PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Fluke
vs
Bashir

170 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Bashir!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir clobbers Fluke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fluke moves away.
Fluke misses with a shot to the body
letting Bashir counter with a right hand.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fluke throws a jab when Bashir was well out of range.
Fluke fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fluke darts in and clinches Bashir up against the cage.
Fluke working aggressively here.
Fluke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bashir is trying to force a seperation but Fluke has the dominant position.
Bashir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fluke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bashir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fluke has Bashir pressed against the cage.
Bashir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Fluke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Fluke.
Bashir wants to break free but Fluke has control.
Fluke throws a head punch that misses.
Bashir wants to break free but Fluke has control.
Bashir looking to stall.
Bashir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fluke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fluke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bashir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fluke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bashir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bashir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fluke misses with some punches.
Bashir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fluke has him pressed against the cage.
Fluke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bashir up against the cage.
Bashir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fluke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Fluke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fluke throws the left hand but Bashir avoids the punch easily.
Fluke lands with a right hand.
Fluke throws out a loose jab but Bashir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.
Fluke misses with a combination
and Bashir counters with a stiff right hand.
Bashir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
Fluke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bashir throws a right hand that Fluke ducks under and follows up with a left that Fluke also avoids with ease.
Bashir throws the left hand but Fluke avoids the punch easily.
Fluke looks to land a right hand but Bashir moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fluke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bashir counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.
Fluke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bashir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bashir lands a right hook to the body.
Fluke cracks Bashir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fluke misses with a looping right.
Fluke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Fluke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fluke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bashir backwards.
Bashir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fluke cracks Bashir with a nice body shot.
Fluke slows down the pace here.
A short left from Fluke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is trying to break free.
Bashir has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
Fluke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fluke presses Bashir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fluke stalling in the clinch.
Fluke scores with a shoulder strike.
Bashir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Fluke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fluke scores with a sloppy right hand. Bashir should have avoided that one.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fluke moves away.
Bashir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fluke lands a body shot.
Fluke swings for the body but Bashir moves out of range.
Fluke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fluke misses with a body punch
and Fluke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Fluke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fluke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashir counters with a series of strikes. Fluke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Julian Bashir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fluke misses with a body shot.
Bashir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashir misses with a double jab
and Fluke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bashir lands a two punch combo.
Fluke misses with a looping left.
Bashir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fluke.
Nice defenses there by Bashir.
Fluke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bashir throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fluke counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.
Bashir moves out of range as Fluke strikes.
Bashir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fluke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bashir lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Fluke misses.
Bashir avoids the body shot from Fluke.
Bashir shoots for a takedown but Fluke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bashir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fluke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fluke.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.
Fluke doesn't manage to clinch there - Bashir circles away.
Fluke misses with a combination
and Bashir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Bashir misses.
Fluke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bashir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashir misses with a straight left.
Bashir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fluke misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fluke moves into the clinch successfully.
Bashir misses with a body punch.
Fluke scores with a shot to the side of Bashir's head.
Fluke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fluke cracks Bashir with a nice body shot.
Fluke lands a nice uppercut.
Fluke lands a body punch.
Fluke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fluke lands a body shot.
Bashir is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fluke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fluke gets through Bashir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fluke is pushing Bashir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fluke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Fluke on the inside.
Fluke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bashir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Fluke.
Fluke is leaning against Bashir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fluke lands with a short shot to the head.
Fluke lands with a right to the head.
Fluke is struggling to control the position.
Fluke scores with a shoulder strike.
Fluke lands a nice uppercut.
Bashir working aggressively here.
Fluke is leaning against Bashir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fluke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bashir backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fluke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bashir is rocked!
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!
Fluke lands a nice shot to the body.
Bashir is still on wobbly legs! Can Fluke finish him?
Fluke stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashir seems to have recovered his senses.
Bashir working aggressively here.
Bashir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Fluke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Fluke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bashir misses with a wild combination.
Fluke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bashir misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Fluke misses
and Bashir counters with a three punch combo that has Fluke backing up. Fluke nods at Bashir to acknowledge the strikes.
Fluke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bashir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Fluke misses.
Fluke lands a nice hook to Bashir's body. Bashir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bashir misses with a jab to the body
and Fluke counters with a three punch combo that has Bashir backing up. Bashir nods at Fluke to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Fluke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fluke.
Bashir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bashir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fluke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashir moves away.
Bashir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bashir misses its intended target.
Fluke throws an overhand right that lands on Bashir's shoulder, as Bashir tries to avoid the shot.
Fluke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bashir momentarily.
