PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Basra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes to the ring accompanied by Clutch - The Regulator. Bam Margera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Margera
vs
Basra

180 cm
26
160 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

180 cm
26
168 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Basra!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera tries to land a front kick but Basra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Basra throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Margera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera blocking some punches.
Basra lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
Nice body punch from Margera.
Basra blocking some punches.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Basra.
Margera lands an uppercut.

Basra manages to break the clinch.
Margera connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Margera misses.
Margera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera scores with a nice head shot.
Basra throws a combination. Margera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Basra throws a hook but Margera blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Margera blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera moves out of range as Basra strikes.
Basra cracks the inside of Margera's front leg.
Margera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Margera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Basra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basra throws a lazy head kick
and Margera counters with a straight right hand.
Basra throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Margera avoids the head kick by Basra.
Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basra moves away.

Margera rushes Basra and presses him up against the ropes.
Basra can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Margera blocking some punches.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Basra avoids a wild elbow strike from Margera.
Still in the clinch, Margera scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basra throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
Margera misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Margera.
Basra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Basra tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Basra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Basra.
Basra misses with a punch on the inside.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Margera.
Still in the clinch, Basra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Basra is leaning against Margera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Margera lands with a light punch inside.

Basra is rocked!
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Basra is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Basra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Basra seems to have recovered his senses.
Basra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera prevents a body shot from Basra.
Basra swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basra misses with the head strike.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Basra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Basra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margeras head.
Basra just leaning against Margera, taking a breather.
Basra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Basra is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basra has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Margera prevents a body shot from Basra.
Basra tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Basra back against the ropes.
Margera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera lands a body punch.
Margera blocks a body shot from Basra.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basra dodges an elbow strike from Margera.
Basra has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Basra blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basra working aggressively here.
Margera working aggressively here.
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Margera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Margera throws a head kick that misses.
Basra scores with a jab to the body.
Margera connects with a body shot.
Margera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Margera throws a body punch but Basra moves out of range.
Basra swats away the attempt to clinch by Margera.
Margera blocks a leg kick.
Basra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Basra counters with a right hand to the body.
Margera thuds his right hand into Basra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Basra misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Basra.
Nice jab there from Basra.
Margera throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Margera misses.

Basra gets tackled into the ropes by Margera. Margera maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basra.
Margera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Basra avoids it.

Basra breaks the clinch.
Margera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basra.
Bam Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
Margera tries a head kick but it misses.
Basra is looking to chop away at Margera's legs.
A left lands for Basra.
Basra throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Basra.

Basra closes the distance and clinches.
Basra is leaning against Margera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bam Margera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Basra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Basra tries to break the clinch but Margera is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Basra tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Basra fails to land.
Basra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Basra scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Basra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Basra lands a right hand.
Margera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Margera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Basra misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Basra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ali Basra has been cut.
Basra has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Margera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Basra can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Basra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
Basra looking to stall.
Margera throws a head punch that misses.
Basra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basra stalling in the clinch but Margera improves position.
Margera lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Basra scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Margera gets through Basra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Basra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basra blocking some punches.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera lands a shoulder strike.
Basra avoids a wild elbow strike from Margera.
Margera lands a shoulder strike.
Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Basra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Basra controls the action.

Basra breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margera scores with a nice right hand.
Basra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Basra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Margera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Basra 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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Basra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Basra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Margera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Basra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margera blocks a leg kick.
Basra throws a head kick that misses.
Basra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basra, right into the meat.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera throws a head kick that misses
and Basra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Basra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Margera checks it well.
Basra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Margera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Basra throws a low kick but Margera avoids it.
Basra lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Margera.
Margera throws a head kick that misses
and Basra counters with a nice kick to the body.
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Basra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Margera throws a low kick but Basra avoids it.
Margera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Margera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Basra scores with a punch to the head.
Basra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Basra scoring well with a low kick there.
Basra lands a glancing blow to the side of Margera's head.
Margera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basra.

Basra takes the fight into the clinch.
Basra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera presses Basra against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Margera lands a right hand.
Basra has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Margera is trying to stall.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Basra's head.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
Basra working aggressively here.
Margera blocks a body shot from Basra.
Basra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Basra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Basra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basra moves away.
Margera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
Basra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Margera.
Basra avoids the body shot from Margera.
Margera misses with a low kick.
Basra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Margera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Margera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Margera is looking to clinch but Basra is avoiding it.
Margera misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Margera in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera throws a head kick that misses.
Margera throws a low kick but Basra avoids it.
Basra throws a big shot that misses.
Margera tries to score with a low kick but Basra moves his leg out of the way.
Margera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Basras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Margera moves out of range of the body kick from Basra.
Basra throws a leg kick but Margera moved away.
Margera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basra slips under a jab from Margera.
Basra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Margera eats them both and turns towards Basra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick from Basra misses.
Basra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Margera.
Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ali Basra.
I think Basra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Basra!
As Ali Basra got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: The kid was a beast, I want the title now. '.