PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Moller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea's entrance music is Young Folks. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Bastarrachea
vs
Moller

188 cm
22
216 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
224 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fredrick Moller!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moller avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moller.
Moller misses with an uppercut. Bastarrachea saw that one coming.
Bastarrachea thows a leg kick but Moller checks it
and Moller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Moller is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bastarrachea takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Moller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moller down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Moller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moller looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bastarrachea. That one must have hurt.
Bastarrachea misses with a body kick.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and Moller moves out of range easily.
Moller misses with a right hand
and Bastarrachea counters with an inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moller's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastarrachea throws a wild body kick that Moller sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea looks to land a body kick but Moller moved away.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Moller circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Moller down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bastarrachea misses with an elbow strike.
Moller pushes Bastarrachea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Fredrick Moller has been cut.
Moller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Bastarrachea keeps control of Moller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Moller manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moller throws an off balance right hand
and Bastarrachea counters with a big head kick but Moller shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea looks to land a body kick but Moller moved away.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moller counters with a leg kick.
Bastarrachea is looking to land body kicks.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastarrachea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Moller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moller.
Bastarrachea sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moller moves out of range of the body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a solid leg kick but Moller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bastarrachea.
Moller tries to clinch up but Bastarrachea circles away and keeps his distance.
Moller throws a series of punches but Bastarrachea avoids them all with ease.
Moller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastarrachea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bastarrachea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastarrachea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Moller misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrick Moller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Moller duly obliges.
Moller throws a poor cross that misses
and Bastarrachea counters with a leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick
and Moller counters with a nice body shot.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Moller circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastarrachea throws a push kick but Moller slaps the foot to one side.
Bastarrachea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moller.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up
and Moller counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea misses with a head kick.
Moller throws a poor cross that misses
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice leg kick.
Moller tries to land a front kick but Bastarrachea steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastarrachea gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastarrachea wants to clinch but Moller slips to the side
and Moller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moller is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moller tests Bastarrachea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bastarrachea looks to throw a body kick
and Moller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Bastarrachea is predictable there
and Moller counters with a left and a right that stings Bastarrachea.
A leg kick checked by Moller.
Moller connects with a right hand. Bastarrachea shakes it off.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moller. That did some damage!

Moller gets tackled into the cage by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moller lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Moller breaks from the clinch.
Bastarrachea pushes Moller away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bastarrachea!
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea looks to land a body kick but Moller moved away.
Moller misses with a wild body shot.
Moller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bastarrachea thuds his shin into the meat of Moller's side.
Bastarrachea misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that misses.
Moller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bastarrachea can pounce on him.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moller misses with a right hand
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bastarrachea connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastarrachea throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Moller misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fredrick Moller's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Moller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bastarrachea counters with a big head kick but Moller shrugs it off.
Moller avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but Moller moved away.
Bastarrachea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fredrick Moller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bastarrachea instigates a clinch.
Bastarrachea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastarrachea pushes off an throws an elbow but Moller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bastarrachea throws an elbow that misses.
Bastarrachea pushes off an throws an elbow but Moller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastarrachea tries to land knees in the clinch but Moller avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bastarrachea just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moller's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bastarrachea tries to land knees in the clinch but Moller avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moller can't break the clinch.
Moller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moller avoids a wild elbow strike from Bastarrachea.

Moller breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Bastarrachea misses
letting Moller counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Bastarrachea is predictable there
and Moller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastarrachea avoids the body shot from Moller.
Moller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch but Moller is avoiding it.
Moller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch.
Moller misses with the combination.
Moller misses with a right hand
and Bastarrachea counters with a thumping low kick.
Bastarrachea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastarrachea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea scores with a push kick.
Moller misses with an uppercut
and Bastarrachea counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moller if he has to take too many more of those.
Xavier Bastarrachea is winning the standup battle so far.
Moller just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moller tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastarrachea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but Moller checks it.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bastarrachea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bastarrachea.
Moller managing to block the knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Moller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moller is defending well for now.
Bastarrachea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bastarrachea misses with an elbow over the top.
Moller stalls.
Bastarrachea tries a knee to the head but Moller blocks it.
Xavier Bastarrachea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Fredrick Moller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastarrachea lands a damaging elbow.
Moller lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bastarrachea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastarrachea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!