PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Haworang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Haworang looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bashor
vs
Haworang

195 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gage Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Haworang!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haworang moves to clinch but Bashor breaks away
and Bashor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haworang tries to clinch up

and Bashor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bashor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haworang checks a leg kick.
Bashor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haworang checks it well.

Haworang tries to keep at a distance but Bashor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bashor blocks an elbow strike from Haworang.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bashor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bashor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Haworang tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bashor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haworang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bashor is defending well for now.
Bashor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bashor dodges an elbow strike from Haworang.

Bashor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haworang avoids the body shot from Bashor.
Bashor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jin Haworang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haworang looks to clinch

and Bashor counters by clinching up.

Bashor breaks from the clinch.
Haworang tries to clinch but Bashor moves away
and Bashor counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haworang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haworang misses with a kick to the body.
Bashor lands with a kick to the temple. Haworang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jin Haworang has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Bashor.
Bashor motions for Haworang to come forward. Bashor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashor takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bashor counters with a head kick that wobbles Haworang - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Bashor sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Bashor!
Gage Bashor thanked the fans post fight for their support.