PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Bassiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bassiki has chosen Niggas in paris as his entrance music. Dick Bassiki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Negan
vs
Bassiki

175 cm
20
216 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

224 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Bassiki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bassiki pushes Negan up against the cage in a clinch.
Bassiki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Negan.
Negan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bassiki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bassiki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Negan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Negan manages to end up in side control.
Bassiki throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bassiki throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bassiki gets back to half guard.
Negan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bassiki throws a strike from the bottom but Negan passes into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Negan has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Negan has isolated one of Bassiki's arms. Bassiki looking to fight him off but Negan twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Philip Negan!
Philip Negan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.