PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ufcowski jr has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Basilan
vs
Ufcowski jr

182 cm
35
181 lbs
35 - 17 - 1

183 cm
34
180 lbs
35 - 14 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ufcowski jr lands with a good body shot.
Basilan tries a head kick but it misses.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basilan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ufcowski jr is able to avoid easily.
Basilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr moves out of range as Basilan throws a body kick.
Basilan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Basilan lands a jab.
Ufcowski jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ufcowski jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Basilan cracks the inside of Ufcowski jr's front leg.
Basilan tries to score with a low kick but Ufcowski jr moves his leg out of the way.
Ufcowski jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ufcowski jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Basilan counters with an inside leg kick.
Basilan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body shot.
Ufcowski jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Basilan moves into the clinch successfully.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Basilan has Ufcowski jr pressed against the cage.

Ufcowski jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basilan. Ufcowski jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ufcowski jr misses with a straight left.
Ufcowski jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ufcowski jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
Basilan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Basilan tries to clinch but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but Basilan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr scores with a punch to the head.
Ufcowski jr misses the shot to the body.
Ufcowski jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ufcowski jr feints the counter takedown.
Basilan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ufcowski jr.
A head kick misses from Basilan.
A head kick misses from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ufcowski jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Basilan.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body shot.
Basilan tries to land a leg kick but Ufcowski jr saw it coming and moves away.
Basilan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Basilan has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ufcowski jr misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Basilan.
Ufcowski jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Basilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ufcowski jr tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ufcowski jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ufcowski jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Basilan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ufcowski jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ufcowski jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Ufcowski jr is trying to pull guard but Basilan has him pressed against the cage.
Ufcowski jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Pawel Ufcowski jr has been cut.
Basilan lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr pushes Basilan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Basilan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ufcowski jr is keeping busy.
Basilan taking a breather.
Basilan taking a breather.
Basilan tries to work over Ufcowski jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ufcowski jr trying to stall but Basilan improves his position.
Ufcowski jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Ufcowski jr.
Basilan is trying to maintain a safe position but Ufcowski jr gets an underhook and turns Basilan into the cage.
Basilan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ufcowski jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Basilan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Basilan tries to land a knee to the head but Ufcowski jr blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Basilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ufcowski jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ufcowski jr pulls guard.
Basilan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Basilan stopping the sweep attempt from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Basilan's guard.

Basilan is wriggling around but Ufcowski jr manages to pass to half guard.
Ufcowski jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basilan defending well though.
Ufcowski jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Basilan's head.
Ufcowski jr wants to take a breather but Basilan is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Basilan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr uses his free foot to push down on Basilan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Basilan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Ufcowski jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Ufcowski jr's cut.
That's time! Basilan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Basilan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ufcowski jr's hands.
Basilan takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Ufcowski jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ufcowski jr.
Basilan misses with a wild combination.
Ufcowski jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ufcowski jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ufcowski jr ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Ufcowski jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Basilan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ufcowski jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ufcowski jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ufcowski jr cracks Basilan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basilan misses the shot to the body.
Basilan misses with a hook. Ufcowski jr ducked under it nicely.
Basilan throws a body shot but no joy.
Basilan avoids the body shot from Ufcowski jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ufcowski jr.
Basilan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ufcowski jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Basilan is looking to land body kicks.

Basilan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Basilan looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Basilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Basilan throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ufcowski jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ufcowski jr.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan wants to stall.
Ufcowski jr is trying to break the clinch but Basilan has him pressed against the cage.
Ufcowski jr has a couple of punches blocked by Basilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Basilan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ufcowski jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ufcowski jr can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Ufcowski jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Felix Basilan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ufcowski jr.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Basilan.
Ufcowski jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basilan lands with a left to the head.
Basilan is looking to control Ufcowski jr's arms but Ufcowski jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Basilan has his back to the cage.
Basilan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ufcowski jrs head.

Ufcowski jr manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufcowski jr, right into the meat.
Basilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Basilan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ufcowski jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Ufcowski jr misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands a body shot.
Ufcowski jr lands a nice uppercut.
Basilan looking to stall.
A short right from Basilan on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ufcowski jr as Basilan tries to tie him up.
Basilan stalling in the clinch but Ufcowski jr improves position.
Basilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ufcowski jr backwards.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Basilan blocks an uppercut.
Ufcowski jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Basilan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ufcowski jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ufcowski jr tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Ufcowski jr is trying to break the clinch but Basilan has him pressed against the cage.
Ufcowski jr trying to stall but Basilan improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Basilan.
Ufcowski jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ufcowski jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ufcowski jr can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Basilan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ufcowski jr is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan trying to stall but Ufcowski jr improves his position.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ufcowski jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Basilan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Basilan.
Ufcowski jr taking a breather.
Basilan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Basilan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pawel Ufcowski jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ufcowski jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Basilan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ufcowski jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Basilan.
Ufcowski jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ufcowski jr is rocked!
Basilan 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.
Ufcowski jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Basilan finish him?
Basilan jabs Ufcowski jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ufcowski jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Basilan drops Ufcowski jr with a huge uppercut! Ufcowski jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Basilan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Basilan!