PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Straight Flush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bash has chosen Hollywood Undead-Undead as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Flush
vs
Bash

190 cm
32
186 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
24
199 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155
ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Straight Flush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Bash!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Flush shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flush showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Flush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bash's head.
Bash moves into full guard.
Bash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flush.
Flush distracts Bash with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flush postures up and lands a big shot to Bash's brow.
Bash keeping full guard, as Flush tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bash keeping full guard, as Flush tries to pass.
Flush cracks Bash with a solid left hand.
Bash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flush.
Bash wants to stand but Flush is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash is trying to control the position but Flush postures up.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flush wants to pass the guard but Bash is keeping the position.
Flush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flush throws a big right hand that misses.
Flush stopping the sweep attempt from Bash.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bash kicks Flush off and gets to his feet.
Bash misses with a series of wild punches.
Bash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flush throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flush fails with the takedown.
Bash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bash displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flush.

Flush gets the takedown into side control.
Flush grinds an elbow into Bash's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flush misses with the ground and pound.
Bash prevents Flush from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Straight Flush dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flush fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jon Bash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bash throws a series of punches but Flush moves out of range.
Flush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bash.
Bash works over Flush's head and body with a nice combination.
Bash throws a combination that misses
and Bash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flush blocks a head kick by Bash.
Bash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flush sprawls well. Flush wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bash gets slowly back to his feet.
Flush misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flush fails with the takedown.
Bash sizes up Flush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Straight Flush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flush moves away.
Flush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bash.
Bash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flush sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bash misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Bash does no damage.
Flush shoots in for a takedown but Bash shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash throws a head kick but Flush moves out of range.

Flush decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flush throws a strike but Bash avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Straight Flush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flush throws an elbow that misses. Bash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flush's guard. Nice move by Bash!
Flush looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bash trying to stand up but can't free himself from Flush's guard.
Flush is pulling down on Bash's head to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Straight Flush wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bash misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bash darts in and clinches Flush up against the cage.

Bash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bash.
A big left from Bash misses.
Flush changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bash tries to avoid it but Flush manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bash to the ground. Bash escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bash moves into the clinch.

Bash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Bash.
Flush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bash.
Nice straight punches there by Bash. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bash.
Flush is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bash.
Bash throws a series of punches but Flush moves out of range.
Bash looks to land a combination. Flush sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Bash does no damage.
Jon Bash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bash throws an overhand right that lands on Flush's shoulder, as Flush tries to avoid the shot.
Bash looks to land a combination but Flush avoids it well.
Flush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bash manages to avoid it.
Flush misses with a wild body shot.
Jon Bash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flush.
Flush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bash doesn't manage to clinch there - Flush circles away.
Flush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flush just misses with a punch to the body.
Flush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Straight Flush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Flush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flush passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flush creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bash sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Flush with the ground and pound but Bash regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Flush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flush lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flush wants to pass to mount but Bash is defending the position.
Flush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flush with the ground and pound but Bash uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Flush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flush throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flush throws an elbow that misses. Bash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flush's guard. Nice move by Bash!
Flush is controlling Bash's posture.
Flush's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Straight Flush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flush 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Straight Flush!
A less than humble Straight Flush misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.