PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bashor
vs
The Ripper

182 cm
24
186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack The Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bashor wants it to stay on the feet.
Bashor avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Ripper throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from The Ripper. Those never looked like landing.
The Ripper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bashor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Ripper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Ripper stalks Bashor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bashor's face. Bashor staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Jason Bashor has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper shoots and misses

so Bashor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Ripper looking to control.
Bashor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Ripper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The Ripper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashor scoring with some ground and pound.
Bashor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Ripper trying to control the position.
Bashor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bashor throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Ripper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bashor has passed into half guard!
The Ripper taking some punishment here, with Bashor in his half guard.
Bashor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bashor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bashor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Ripper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bashor working The Ripper over with strikes.
Bashor content to control rather than advance.
The Ripper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Ripper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bashor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bashor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Bashor is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor stalling.
Bashor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Ripper!
Bashor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Ripper wants to control but Bashor is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashor punishing his opponent with strikes.
The Ripper is looking to improve his position but Bashor isn't that keen on the idea.
Bashor scoring with strikes but The Ripper is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Ripper regains half guard.
Well, if Bashor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bashor working The Ripper over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bashor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Ripper is looking for a sweep. Bashor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Ripper is trying to maintain the position but Bashor is very close to passing his half guard.
Bashor winds up and cracks The Ripper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor working The Ripper over with strikes.
The Ripper won't allow Bashor to pass to mount.
Bashor lands with a punch from half guard.
Bashor wants to pass the guard but The Ripper is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bashor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Bashor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Ripper looks to land a combination but Bashor avoids it well.
The Ripper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Ripper.
Danga de danga de dang - The Ripper scores with a four punch combination!
The Ripper shoots in for a takedown but Bashor shows good takedown defense.
The Ripper misses with a hook. Bashor ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from The Ripper. Those never looked like landing.
The Ripper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor moves out of range as The Ripper strikes.
The Ripper lands a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Ripper connects with a nice looking jab.
The Ripper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

The Ripper dives in and scores a takedown into Bashor's guard.
Bashor pulls The Ripper in close to his closed guard and prevents The Ripper from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor keeping moving, preventing The Ripper from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bashor is pulling down on The Ripper's head to control his posture.

Jason Bashor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Ripper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Ripper pinned against the cage. The Ripper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Ripper misses with a takedown

and Bashor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bashor.

The Ripper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Ripper controls Bashor momentarily but Bashor frees himself.
Jason Bashor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bashor passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper is looking to improve his position.
Bashor stalling.
Bashor moves into full mount! The Ripper won't be happy about that!
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!
Bashor prevents The Ripper from getting the reversal.
Bashor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashor raining down hammerfists from mount.
The Ripper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bashor lands a big elbow.
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 Jason Bashor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Bashor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The Ripper throws an overhand right that lands on Bashor's shoulder, as Bashor tries to avoid the shot.
The Ripper stuffs the takedown.
Bashor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bashor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bashor walks into a stiff left hand from The Ripper.
The Ripper throws a series of punches but Bashor moves out of range.

Bashor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor is in close to The Ripper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bashor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bashor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Ripper keeping moving, preventing Bashor from controlling successfully.

The Ripper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bashor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bashor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Ripper wants to sweep here but Bashor controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bashor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor wants to pass the guard but The Ripper is defending well.
Bashor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bashor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Ripper tries to get to full guard but Bashor has control of the leg.
Bashor 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.

Bashor wants to work for an arm triangle but The Ripper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bashor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Ripper manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor landing with the ground and pound.
Bashor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Ripper trying to keep a closed guard but Bashor is proving a slippery customer.
The Ripper being controlled here, momentarily.
The Ripper looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bashor wants to control from the top but The Ripper keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bashor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Ripper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Ripper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack The Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashor shoots for a double leg takedown but The Ripper sprawls well. He's pushed Bashor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bashor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bashor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bashor!