PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Basaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell's entrance music is 8 Mile. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powell
vs
Basaev

194 cm
27
276 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

200 cm
26
234 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Basaev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.

Powell has Basaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Basaev misses with the head strike.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Basaev avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Basaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
Basaev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
Powell has Basaev pressed against the cage.
Powell'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.
Powell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Basaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Basaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev lands a shoulder strike.
Powell lands with a right to the head.
Basaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Basaev.
Basaev tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Powell tries to stall but Basaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powell pushes Basaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell blocking some punches.
Basaev blocks a body shot from Powell.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Basaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Basaev misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Basaev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Basaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Basaev slips the punch.
Powell misses with a body shot

and Basaev counters with a head kick that drops Powell to the mat! Powell scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Basaev's shoulder, as Basaev tries to avoid the shot.
Powell tries to clinch but Basaev moves away
and Basaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Basaev throws a nice looking combination but Powell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Basaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powell.
Powell misses with a leg kick.

Powell pushes Basaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Powell working aggressively here.
Basaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Basaev backwards.
Basaev misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell blocking some punches.
Powell leaning against his opponent.
Basaev can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
Basaev prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Powell.

Powell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Powell manages to end up in side control.
Powell trying to control the action but Basaev is working from the bottom.
Basaev defending against the ground and pound.
Basaev defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Powell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Powell working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basaev can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Powell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Powell is chipping away with strikes.

It looks like Reed Basaev has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Powell throws a strike aimed at the side of Basaev's head but Basaev avoids it well.
Powell tries to score with some ground and pound. Basaev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Basaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Powell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Powell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reed Basaev's cut.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Basaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basaev.
Powell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Powell misses with a hook. Basaev ducked under it nicely.
Basaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Powell tests Basaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Basaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Powell clinches up against the cage.
Basaev misses with some punches.
Powell can't find room to land a body shot as Basaev controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basaev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Basaev.
Basaev blocks a body shot from Powell.
Powell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Basaev is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
Basaev digs a right hand into Powell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powell's gas tank.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Basaev can do to turn this around?
Basaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Powell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Basaev.
Powell misses with some punches.
Powell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Powell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basaev backwards.
Basaev misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.

That has opened up Reed Basaev's cut even more.
Basaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basaev gets through Powell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Powell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Basaev blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basaev misses with a punch on the inside.

Powell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Basaev regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell is fighting to break Basaev's control of his arms but Basaev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Basaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Basaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
Powell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Powell trying to control but Basaev is working from the bottom.
Powell lands a couple of elbows.
Jimi Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Basaev managing to control the position.
Powell wants to control from the top but Basaev keeps moving.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Basaev has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.

The cut above Reed Basaev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimi Powell!
Our winner, Jimi Powell, 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.