PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Bastio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodney Bastio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bourne
vs
Bastio

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Bastio!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bourne is defended easily by Bastio.
Bourne dives in and grabs Bastio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bastio pushes down on Bourne's head and hops out.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown but Bastio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastio is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
Bastio tries to clinch up but Bourne circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourne shoots for a takedown but Bastio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Bastio as Bourne shoots in.
Bastio tries to clinch up but Bourne circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastio tries to clinch there but Bourne circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bourne is defended easily by Bastio.
Bastio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Bastio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bourne is breathing heavily.

Bastio gets a clinch.
Bourne has Bastio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bastio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bastio working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bourne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastio throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Bastio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bastio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourne takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bastio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bourne takes a shot to the head.
Bastio scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Bastio.
Bourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bastio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bournes head.
Bastio stalling.
A short right from Bastio.
A hook to the body from Bastio.
A shot in the inside from Bastio.
Bastio lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bastio.
Bastio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastio lands an elbow inside.
Bastio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bastio.
Bastio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bastio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Bastio on the inside.
Bastio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bourne being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bastio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bastio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Bastio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bastio lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Bastio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bastio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bourne takes a shot to the head.
Bastio lands an uppercut.

Bastio manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bastio clinches up with Bourne and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastio looking to slow down the pace here.
Bastio missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Bastio on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bourne.

Bastio breaks the clinch.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bastio sprawls well. Bastio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bourne gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastio doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourne circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bastio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bastio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bastio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bastio stalls.
Bastio lands a nice elbow.
Bastio stalling in the clinch but Bourne improves position.
Bastio lands a right hand.
Bastio lands an elbow just above Bourne 's eye.
Bastio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bastio misses with some punches.
Bourne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bastio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bastio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bastio fails to land.
Bastio stalling in the clinch but Bourne improves position.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Bourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Bastio.
Bastio presses Bourne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bastio as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bastio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bastio.
Bastio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bastio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastio digs a right hand into Bourne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourne's gas tank.
Bastio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
A short uppercut from Bastio.
A right hook to the body lands for Bastio.

Bastio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bastio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bourne, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bourne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bastio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bourne tries to break free but Bastio pushes him back against the cage.
Bastio lands a nice uppercut.
Bastio is struggling to control the position.
Bastio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bastio.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Bastio manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastio is struggling to control the position.
Bastio lands an uppercut.
Bourne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastios head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Bastio 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.

Bourne circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bourne clinches up with Bastio and pushes him back against the cage.
Bourne blocks an uppercut.
Bastio gets underhooks to prevent Bourne's takedown attempt.
Bourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bastio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastio.
Bastio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bastio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bourne wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Bastio.
Bastio is pressed up against the cage. Bourne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bastio down to the mat. Bastio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bastio.
Bastio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bastio lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastio gets through Bourne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bastio.
Bastio digs a right hand into Bourne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourne's gas tank.
Bastio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bastio lands an elbow inside that Bourne shrugs off.
Bastio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bourne gets an underhook and turns Bastio into the cage.
Bastio works on Bourne's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastio presses Bourne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bastio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Bastio lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bastio as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Bastio.
A left hand lands to the body for Bastio.
Bastio pushes Bourne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bastio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Bastio works on Bourne's body with a couple of short punches.
Bastio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Bastio stalling.
Rodney Bastio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bastio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastio scores with a hook to the body.
Bastio lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Bastio.
Bastio stops a takedown attempt from Bourne.
Bourne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bastio breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne keeps the fight on the outside.
Jason Bourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bastio tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bourne moves into the clinch.

Bastio breaks the clinch.

Bourne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bastio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bourne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bourne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bourne prevents Bastio from getting back to his feet.
Bourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bourne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bastio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bastio has momentary wrist control but Bourne slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bastio fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bourne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bastio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bastio lands a shot to the body.
Bourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bastio takes an elbow to the temple.
Bastio pushes Bourne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourne lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastio.
Bastio lands a shot to the body.
Bastio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bastio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastio misses with a punch to the body.

Bourne breaks from the clinch.

Bastio moves into the clinch.
Bastio lands a shot to the body.
Bastio lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Bastio as the two fighters clinch.

That's four 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.
Bastio digs a right hand underneath Bourne's ribcage. Bourne let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Bourne breaks from the clinch.
Bastio tries to clinch there but Bourne circles away.
Bourne checks a leg kick nicely.

Bastio tries to keep at a distance but Bourne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bourne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bastio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bourne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Bastio as the two fighters clinch.
Bastio scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bastio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bastio looks to clinch
and Bourne counters with a head kick. That will keep Bastio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bastio tries to clinch there but Bourne circles away.
Bastio tries to clinch up.
Bourne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bastio defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bastio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rodney Bastio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bastio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bastio wants it to stay on the feet.
Bastio is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
Bastio tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bastio swivels and escapes.
Bastio looks to land a combination. Bourne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bastio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourne fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastio closes the distance but Bourne moves to the side

and Bourne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bourne prevents Bastio from getting back to his feet.
Bastio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bourne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bourne scoring with some ground and pound.
Bourne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bastio's head.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bourne postures up in Bastio's guard and throws a big left but Bastio blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bourne is one step ahead there.
Bourne is standing up over Bastio. Bastio looks to escape but Bourne dives into side control.
Bourne prevents Bastio from escaping the position.
Bastio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bastio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

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.

Bourne has hold of Bastio's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bastio tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bourne cranks the arm and Bastio screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bastio, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jason Bourne!