PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azderiel Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douche Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bane
vs
Bader

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Azderiel Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douche Bader!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bane tries to clinch there but Bader circles away.
A combination from Bane does no damage.
Bader shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bane as he avoids it easily.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Azderiel Bane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douche Bader.
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bane as Bader shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane looks for the body kick but Bader saw that one coming.

Bader darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bader is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bader works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bader is trying to work for a kimura but Bane is defending well.
Bader prevents Bane from standing back up.
Bane taking some punishment here, with Bader in his half guard.
Bane is looking to improve his position.
Bane wants to control but Bader is keeping busy.
Bane is looking for a sweep. Bader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bader wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bane keeps working.

Bane has one foot on Bader's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bader looks gassed!
Bane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Bader should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bane tries to clinch there but Bader circles away.
Bane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bane tries to clinch but Bader is having none of it.
Bane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Bader or perhaps it was just good defense by Bane which made him look bad.
Bane moves in looking to clinch but Bader pushes him off.
Bane is looking to land body kicks.
Bane is looking to clinch but Bader is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bane.
Bane with a poor takedown

and Bader counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bader wants to pass the guard but Bane is keeping the position.
Bane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bane has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bader off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice takedown defense from Bane. No joy for Bader on that attempt.
Bane tries to clinch up

and Bader counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bane won't be happy with that.
Bane struggling a bit here.

Bader working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bader looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader in side control, throwing shots but Bane defends.

Bader tries for a kimura but Bane is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader working the ground and pound.
Bane is trying to control Bader's posture but Bader avoids it.
Bane dodges the ground and pound from Bader.
Bane tries to bench press Bader off him but Bader keeps the position.

Bader is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bane has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bader passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bane!
Bader putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douche Bader dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bane misses with a few strikes there.
Bane misses with the combination.
Bane wants to clinch but Bader slips to the side

and Bader counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bader is pressing down on Bane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bane is holding on for now.
Bader frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bane?
Bader trying to control but Bane is having none of it.
Bader looking to finish Bane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bane!
Douche Bader has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bane wants to hold on but Bader pushes him away.
The referee warns Bane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Bader.
Bader lands a nice shot to the head.
Bader tries to control but Bane wriggling away.
Bader is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane is looking to get to half guard.
Bader lands a nice shot to the head.
Bader throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Bader connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bane is looking to improve his position but Bader isn't that keen on the idea.
Bader lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bane hang on?
Bader working Bane over with strikes here.
Bader throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bane?
Bader breaks from Bane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bane is trying to escape the mount.
Bane wants to hold on but Bader pushes him away.
Bane is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Bader moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bane has worked his arm free - good work by Bane!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bane keeps working.
Bader sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bader trying to control the action but Bane is working from the bottom.
Bane manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bane wants to stand but Bader has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bader tries to get to full guard but Bane has control of the leg.

Bader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bader is refusing to be controlled, as Bane sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bane tries to clinch

and Bader counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bane!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bader is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bane has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bane!
Bane passes Bader's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Bader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bane trying to control the action but Bader is working from the bottom.
Bader throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bader strikes from the bottom but Bane uses the opportunity to move to side control.
You can see the frustration on Bader's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bane wants to stand but Bader has his arm trapped.
Bader is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bane's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bader wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane blocks the strikes from Bader.
Bader missing with punches from the bottom.
Bader desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bader is looking to improve his position.

Bader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bane stalling.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bane clinches but Bader breaks the clinch

and Bader counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bane!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader landing strikes from the mount and Bane is in trouble!
Bader breaks from Bane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douche Bader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bader circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bader counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bader.
Bader works over Bane with some ground and pound from guard.
Bane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bader postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bane is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bader, into his guard.
Bane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bane tries to free his leg and advance position but Bader is retaining full guard.
Bader lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Bader lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bane!
Bader lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bane hang on?
Bader lands a nice shot to the head.
Bader throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bane because Bader loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bader tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bader avoids the attempt from Bane to control.

Bader is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bane has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bane!
Bader is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bader is looking for a triangle but Bane pushes his legs off easily.

Bader working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bader wants to sweep here but Bane controlling him for the moment.

Bader had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bane is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bader Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bane's back instead.
Bader doesn't have the hooks in and Bane manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to sweep but no luck.

Bader looking for a guillotine here but Bane defends easily.
Bane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bane won't allow Bader to sweep him here.
Bader is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bader counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bane!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane working to try and regain half guard.
Bane blocking the ground and pound.

Bader looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bane sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bader passes to full mount!
Bane trying desperately to get to his feet.

Bader has control of Bane's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bane regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bane is in a horrible position here. Bader smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bader landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader landing punches.
Bader can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bane is looking to escape.
Bane is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Bader.
Bane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bader is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bader with the ground and pound from mount.
Bader pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bader avoids the attempt from Bane to control.

Bader working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Azderiel Bane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bader jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bane is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bane and Bader has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douche Bader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bader winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douche Bader!