PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Bohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gonna Fly Now. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bohn
vs
Pandora

191 cm
27
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
33
181 lbs
26 - 26 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Bohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandora.
Pandora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bohn.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Bohn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Bohn misses
and Pandora counters with a nice leg kick.

Pandora clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Pandora tries to pull guard but Bohn holds him up against the cage and eventually Pandora drops back down to his feet.
Bohn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pandora has him pressed against the cage.
Bohn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pandora has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bohn uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bohn postures up.
Pandora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bohn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pandora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bohn has managed to get both his arms back between Pandora's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bohn postures up in Pandora's guard and throws a big left but Pandora blocks it.
Bohn is stalling in the full guard.
Pandora working a defensive guard here.
Bohn is pushing down on Pandora's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pandora is fighting to maintain full guard but Bohn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bohn tries to pass to full mount but Pandora defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bohn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pandora is looking to improve his position.
Pandora wants to control but Bohn is keeping busy.
Pandora moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora wants to sweep here but Bohn controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bohn has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pandora to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bohn is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pandora pulls down on the head and he's put Bohn to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arthur Pandora!
Our winner, Arthur Pandora, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.