PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RonRon Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Wake Up. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bastos
vs
Cookie

183 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Bastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, RonRon Cookie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastos.
Bastos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cookie circles away.

Bastos clinches up against the cage.
Cookie tries to pull guard but Bastos won't allow it.

Bastos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bastos shoots in and bounces Cookie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cookie is trying to keep Bastos in close.
Cookie keeping moving, preventing Bastos from controlling successfully.
Bastos won't allow Cookie to sweep him here.
Cookie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bastos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bastos is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos trying to control but Cookie is working from the bottom.
Cookie controls Bastos momentarily but Bastos frees himself.

Cookie is looking for a triangle here but Bastos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bastos controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Cookie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cookie taking a bit of punishment here - Bastos scoring with strikes.
Cookie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bastos is controlling him well.
Cookie looks gassed!
Cookie looks to move to half guard but instead Bastos has passed into mount! Damn!
Cookie is just holding on here. Bastos manages to take his back.
Bastos somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastos looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Good control from Bastos.
Bastos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bastos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cookie grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Cookie tries to roll but Bastos sticks to his back.

Bastos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cookie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cookie for a finish.
Bastos lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bastos is looking for the choke from the back position but Cookie is controlling his hands well.
Cookie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bastos's guard. Nice work there by Cookie.
Cookie stopping the sweep attempt from Bastos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bastos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cookie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cookie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bastos.
Bastos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cookie darts in trying to clinch

and Bastos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cookie's guard now.
Bastos tries to free his leg and advance position but Cookie is retaining full guard.
Bastos pushes down on Cookie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cookie trying to hold on to Bastos's head to control him but Bastos postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bastos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cookie keeps working.
Bastos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cookie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cookie is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cookie is staying active underneath Bastos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bastos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cookie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Bastos.
Cookie wants to clinch but Bastos slips to the side

and Bastos counters with a single leg into guard. Cookie didn't expect that.
Cookie punching from the bottom.
Bastos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cookie looking for a sweep. Not yet Cookie, not yet.
Bastos wants to control from the top but Cookie keeps moving.
Cookie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bastos is one step ahead there.
Cookie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bastos's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie preventing the sweep.
Cookie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cookie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bastos wants to get back to full guard.
Cookie is keen to just control but Bastos is a slippery customer.
David Bastos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cookie trying to mount his opponent but Bastos defends it.
Bastos gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bastos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cookie wants to control from the top but Bastos keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cookie wants to clinch but Bastos slips to the side

and Bastos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bastos.
Cookie is pressed up against the cage. Bastos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cookie down to the mat. Cookie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bastos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cookie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bastos counters with a big head kick but Cookie shrugs it off.
Cookie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bastos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bastos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bastos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cookie sprawls well initially but Bastos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bastos is keen to just control but Cookie is a slippery customer.
Cookie gets full guard.
Bastos passes into half guard.

Bastos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cookie sees it coming and defends easily.
Cookie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cookie looking for a sweep. Not yet Cookie, not yet.

Cookie is working an open guard so Bastos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cookie with a poor takedown
and Bastos counters with a good low kick that Cookie was not able to check.
Bastos throws a head kick that half lands.

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.
Cookie has his takedown stuffed

and Bastos counters with a single leg into guard. Cookie didn't expect that.
Cookie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bastos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bastos trying to control from Cookie's half guard. Cookie has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bastos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cookie wants to get back to his feet but Bastos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Cookie has an active guard here but Bastos has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bastos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cookie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bastos.
Bastos throwing shots but Cookie is blocking nicely.
Bastos prevents Cookie from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cookie is looking to escape.
Bastos trying to mount his opponent but Cookie defends it.
Bastos lands with a punch from half guard.
Bastos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cookie is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bastos shoots in for a takedown but Cookie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
RonRon Cookie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Bastos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cookie throws a body kick the misses
and Bastos counters with a nice kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bastos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bastos!