PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysdbj-WzvI. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Damage
vs
Bashor

175 cm
29
185 lbs
15 - 17 - 0

172 cm
30
172 lbs
14 - 13 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor keeps the fight on the outside.
Bashor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Damage defends it well.

Bashor scores with a takedown into Damage's guard.
Damage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashor.

Bashor drops back looking for a leg! Damage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damage manages to kick Bashor off! Bashor jumps back into Damage's guard.
Damage throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Damage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bashor is in close to Damage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damage throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Bashor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Damage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damage looking for a guillotine here but Bashor defends easily.
Damage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bashor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bashor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Damage has momentary wrist control but Bashor slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damage controls Bashor momentarily but Bashor frees himself.
Damage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bashor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bashor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Damage is looking to stand up but Bashor isn't so interested in that idea.

Bashor drops back looking for a leg! Damage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damage manages to kick Bashor off! Bashor jumps back into Damage's guard.

Bashor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Damage is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bashor, into his guard.

Damage tries to stand but Bashor is controlling from the bottom.

Bashor working for submissions but it's allowed Damage to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is refusing to be controlled, as Damage sits in half guard.

Bashor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damage pulls his head out easily.
Bashor won't allow Damage to pass to mount.
Bashor tries to roll over but Damage keeps him under control.
Damage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Damage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bashor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bashor looking for submissions off his back.
Bashor gets back to full guard.
Damage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Bashor is looking for a triangle but Damage pushes his legs off easily.
Damage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bashor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damage wants to control from the top but Bashor keeps moving.
Bashor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Damage controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bashor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bashor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Damage has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Bashor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Damage throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bashor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Damage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bashor.
Damage tries to counter with a takedown but Bashor is quick to defend against it.
Bashor darts in looking for a takedown but Damage gets double underhooks and turns Bashor into the cage.
Damage tries to counter with a takedown but Bashor is quick to defend against it.
Bashor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damage but Damage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ultimate Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Bashor.
Bashor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bashor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Damage appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bashor misses with a takedown attempt - Damage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Damage takes the fight into the clinch.
Bashor is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damage throws a series of punches but Bashor avoids them all with ease.

Damage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bashor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bashor tries to score a body lock takedown but Damage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damage gets underhooks to prevent Bashor's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage looking for a takedown.
Bashor tries for a takedown. No joy.

Damage manages to break the clinch.
Bashor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ultimate Damage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor moves out of range of the body kick.
Bashor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damage's waist but Damage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bashor off to one side.
Bashor is breathing heavily.
Damage fails to land with a series of punches.
Ultimate Damage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damage thumps Bashor with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Damage gets caught flat footed, as Bashor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bashor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damage looking to control.
Bashor won't allow Damage to get back to his feet.
Damage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Bashor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damage stands and steps away. Bashor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bashor.

Bashor gets the takedown into side control.
Damage tries to bench press Bashor off him but Bashor keeps the position.

Bashor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bashor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Damage is looking to regain half guard here but Bashor keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bashor.
Damage manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bashor manages to get to full guard.

Bashor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bashor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damage's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.

Bashor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damage stays in close to Bashor's body and controls the position.
Damage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damage sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bashor's guard.

Bashor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damage pulls his head out easily.

Bashor looking for submissions off his back.

Bashor looking for submissions off his back.
Damage is trying to control. Bashor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultimate Damage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Damage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bashor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Damage is defending well.
Bashor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Damage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bashor as Damage tries to tie him up.

Damage wants the takedown. Bashor is fighting it off but Damage persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bashor's guard against the cage.
Bashor keeping moving, preventing Damage from controlling successfully.

Bashor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bashor can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damage wants to control from the top but Bashor keeps moving.

Damage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bashor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Damage passes into side control.
Jesse Bashor has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Damage in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bashor is trying to get back to half guard.
Bashor manages to work his way to half guard, despite Damage's best efforts.

Bashor looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bashor has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Damage. Oh but Bashor has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Damage goes limp - he's gone! Bashor jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesse Bashor!