PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Krayzie Bone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bone
vs
Bastos

191 cm
32
206 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Bastos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone throws a shot to the body.
Bastos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bone but Bone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A clash of legs there as Bone blocks the low kick.
Bastos just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bone. Those never looked like landing.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Bastos moves out of range easily.
Bastos tries to clinch up

and Bone counters with a takedown into side control.
Bone controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastos keeps working.
Bastos tries to buck Bone off but Bone is having none of it.
Bastos struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bastos wants to control but Bone postures up.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Bastos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bastos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastos wants to control but Bone is keeping busy and won't allow it.

We're going to have a standup here because Krayzie Bone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastos jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Bastos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bastos works his way into full mount!
Bone tries to hold on but Bastos pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastos lands a big shot there that rocks Bone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Bastos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bone is surviving well by controlling Bastos's body position as best he can.
Bastos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bone is squirming around, avoiding Bastos's attempts to control the action.
Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bone tries to hold on but Bastos postures up.
Bone is squirming around, avoiding Bastos's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastos with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Bastos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bone taking shots to the head.
Bastos breaks from Bone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bastos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bastos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bastos landing shots from mount.
Bastos lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bone! Bastos sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bone and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rafael Bastos!