PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cranium Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Cancion del Mariachi as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Basher
vs
Diego

162 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Meet the Future
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Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cranium Basher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Basher momentarily.
Basher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Basher drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Basher jumps guard but Diego stands there with Basher around his waist. Basher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basher.
Basher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basher.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basher tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Basher back against the cage.
Basher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Basher blocks a body shot from Diego.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
We've been hearing reports that Basher has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Basher working aggressively here.
Basher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Basher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basher throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Basher is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Basher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Basher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Basher.
Diego cracks Basher with a nice body shot.
Basher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cranium Basher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Basher tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Basher controls his hands.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basher blocks an uppercut.
Basher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. Basher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Basher 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.
Basher takes one to the side of the head.
Basher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Basher walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
Basher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Basher's front leg but catches the back leg as Basher tries to avoid it.
Diego tries to clinch but Basher is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Basher moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Diego throws a head kick but Basher moves out of range.
Diego is looking to slow Basher down with leg kicks.
Basher avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basher.
Basher thows a body shot but no joy.
Diego connects with a right hand. Basher shakes it off.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Basher saw it coming and moves away.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basher. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basher walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego throws a nice head kick!
Diego cracks Basher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego moves into range and connects with a jab.

Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bashers head.
Basher blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Diego dominated that round.
That's time! Basher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Basher defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Basher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Basher swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Diego has Basher up against the cage in a clinch.
Basher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basher backwards.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Basher prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Basher controls the action.
Basher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego prevents a body shot from Basher.
Diego tries to work over Basher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Basher uses good head movement to avoid it.

Basher successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego wants to get up but he can't break Basher's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diego is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Basher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diego slips nicely into half guard.
Diego wants to stand up but Basher has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Basher tries to roll over but Diego keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diego wants to stand up but Basher has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Well, if Diego is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Basher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Basher.
Basher is trying to control the position but Diego postures up.
Diego would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Basher keeping moving, preventing Diego from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Diego.
Basher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Diego scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Basher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Diego lands a jab to the nose.
Basher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Basher takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basher.
Basher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Basher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Diego tries to clinch but Basher moves out of range.
Diego scores with a nice right hand.
Good work by Basher as he checks the leg kick.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basher's calf.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Basher at a distance.
Don Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basher throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diego forces Basher back against the cage and clinches.
Diego pushes Basher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Basher tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Basher.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diego avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Basher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Basher.
Diego pushes Basher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Basher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. Basher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diego moves into range and clinches up with Basher.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.

Basher is rocked!
Diego prevents a body shot from Basher.
Oh Basher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. Basher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Basher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diego walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Basher drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Diego swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Basher's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
Don Diego is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Don Diego, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.