PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Fesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fesenko
vs
Basher

183 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Fesenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Basher!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fesenko moves into the clinch.
Basher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fesenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fesenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basher's brow.
Basher takes an elbow to the temple.
Basher blocks an elbow strike from Fesenko.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like James Basher has been cut.
Fesenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fesenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Basher's efforts to push away.
Fesenko throws an elbow that misses.
Fesenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Basher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fesenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Basher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fesenko lands an elbow inside that Basher shrugs off.
Basher is trying to break the clinch but Fesenko has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fesenko.
Basher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fesenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Basher wants to break free but Fesenko has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fesenko.
Fesenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A frustrated look appears on Basher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Basher blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fesenko.
Basher avoids a wild elbow strike from Fesenko.
Basher misses with a punch on the inside.
Basher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fesenko.
Fesenko lands an elbow just above Basher 's eye.
Fesenko has Basher pressed against the cage, preventing Basher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fesenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basher is looking to break free of the clinch but Fesenko has double underhooks.
Fesenko lands an elbow inside that Basher shrugs off.
Fesenko throws an elbow that misses.
Fesenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Fesenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fesenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fesenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basher's brow.
Fesenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Basher avoids a wild elbow strike from Fesenko.
Basher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Basher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Basher is trying to break the clinch but Fesenko has him pressed against the cage.
Basher tries to break the clinch but Fesenko is controlling the position.
Fesenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fesenko throws an elbow that misses.
Fesenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Fesenko lands an elbow inside that Basher shrugs off.
Basher tries to break the clinch but Fesenko is controlling the position.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow.
Fesenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basher working hard to break the clinch.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Fesenko lands an elbow inside that Basher shrugs off.
Basher avoids a wild elbow strike from Fesenko.
Fesenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Basher as Fesenko tries to tie him up.
Basher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fesenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Basher is rocked!
Basher looks gassed!
Basher avoids a wild elbow strike from Fesenko.
Basher is still on wobbly legs! Can Fesenko finish him?
With the fighters up against the cage, Fesenko throws an elbow but misses.
Basher seems to have recovered his senses.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fesenko.
Basher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fesenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Basher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Basher wants to get back to striking at distance but Fesenko won't allow it.
Basher avoids the elbow strike from Fesenko, against the cage.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Basher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Basher has a couple of punches blocked by Fesenko.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Basher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Basher dodges an elbow strike from Fesenko.
Fesenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Basher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Basher wants to break free but Fesenko has control.
Fesenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Basher is looking to break free of the clinch but Fesenko has double underhooks.
Basher is trying to break the clinch but Fesenko is controlling him.
Fesenko keeps control of Basher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fesenko lands an elbow just above Basher 's eye.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Basher blocks an elbow strike.
Fesenko lands an elbow inside that Basher shrugs off.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko throws an elbow that misses.
Basher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fesenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basher struggles to land a body shot inside as Fesenko controls his hands.
Basher is trying to break the clinch but Fesenko is controlling him.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow.
Fesenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fesenko lands an elbow just above Basher 's eye.
Basher takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fesenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basher's brow.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Basher fails to land.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow.
Fesenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Basher's defenses.
Nice elbow from Fesenko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fesenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basher's brow.
Fesenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Basher's defenses.
Basher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fesenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Basher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Basher is trying to break free.
Fesenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Fesenko.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Fesenko throws an elbow that misses.
Basher wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Basher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Basher takes an elbow to the temple.
Basher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fesenko misses with an elbow strike.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
Fesenko lands an elbow just above Basher 's eye.
Fesenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fesenko.
Basher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fesenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fesenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow.
Fesenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Fesenko.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Fesenko lands an elbow inside that Basher shrugs off.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
Basher tries to break free but Fesenko pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fesenko.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
Fesenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Basher up against the cage.
Basher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fesenko has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Fesenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Basher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Basher misses with a combination
and Fesenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Basher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Basher throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fesenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fesenko.
Basher working hard to break the clinch.
Fesenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Basher tries to break the clinch but Fesenko is controlling the position.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Basher dodges an elbow strike from Fesenko.
Fesenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
Fesenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Basher's efforts to push away.
Basher working hard to break the clinch.
Fesenko lands an elbow just above Basher 's eye.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
Fesenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Basher is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Fesenko.
Basher blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Fesenko.
Basher can't break the clinch.
Fesenko lands a nice elbow.
Basher is trying to break the clinch but Fesenko has him pressed against the cage.
Basher takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fesenko lands an elbow that stopped Basher in his tracks for a moment.
Fesenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clinched against the cage, Fesenko lands a big elbow that drops Basher! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Basher is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Fesenko!