Fluke tests Bashir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fluke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Fluke.
Fluke looks to throw the jab but Bashir is out of range.
Bashir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bashir moves out of range as Fluke strikes.
Luke Fluke is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fluke counters with a left to the body.
Fluke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fluke lands a jab to Bashir's midsection.
Fluke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashir manages to avoid it.
Bashir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Fluke to counter with a crisp jab.
Fluke scores with a one two! Bashir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a combination
and Bashir counters with a one-two to the body.
Fluke throws a nice looking combination but Bashir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Fluke clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Fluke.
Fluke gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Fluke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bashir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fluke misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Fluke.
Luke Fluke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bashir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bashir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bashir wants to get back to striking at distance but Fluke won't allow it.
Fluke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fluke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fluke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Fluke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fluke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bashir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bashir lands with a light punch inside.
Bashir is trying to force a seperation but Fluke has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashir.
Bashir tries a body shot but Fluke blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashir.
Bashir tries to break free but Fluke pushes him back against the cage.
Fluke effectively controlling the action here.
Fluke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fluke has Bashir pressed against the cage.
Fluke lands an elbow inside.
Fluke blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Fluke breaks the clinch.
Bashir dodges the punch combination from Fluke.
A big left from Fluke misses.
Bashir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fluke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bashir counters with a series of strikes. Fluke will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Fluke clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fluke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bashir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fluke.
Bashir scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke throws a lazy right hand but Bashir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bashir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke scores with a nice head shot.
Fluke misses with a jab to the body
and Bashir counters with a left and a right that stings Fluke.
Fluke moves out of range as Bashir strikes.
Bashir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bashir scores with a punch to the head.
Fluke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fluke is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bashir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fluke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bashir misses with a hook. Fluke ducked under it nicely.
Fluke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bashir but Bashir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bashir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bashir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fluke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bashir stalks Fluke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fluke's face. Fluke staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fluke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bashir counters with a two punch combo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fluke avoids the body shot from Bashir.
Danga de danga de dang - Bashir scores with a four punch combination!
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fluke.
Bashir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fluke rather than just go for the knockout.
Bashir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.
Bashir missing with a left hand there. Fluke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fluke throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bashir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bashir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir throws a nice looking combination but Fluke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bashir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashir moves out of range as Fluke strikes.
Bashir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fluke throws out the jab.
Bashir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bashir misses with a series of wild punches.
Bashir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bashir slips a straight right by Fluke.
Fluke scores with a nice right hand.
Bashir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fluke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bashir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fluke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bashir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fluke at a distance.
Fluke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fluke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashir counters with a left to the body.
Bashir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Bashir dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bashir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fluke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bashir swinging wilding here.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Bashir ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
Bashir connects with a nice looking jab.
Bashir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir throws a series of strikes that have Fluke backpedaling.
Bashir slips a jab from Fluke.
Bashir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fluke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir throws a body punch but Fluke moves out of range.
Bashir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fluke misses the shot to the body.
Fluke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashir.
Bashir misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke tries to bum rush Bashir with a series of wild strikes but Bashir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bashir takes a swing at Fluke's ribcage but misses.
Fluke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bashir.
A left lands for Bashir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bashir thuds his right hand into Fluke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bashir throws a looping overhand right but Fluke ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke blocks a jab.
Bashir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fluke dodges the punch combination from Bashir.
Fluke throws a body punch but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bashir digs a good hook to Fluke's body.
Fluke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashir counters with a left and a right that stings Fluke.
Bashir is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke wants to clinch.
Bashir throws a right and a left that Fluke avoids nicely.
Bashir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fluke misses with a double jab
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
Bashir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fluke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bashir slips a straight right by Fluke.
Bashir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Fluke to counter with a crisp jab.

Fluke closes the distance and pushes Bashir back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bashir takes a shot to the head.
Fluke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bashir is defending well for now.
Fluke lands a nice uppercut.
Fluke lands a body punch.
Fluke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fluke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Fluke.
Bashir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bashir can't find room to land a body shot as Fluke controls the action.
A hook to the body from Fluke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fluke.
Fluke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bashir backwards.

Fluke breaks the clinch.
Fluke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fluke throws a body punch but Bashir moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fluke.
Julian Bashir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Fluke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fluke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
Luke Fluke is the new featherweight champion!