PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthor Basilicus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Do
vs
Basilicus

178 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 2

177 cm
31
165 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Basilicus throws a leg kick
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do throws a combination that misses
and Basilicus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Do's knee momentarily.
Do throws a hook but Basilicus blocks it.
Do lands a nice looking body shot.
Basilicus misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Do takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Woohun Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Basilicus tenderised Do's leg. Do is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Basilicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilicus throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a looping left.

Do looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Basilicus is trying to stand up here but Do is controlling him well.
Basilicus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Do wants to lay and pray for a moment but Basilicus keeps working.
Do not doing much here.
Do wants to advance to full mount but Basilicus doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus is trying to keep Do in close.
Do pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Basilicus is keeping the position for now.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Basilicus has wrist control.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do cracks Basilicus with a solid left hand.
Do postures up in Basilicus's guard and throws a big left but Basilicus blocks it.
Basilicus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Basilicus has wrist control.
Basilicus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Basilicus is retaining full guard.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Basilicus is looking to stand up but Do isn't so interested in that idea.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Basilicus's brow.
Do looking to pass the guard.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do postures up in Basilicus's guard and throws a big left but Basilicus blocks it.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Basilicus's head.
Basilicus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Basilicus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Basilicus's head.
Basilicus wants to stand up but Do is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Basilicus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do 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.
Do landing some decent shots from guard.
Do wants to control from the top but Basilicus keeps moving.
Do slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Basilicus keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.

Basilicus uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do blocks the body kick.
Basilicus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Do shoots for a takedown but Basilicus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Basilicus thows a leg kick but Do checks it
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basilicus throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do scores with a hook to the body. Basilicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Do avoids a kick to the body.
Basilicus walks into a stiff left hand from Do.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Basilicus's shoulder, as Basilicus tries to avoid the shot.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilicus moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Basilicus.
Anthor Basilicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Basilicus ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Basilicus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Do checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Basilicus misses with a low kick.
Basilicus throws a leg kick but Do moved away.
Do changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do tries to bum rush Basilicus with a series of wild strikes but Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Do checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Basilicus is predictable there
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Do blocks the leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Basilicus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Basilicus misses
and Basilicus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Do. That snapped Basilicus's head back.
Do misses with a double jab.
Basilicus lands a head kick. Do smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Do shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basilicus but Basilicus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basilicus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Basilicus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woohun Do dominated that round.
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.

Do misses with a series of wild punches.
Do lands a nice shot to the body.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Basilicus counters with a big head kick but Do shrugs it off.
A right-left combo lands from Do.
Do throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Do moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Do misses.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a double jab
and Basilicus counters with a solid body kick.
Do misses with a double jab
and Basilicus counters with a low kick, right behind Do 's knee.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Basilicus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Do swinging wildly here.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Basilicus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Do.
Basilicus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Do lands a jab to Basilicus's midsection.
Do throws a hook to the side of Basilicus's head but Basilicus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basilicus throws a leg kick that misses.
Do's jab looks to have found its range, popping Basilicus under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a low kick but it's checked well by Basilicus.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Do.
Anthor Basilicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Basilicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Do lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Basilicus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Basilicus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Basilicus circles away quickly and effectively.
Do avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Woohun Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Basilicus throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and moves out of range.
Do bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Basilicus's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Do with that takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Do blocks the leg kick.
Do chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilicus can pounce on him.
Basilicus ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Basilicus throws a nice inside leg kick.

Do shoots in and bounces Basilicus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Basilicus wants to stand but Do is controlling the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Basilicus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Do lands a couple of elbows.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do looking to pass the guard.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Basilicus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Basilicus!
Basilicus is looking to stand up but Do won't let him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Do has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Woohun Do has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Basilicus is looking to score with low kicks.
Do lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Basilicus misses.
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basilicus throws a nice head kick!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilicus can pounce on him.
Do on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Do works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilicus manages to avoid it.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilicus.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do misses with an uppercut.
Basilicus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Do takes a step back to recover.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Basilicus throws a leg kick that misses.
Do lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Do moves out of range as Basilicus throws a body kick.
Do moves out of range of the body kick from Basilicus.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Do fails to land the takedown.
Basilicus dodges the punch combination from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woohun Do dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Basilicus throws a body kick that misses.
Do clobbers Basilicus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Do fails to land the takedown.
Basilicus slips a jab from Do.
Do has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basilicus.
Basilicus slips under a jab from Do.
Do takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus misses with a low kick.
Basilicus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Do finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Basilicus throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Basilicus.
Basilicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Do.
Do checks a leg kick.
Do is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Do sizes up Basilicus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Basilicus throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Basilicus looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
Basilicus lands a front kick.
Basilicus throws the kick towards the body but Do avoids it.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Basilicus's shoulder, as Basilicus tries to avoid the shot.
Do bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Basilicus's head.
Basilicus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Do throws a right hand that misses
and Basilicus counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws an off balance right hand
and Basilicus counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Do misses.
Basilicus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Do misses with a left hand
and Basilicus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Do really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basilicus avoids the head kick by Do.
Do lands a jab to the head.
Do misses with a hook. Basilicus ducked under it nicely.
Do checks a low kick from Basilicus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a hook but Basilicus avoids it easily.
Do sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Do moves out of range as Basilicus throws a body kick.
Do will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Basilicus wants to slow Do down by chopping away at his legs.

Do closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Basilicus quickly recovers to half guard.
Do prevents Basilicus from standing back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilicus won't allow Do to pass to mount.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basilicus defending well though.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basilicus defending well though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Do is working away from the top position though.

Do is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Basilicus is just riding it out for now. Do eventually gives up the hold.
Basilicus wants to control but Do is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do is nestled in close to Basilicus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do lands strikes from half guard.

Basilicus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Do with a jab.
Basilicus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Do scores with a four punch combination!
Do checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do lands a nice leg kick that just misses Basilicus's sensitive parts.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a leg kick but Basilicus saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Basilicus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Basilicus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anthor Basilicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do misses with a wild combination.
Basilicus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Do throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do works Basilicus's body with a nice hook.
Basilicus scores with a shot to the body.
Basilicus throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Basilicus feints and then cracks Do's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Do down.
Basilicus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Basilicus throws a leg kick but Do moved away.

Do shoots in and gets a takedown into Basilicus's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Basilicus has his feet on Do's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do takes a swing at Basilicus's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Basilicus is predictable there
and Do counters with a series of strikes. Basilicus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Basilicus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woohun Do is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Basilicus ducks under a wild hook from Do.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basilicus misses with a low kick.
Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Basilicus.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthor Basilicus.
I think Do 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woohun Do!
Woohun Do retains his lightweight title!
Woohun Do decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.