary wrist control but Bautista slips an elbow through the middle.
Bautista lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bautista postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bautista's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Southam can't keep his opponent in guard - Bautista advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bautista passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Southam!
Bautista lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Southam working to try and regain half guard.
Bautista connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bautista breaks from Southam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista lands with some strikes.
Southam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Southam looks winded!
Bautista connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bautista content just to control the position here.
Southam is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bautista landing shots from mount.
Bautista raining down shots from the mount!
Bautista looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bautista is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bautista landing strikes, looking to finish!
Southam is rocked!
Bautista punishing his opponent with strikes.
Southam is still in real trouble! Can Bautista finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Southam is in a horrible position here. Bautista smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Bautista dominated that round.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bautista bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Southam on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Victor Bautista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bautista creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A big shot lands for Bautista! That's hurt Southam! Will he recover? Bautista fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Bautista!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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