PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bass
vs
Souwer

187 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Souwer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souwer scores with a punch to the head.
Souwer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souwer leaves Bass with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Souwer stuffs the takedown attempt from Bass. Bass gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuck Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass tries for a takedown but Souwer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souwer lands a slapping body shot.
Souwer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bass.
Bass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bass misses with a hook. Souwer ducked under it nicely.
Bass throws a wild body kick that Souwer sees coming a mile off.
Bass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souwer's waist but Souwer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bass off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souwer checks a low kick from Bass.
Bass walks into a jab.
Bass walks into a stiff left hand from Souwer.
Souwer connects with the punch.
Bass throws a sloppy head kick and Souwer moves out of range easily.
Bass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony Souwer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bass shoots in looking for a takedown. Souwer tries to sprawl out of it but Bass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Souwer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bass is breathing heavily.
Bass throws a combination that misses
and Souwer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Souwer lands.
Bass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good exchange - Souwer coming out on top.
Souwer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bass momentarily.
Bass tries to clinch up but Souwer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bass takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Souwer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Souwer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Souwer, as that shot connected.
Bass takes one to the side of the head.
Bass tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souwer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bass somewhat.
Good standup being displayed there by Souwer as he connects with a hook.
Bass shoots in but no luck this time.
Bass has a takedown stuffed.
Souwer thuds his right hand into Bass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Souwer tests Bass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souwer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bass shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Souwer defends it nicely.
Souwer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souwer scores with a punch to the head.
Bass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souwer sprawls well. Souwer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bass gets slowly back to his feet.
Bass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Souwer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass misses with a series of wild punches.
Bass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Souwer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bass under the eye.
Souwer lands a jab to the head.
Souwer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bass on the side of the head.
Bass tries for a takedown but Souwer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souwer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bass.
Souwer connects with a crisp jab.
Souwer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souwer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bass. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Donk. Souwer catches Bass right on the button with a cross.
Souwer sizes up Bass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Souwer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Souwer cracks Bass with an open hand slap.
Souwer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Souwer.
Souwer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Souwer punishes Bass's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Souwer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Souwer.
Bass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souwer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souwer scores with a nice right hand.
Bass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souwer counters with a straight right hand.
Bass shoots in looking for a takedown but Souwer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bass's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bass shoots in for a double leg but Souwer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souwer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Souwer finds it's way round the side to connect with Bass's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souwer tries to avoid it but Bass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souwer to the ground. Souwer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souwer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Souwer finds it's target.
Souwer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Souwer's corner calls for a 1-2. Souwer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Souwer connects with a looping right hand.
Bass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souwer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souwer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Souwer with a jab.
Chuck Bass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souwer lands with a right hand.
Bass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Souwer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bass scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Bass.
Jab from Souwer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souwer lands a right hook to the body.
Souwer cracks Bass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Bass shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souwer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souwer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bass avoids the attempt from Souwer to control.
Bass working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Souwer tries to hold on but Bass pushes him away.
Bass landing strikes from the mount.
Souwer tries to hold on but Bass pushes him away.
Bass prevents Souwer from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bass with good strikes from the mount here!
Bass thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Souwer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Souwer taking shots to the head.
Bass looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bass lands a heavy elbow.
Bass 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.
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!
Souwer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Souwer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bass trying to control but Souwer is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Bass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souwer hang on?
Bass has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Souwer's face.
Bass is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bass looking to control but Souwer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souwer is working to get back to half guard.
Bass landing strikes from the mount and Souwer is in trouble!
Bass can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souwer is looking to escape.
Souwer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souwer can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Bass 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!

Bass fails with the takedown.
Souwer slaps away a takedown attempt from Bass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bass fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bass gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Souwer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bass tries to clinch but Souwer is having none of it.
Souwer slaps away a takedown attempt from Bass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souwer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bass has time to react.
Nice jab there from Souwer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souwer swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souwer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Souwer cracks a nice hook into Bass's ribs.
Bass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tony Souwer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souwer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Souwer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bass in his tracks.
Bass misses with a double jab
letting Souwer counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Souwer.
Bass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Souwer avoids it really well and circles away.
Souwer scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souwer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Souwer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souwer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Souwer leaves Bass with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Souwer tests Bass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souwer as he avoids it easily.
Souwer scores with a body shot.
Souwer lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souwer throws a shot to the body.
Bass walks into a jab.
Souwer thuds a left hand into Bass's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bass misses with a takedown
and Souwer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Souwer lands a lovely overhand right.
Souwer throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Souwer does it's job there.
Souwer lands with a right hand.
Souwer cracks Bass with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Souwer does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Souwer.
Bass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souwer tries to avoid it but Bass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souwer to the ground. Souwer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souwer cracks Bass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souwer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souwer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bass shoots in for a double leg but Souwer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bass on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bass shoots in but Souwer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut there from Souwer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souwer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souwer connects with a body shot that sends Bass's belly button to the back.
Bass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Souwer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souwer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Souwer!
After winning the bout, Tony Souwer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.