PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Bastion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagendra comes into the arena with The Liberty Bell - John Philip Sousa blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nagendra
vs
Bastion

193 cm
22
225 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

186 cm
26
212 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Nagendra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Seb Bastion!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastion slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagendra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nagendra has his takedown stuffed
and Bastion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagendra sprawls well. Nagendra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bastion gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastion feints and then cracks Nagendra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nagendra down.

Bastion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bastion wants to pass the guard but Nagendra is keeping the position.

Nagendra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bastion trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagendra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagendra wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bastion controls the pace.
Bastion is working Nagendra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastion with a flurry of punches that miss.

Nagendra looking for a guillotine here but Bastion defends easily.

Nagendra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bastion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bastion trying to control but Nagendra is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra looking to control.
Bastion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagendra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastion pushes down on Nagendra's leg and manages to get into half guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bastion is working for a kimura but Nagendra is defending it quite comfortably.
Bastion is looking to stall here but Nagendra recovers full guard.

Nagendra working for a triangle but Bastion defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagendra's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastion throwing strikes but missing.
Bastion trying to control but Nagendra is working from the bottom.
Bastion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Nagendra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bastion postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastion throws a strike but Nagendra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bastion keeping full guard, as Nagendra tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bastion is on top in guard.
Bastion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagendra's head.
Bastion tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagendra is retaining full guard.
Bastion wants to control from the top but Nagendra keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Bastion 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.

Nagendra misses with a takedown attempt
and Bastion counters with a two punch combo.
Nagendra shoots in but Bastion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nagendra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bastion stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagendra. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagendra shoots in looking for a takedown but Bastion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagendra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nagendra.
Bastion throws a nice looking combination but Nagendra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Nagendra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bastion to the mat! Bastion manages to get full guard.
Bastion is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra preventing the sweep.

Nagendra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nagendra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bastion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nagendra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bastion's head.
Nagendra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagendra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bastion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra tries to hold on but Bastion postures up.
Bastion is landing with some decent strikes but Nagendra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nagendra is desperately trying to improve his position but Bastion has a good base and remains in mount.
Bastion lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagendra can't escape the position.
Bastion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nagendra is looking to escape.
Bastion controlling from mount.
Bastion breaks from Nagendra's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra is trying desperately to improve position.
Bastion punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Montgomery Nagendra has been cut.
Nagendra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bastion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Seb Bastion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nagendra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nagendra is squirming around, avoiding Bastion's attempts to control the action.
Bastion working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bastion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Montgomery Nagendra's cut is getting worse.

Bastion with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bastion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nagendra is bucking up trying to escape but Bastion cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nagendra can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastion landing strikes from the mount and Nagendra is in trouble!

Montgomery Nagendra's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bastion wants to control the pace but Nagendra is squirming around nicely.
Bastion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Bastion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Bastion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bastion instigates a clinch.

Bastion breaks from the clinch.
Bastion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagendra has a takedown stuffed.
Nagendra shoots in but Bastion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nagendra scores a takedown into full mount!
Bastion is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bastion slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Bastion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bastion keeping moving, preventing Nagendra from controlling successfully.
Bastion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nagendra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nagendra throws a strike but Bastion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nagendra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bastion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bastion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra controls Bastion momentarily but Bastion frees himself.
Bastion tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagendra is retaining full guard.
Nagendra tries to strike from the bottom.
Bastion works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bastion wants to pass the guard but Nagendra is defending well.
Bastion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagendra's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastion is pressing down on Nagendra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nagendra is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bastion is trying to work for a kimura but Nagendra is defending well.
Nagendra throws a strike from the bottom but Bastion passes into side control!
Nagendra throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Montgomery Nagendra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bastion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bastion working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Bastion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nagendra is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Seb Bastion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra is trying to control Bastion's posture but Bastion avoids it.
Bastion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nagendra wants to control but Bastion postures up.
Nagendra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagendra throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bastion controlling from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seb Bastion.
Well Bastion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Bastion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Seb Bastion made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.