PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bastard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Montivantion. Roshan has chosen Big Gigantic - The World Is Yours as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ol Bastard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bastard
vs
Roshan

175 cm
29
168 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

190 cm
33
159 lbs
22 - 10 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Roshan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bastard moves into the clinch.
Roshan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bastard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roshan is trying to push Bastard away but Bastard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bastard is trying to pull guard but Roshan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roshan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bastard's efforts to push away.
Bastard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roshan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ol Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bastard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roshan is looking to improve his position.
Roshan taking some punishment here, with Bastard in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bastard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roshan's head.

Bastard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roshan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard throwing shots but Roshan is blocking nicely.
Bastard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Bastard there.
Roshan is trying to get back to full guard.
Roshan wants to control but Bastard is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bastard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roshan has hold of Bastard's hands but Bastard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bastard lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bastard lands a nice short elbow.
Bastard slows the pace down in half guard.
Bastard 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.
Bastard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard trying to pass the guard but Roshan defending well.
Bastard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bastard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roshan defending well though.
Bastard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roshan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bastard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bastard slips a nice elbow through Roshan's hands, connecting with Roshan's forehead.
Bastard thows a huge punch but Roshan dodges it nicely.
Bastard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bastard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bastard lands a nice short elbow.
Roshan is trying to get back to full guard.
Bastard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Roshan is rocked!

Bastard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bastard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roshan slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Roshan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bastard is defended easily by Roshan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ol Bastard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bastard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roshan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bastard somewhat.
Bastard misses with a looping right.

Bastard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roshan on his heels. He'll look to pass Roshan's guard now, I'm sure.
Bastard throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roshan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ol Bastard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bastard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bastard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bastard throwing strikes from guard but Roshan blocks nicely.
Bastard with a nice head shot there.
Bastard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roshan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roshan tries to strike from the bottom.
Bastard stands up over Roshan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roshan keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Bastard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bastard cracks Roshan with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard looking to sit in guard and control but Roshan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bastard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bastard trying to strike off his back.
Bastard thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bastard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bastard lands with a punch from half guard.
Bastard winds up and cracks Roshan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bastard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roshan can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bastard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roshan is staying active underneath Bastard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bastard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bastard wants to take a breather but Roshan is having none of it.

Bastard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bastard is looking to take a break and control but Roshan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard working Roshan over with strikes.
Bastard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roshan is looking to get back to full guard here but Bastard has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bastard takes a little break here. Roshan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bastard working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roshan struggling a bit here.
Bastard working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard cracks Roshan with a big right hand but Roshan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bastard is chipping away with strikes.
Bastard trying to control the action but Roshan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ol Bastard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roshan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roshan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roshan is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?

Bastard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bastard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roshan's head.
Roshan keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Roshan looking for a sweep. Not yet Roshan, not yet.
Bastard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bastard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bastard lands a couple of elbows.
Bastard lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bastard stands up and waves to Roshan to follow him.

Bastard clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roshan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bastard throws a shot to the body.

Bastard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bastard stalling.
Bastard working over Roshan with some ground and pound. Roshan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bastard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bastard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bastard winds up and cracks Roshan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bastard connects with a nice short shot to Roshan's temple.
Roshan taking some punishment here, with Bastard in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bastard working Roshan over with strikes.
Bastard working Roshan over with strikes.
Bastard scores with a big shot! Roshan's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Roshan! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ol Bastard!
Ol Bastard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.