PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parts has chosen Written in the Stars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Basilan
vs
Parts

182 cm
29
179 lbs
26 - 6 - 1

185 cm
33
187 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parts doesn't seem bothered though.
Basilan cracks the inside of Parts's front leg.

Parts rushes Basilan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Basilan lands an elbow that stopped Parts in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Basilan scores with a shoulder strike.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Parts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Parts blocking some punches.
Basilan tries a body shot but Parts blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Basilan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parts blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parts.
Parts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Parts misses with some punches.
Parts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parts misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
Basilan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Basilan tries to land knees in the clinch but Parts avoids the damage to the body.
Parts avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilan.
Parts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Parts.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts landing knees to the head.

It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Basilan throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Parts.
Parts lands a left hand.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
Basilan tries a body shot but Parts blocks it.
Basilan lands a left hand.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Parts throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilan.
Good body shot from Parts.
Nice body punch from Parts - that landed with a thud.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parts backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.

That has opened up Tony Parts's cut even more.
Parts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parts presses Basilan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Basilan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan tries to work over Parts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Parts.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Basilan obliges.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Parts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Parts pushes Basilan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parts takes an elbow to the temple.
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Parts.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Basilan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parts avoids it.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basilans head.
Parts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Parts avoiding damage as Basilan throws knees to the body.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Parts dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Basilan throws a hook but Parts blocks it.
Parts ducks right into an uppercut from Basilan.
Basilan is looking to slow Parts down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basilan. Parts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilan blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Basilan blocks the low kick.
Parts cracks a nice hook into Basilan's ribs.
Parts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Basilan. That one must have hurt.
Basilan misses with a right hand
and Parts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Basilan throws a chopping leg kick but Parts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Basilan takes a swing at Parts's ribcage but misses.
Basilan takes a swing at Parts's ribcage but misses.

Parts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Parts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Basilan's face.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but Parts blocks it.
Tony Parts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Basilan can't find room to land a body shot as Parts controls the action.
Parts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Basilan.
Nice body punch from Basilan.
Basilan trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basilan is pushing Parts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Basilan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parts is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Parts fails to land.
Basilan avoiding damage as Parts throws knees to the body.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Parts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parts takes an elbow to the temple.
Parts lands a shoulder strike.
Parts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Parts throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilan.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basilan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parts's defenses.
Parts looking to throw knees to the head but Basilan is blocking nicely.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Parts lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Basilan as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts lands a nice uppercut.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Parts on the inside.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan wants to stall.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Parts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Basilan or not.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan is leaning against Parts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Parts.
Parts scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
Parts presses Basilan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Parts avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
Parts landing knees to the body.
Parts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Basilan.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Parts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Basilan avoids it.
Basilan tries to work over Parts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan managing to block the knees to the body from Parts.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan tries to work over Parts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parts dodges an elbow strike from Basilan.
Parts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Basilan or not.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Parts.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Parts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Basilan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Basilan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Parts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Basilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parts misses with a body punch.
Parts dodges an elbow strike from Basilan.
Basilan throws an elbow that misses.
Parts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parts takes a shot to the head.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Parts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Parts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan missing with knees to the body.
Basilan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basilan connects with a knee to the head.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parts misses with some punches.
Parts has a couple of punches blocked by Basilan.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Parts.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parts.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Basilan.

The cut above Tony Parts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Basilan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Parts controls his hands.
Parts takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parts looking to throw knees to the head but Basilan is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Parts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Basilan or not.
Parts digs a right hand into Basilan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Basilan's gas tank.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parts's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Basilan misses with some punches.
Basilan scores a nice knee to the body.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parts's elbow.
Basilan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Parts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parts managing to block the knees to the body from Basilan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Parts.
Parts pushes Basilan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
Parts misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Parts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basilans head.
Basilan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parts is keeping busy.
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!
Parts misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Basilan lands an elbow just above Parts 's eye.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Parts scores with a hook to the body.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Parts being controlled against the cage.
Parts misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Parts really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Basilan jabs at Parts's body.
Basilan fails to land with a series of punches.
Basilan connects with an inside leg kick.
Parts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parts checks a low kick from Basilan.
Parts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Basilan is out of range and Parts settles back down.
Parts lands a jab to Basilan's midsection.
Basilan is looking to wear down Parts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Basilan. That's going to slow Parts down.
Basilan scores with a jab. Parts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felix Basilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basilan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parts just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parts.
Basilan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Basilan scores with a jab.
Basilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Parts.
Basilan throws a hook but Parts blocks it.
Parts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Parts darts in and clinches Basilan up against the cage.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parts.
Basilan blocks an uppercut.
Parts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parts digs a right hand underneath Basilan's ribcage. Basilan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Parts misses with a body punch.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parts lands a hook that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parts.
Parts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Parts on the inside.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parts is leaning against Basilan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Basilan misses with an elbow strike.
Basilan misses with an elbow strike.
Basilan lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Basilan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parts is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Basilan.
Parts swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parts throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parts.
Basilan is looking to control Parts's arms but Parts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Basilan has his back to the cage.
Parts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Parts.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.

Tony Parts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Parts misses with a body punch.
Parts scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Basilan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basilan misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Parts.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilan throws an elbow but misses.
Basilan managing to block the knees to the body from Parts.
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Basilan takes a shot to the head.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Parts dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Basilan looks for the body kick but Parts saw that one coming.
Parts wants to slow Basilan down by chopping away at his legs.
Basilan ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Parts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilan.
Basilan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basilan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Basilan tries to score with a low kick but Parts moves his leg out of the way.
Basilan dodges the punch combination from Parts.
Parts looks to land a combination but Basilan avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan checks a leg kick nicely.
Basilan with a hook.
Basilan scores with a push kick.
Basilan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parts counters with a nice leg kick.
Parts defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Parts slips a jab from Basilan.
Parts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Basilan.
Parts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilan throws a good cross that connects.
Parts slips under a jab.

Parts drives through and clinches with Basilan against the cage.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan taking a breather.
Basilan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basilan scores with a hook to the body.
Parts is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Basilan.
Basilan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parts's brow.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Basilan.
Basilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Parts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felix Basilan!
Felix Basilan retains his welterweight title!