PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luiz
vs
Bass

170 cm
33
143 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

170 cm
29
144 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Bass!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz works the jab nicely.
Luiz dives in and grabs Bass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bass pushes down on Luiz's head and hops out.
Luiz shoots in and drives through. Bass sprawls well.
Bass just misses with a punch to the body.
Luiz thows a body shot but no joy.

Luiz gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bass trying to hold on to Luiz's head to control him but Luiz postures up.
Bass is not content to let Luiz control the position.
Luiz 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.
Bass has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luiz is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz trying to control the action but Bass is working from the bottom.

Bass looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bass looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luiz trying to control the pace.
Bass has hold of Luiz's hands but Luiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luiz is thwarting Bass's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luiz trying to control the action but Bass is working from the bottom.
Bass wants to get back to full guard.

Bass looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bass is refusing to be controlled, as Luiz sits in half guard.
Bass wants to control but Luiz passes into side.
Luiz landing a few strikes.
Luiz happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz tries to move to mount but Bass blocks the move with his legs.
Luiz throws an elbow but Bass slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bass is looking to regain half guard here but Luiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Luiz trying to control the action but Bass is working from the bottom.
Luiz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Luiz controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luiz is working Bass over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass wants to control but Luiz postures up.
Bass is looking to regain half guard here but Luiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Luiz takes a little break here. Bass wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Luiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Luiz grinds an elbow into Bass's temple.
Bass is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Luiz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Luiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Luiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bass connects with a crisp jab.
Bass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
David Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bass throws a body punch but Luiz moves out of range.
David Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Luiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bass is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luiz pulls his head out easily.
Luiz wants to take a breather but Bass is having none of it.

Bass looking for submissions off his back.
Luiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bass keeps working.
Luiz is nestled in close to Bass, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass wants to control but Luiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Luiz trying to mount his opponent but Bass defends it.
Luiz is looking to pass Bass's guard but actually Bass recovers to full guard.
Luiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Luiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luiz landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bass looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luiz passes into side control.
Luiz cracks Bass with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bass on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Luiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bass tries to bench press Luiz off him but Luiz keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bass keeps trying to improve his position.
Bass can't do much from the bottom here.
Luiz is looking to take a break and control but Bass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bass is trying to control Luiz's posture but Luiz avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Luiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Luiz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bass tries to hold on but Luiz postures up.
Luiz cracks Bass with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've been hearing that Luiz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Luiz tries to control but Bass wriggling away.
Bass is working to get back to half guard.
Bass wants to control but Luiz is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz raining down shots from the mount!
David Luiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luiz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bass?
Bass can't escape the position.
Luiz landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luiz raining down shots from the mount!
Bass tries to lock up and control but Luiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Luiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Bass is rocked!
Luiz content just to control the position here.
Luiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Luiz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Luiz moves into range and clinches up with Bass.
Bass has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luiz is looking for a takedown.

Luiz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bass regains guard immediately.
Luiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bass trying to control the position.
Bass keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.
Bass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luiz advances to half guard.
Bass tries to get to full guard but Luiz has control of the leg.
Luiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass trying to hold on to Luiz's head to control him but Luiz postures up.
Luiz wants to control but Bass is keeping him busy.
Bass is trying to maintain the position but Luiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Luiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bass keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luiz lands a slapping body shot.
Luiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luiz slips under a jab from Bass.

Luiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bass!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz wants to control but Bass is keeping him busy.
Luiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Luiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bass can do to turn this around?
Luiz cracks Bass with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz trying to control the position but Bass is working away.
Bass is looking to reverse the position.
Luiz working the ground and pound.
Luiz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bass is trying to improve his position.
Luiz lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass is not content to let Luiz control the position.
Bass is trying to control Luiz's posture but Luiz avoids it.
Luiz trying to control the action but Bass is working from the bottom.
Luiz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bass is looking to regain half guard here but Luiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Bass is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Teddy Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Luiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass wants to control but Luiz postures up.
Luiz is working Bass over with some ground and pound from side control.
Luiz trying to control the position but Bass is working away.
Luiz working the head and body with strikes.
Luiz wants to control but Bass is keeping him busy.
Bass wants to control but Luiz postures up.
Luiz scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz wants to control but Bass is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Luiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luiz 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Luiz!