PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 604 p4p, 729 weight class) and Kent Dew (ranked 42 p4p, 50 weight class). Bashir comes to the cage accompanied by Exodus - The Toxic Waltz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bashir
vs
Dew

170 cm
25
140
11 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
145
9 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Dew!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dew.

Dew drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bashir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bashir can't do much from the bottom here.
Bashir tries to buck Dew off but Dew is having none of it.

Dew is trying to get an arm triangle but Bashir is defending well.
Bashir can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew is looking to take a break and control but Bashir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bashir can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew working the head and body with strikes.
Bashir is trying to control Dew's posture but Dew avoids it.
Dew scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dew is working Bashir over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bashir tries to improve position but can't.

Dew working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bashir is trying to control Dew's posture but Dew avoids it.
Dew lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew working the ground and pound.
Bashir is not content to let Dew control the position.
Bashir is trying to control Dew's posture but Dew avoids it.
Dew scoring with punches from side control.
Dew wants to control but Bashir is keeping him busy.
Dew throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dew working the body and head with strikes.
Bashir sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bashir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dew lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is controlling Dew's trapped leg to prevent Dew from advancing to side control.
Dew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bashir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dew is working away from the top position though.
Dew throwing shots but Bashir is blocking nicely.
Dew throwing shots but Bashir is blocking nicely.
Bashir is looking for a sweep. Dew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dew wants to take a breather but Bashir is having none of it.
Dew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bashir's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dew is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bashir sees it coming and defends easily.
Bashir wants to improve his position but Dew is controlling well.

Dew is working for a submission of some sort.
Bashir trying to hold on to Dew's head to control him but Dew postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dew scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bashir is looking to control Dew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bashir avoid being mounted?
Bashir is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kent Dew dominated that round.
That's time! Bashir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dew fails to land the takedown.
Bashir misses with a straight left.
Bashir throws the left hand but Dew avoids the punch easily.
Bashir leaves Dew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bashir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dew.
It looked like Bashir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kent Dew.

Dew scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bashir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dew's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dew's back!
Kent Dew has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Dew's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bashir lands with a hammerfist to the side of Dew's head.
Dew manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bashir's guard. Nice work there by Dew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashir has momentary wrist control but Dew slips an elbow through the middle.
Dew stays in close to Bashir's body and controls the position.
Dew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir managing to control the position.
Dew wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bashir trying to control the position.
Bashir keeping moving, preventing Dew from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dew stopping the sweep attempt from Bashir.

Bashir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bashir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dew distracts Bashir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dew with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Bashir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dew is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew stands up over Bashir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dew is in close to Bashir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bashir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dew wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
Dew scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dew with a nice head shot there.

Bashir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bashir wants to sweep but no luck.
Bashir is trying to control the position but Dew postures up.
Dew wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dew keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bashir's head.
Dew scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kent Dew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dew closes the distance and clinches up with Bashir, looking for a takedown. Dew pushes Bashir against the cage but Bashir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bashir pinned against the cage. Bashir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bashir stuns Dew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bashir missing with a left hand there. Dew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Dew feints and as Bashir raises his hands in defense, Dew changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bashir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dew is aware though and is defending well.
Dew trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew is fighting to break Bashir's control of his arms but Bashir is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dew trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew is looking to work some ground and pound but Bashir has wrist control.

Bashir has his foot on Dew's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dew works his way back into a safe position though.

Bashir is looking for a triangle but Dew pushes his legs off easily.
Dew is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dew wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
Bashir throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bashir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dew shoots in but Bashir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kent Dew.
Bashir stuffs the takedown attempt from Dew. Dew gets slowly back to his feet.
Julian Bashir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dew closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bashir's guard.
Dew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bashir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dew distracts Bashir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bashir trying to control the position.
Dew throws a big right hand that misses.
Dew scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bashir can't keep his opponent in guard - Dew advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bashir is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew trying to control the pace.
Bashir wants to control but Dew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bashir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bashir is looking for a sweep. Dew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bashir actively working from the bottom here.
Dew working Bashir over with strikes.
Dew blocks the strikes from Bashir.
Dew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bashir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dew is taking a breather. Bashir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dew working the head and body with strikes.
Dew looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bashir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bashir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dew's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dew's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dew trying to control the position but Bashir manages to sink in the hooks.
Bashir scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Dew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Dew!