PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Blighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bahaghari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bahaghari has chosen Broken as his entrance music. Buster Blighton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blighton
vs
Bahaghari

186 cm
26
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Blighton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Bahaghari!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bahaghari darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blighton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Blighton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bahaghari pulls his head out easily.
Bahaghari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blighton trying to hold on to Bahaghari's head to control him but Bahaghari postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaghari is looking to take a break and control but Blighton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaghari trying to pass the guard but Blighton defending well.
Bahaghari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blighton is looking to improve his position.
Blighton is holding on to half guard well.
Bahaghari working over Blighton with some ground and pound. Blighton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two 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.
Bahaghari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Bahaghari decides to return to a standing position.

Blighton closes the distance and pushes Bahaghari back into the cage.
Bahaghari slows down the pace here.
Blighton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bahaghari walks away with a smile on his face. Blighton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blighton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bahaghari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bahaghari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bahaghari swats away the attempt to clinch by Blighton .

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bahaghari has managed to clinch.
Bahaghari stalls.
Blighton is trying to pull guard but Bahaghari has him pressed against the cage.

Bahaghari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bahaghari checks a low kick from Blighton .
Blighton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blighton wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Bahaghari with that takedown attempt.
Buster Blighton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Bahaghari.

Blighton rushes Bahaghari and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bahaghari is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bahaghari pulls guard effortlessly.
Bahaghari is trying to control the position but Blighton postures up.
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.
Blighton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blighton throws a big right hand that misses.
Bahaghari looking for a sweep. Not yet Bahaghari, not yet.
Bahaghari is trying to control the position but Blighton postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blighton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bahaghari misses with a few strikes there.
Bahaghari looks for a takedown but Blighton sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Bahaghari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bahaghari dodges the punch combination from Blighton .
Buster Blighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bahaghari has managed to clinch.
Blighton looking for a takedown.

Blighton pulls guard.
Bahaghari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bahaghari trying to control the position from guard on top but Blighton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bahaghari wants to stand but Blighton is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaghari trying to control the position from guard on top but Blighton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blighton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bahaghari trying to control the position from guard on top but Blighton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bahaghari throwing strikes but missing.

Blighton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bahaghari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bahaghari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blighton controlling Bahaghari's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaghari wants to control from the top but Blighton keeps moving.
Bahaghari wants to get up but he can't break Blighton 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blighton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Blighton is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bahaghari throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Blighton 's body to avoid the submission. Blighton has instead reached around Bahaghari's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Blighton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buster Blighton !