PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Enoh (ranked 4133 p4p, 533 weight class) and Billy Basher (ranked 7903 p4p, 731 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Enoh
vs
Basher

185 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

203 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olivier Enoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Basher!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enoh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basher.
Basher misses with a straight left.
Enoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basher.
Enoh throws a body punch but Basher moves out of range.
Basher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Enoh throws out the jab.
Enoh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Enoh takes a swing at Basher's ribcage but misses.
Basher has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Basher misses the shot to the body.
Enoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basher. Enoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enoh throws a hook but Basher avoids it easily.
Enoh throws out a loose jab but Basher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Basher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enoh.
Basher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Olivier Enoh has been cut.
Billy Basher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basher throws a right and a left that Enoh avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basher takes a swing at Enoh's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Enoh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Enoh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from Enoh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Enoh scores with a jab to the body.
Enoh throws a sloppy body shot
and Basher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Enoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enoh throws out a loose jab but Basher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enoh.
Enoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Basher lands a nice shot to the body.
Basher misses with an uppercut.
Basher connects with the punch.
Basher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Basher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enoh misses with a two punch combination.
Basher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Enoh connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Basher.
Enoh throws a big shot that misses.
Enoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Enoh slips under a jab.
Basher misses with a lunging right hand
and Basher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Enoh throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Basher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Enoh misses.
Enoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enoh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Basher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Enoh scrambles back to his feet.
Enoh connects with a body shot that sends Basher's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Enoh.
Basher tries to move into range but Enoh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Basher misses the target.
Enoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Basher.
Enoh scores with a jab to the body.
Enoh lands a jab to Basher's midsection.
Enoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Basher.
Basher takes a swing at Enoh's ribcage but misses.
Enoh misses with a hook.
It seemed like Basher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Basher misses with a double jab.
Basher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Enoh momentarily.
Basher cracks Enoh with a good jab.
Enoh throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.
Basher throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Enoh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Basher rushes Enoh and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Enoh blocks an uppercut.

Enoh breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Basher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Enoh misses.
Basher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Basher looks to land a left hand but Enoh moved out of range nicely.
Enoh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Basher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Basher throws a body punch but Enoh moves out of range.
Basher throws a jab but it's blocked by Enoh.
Enoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enoh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Basher under the eye.
Enoh swings for the body but Basher moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Basher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Enoh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Enoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Basher slips under a jab from Enoh.
Basher appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Basher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Enoh throws a body punch but Basher moves out of range.
Basher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Enoh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Enoh misses with a body shot.
Enoh ducks under a wild hook from Basher.
Enoh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enoh ducks under a wild hook from Basher.
A jab from Enoh misses.
Enoh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Basher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enoh.
Enoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basher was well out of range. Poor timing from Enoh.
Enoh scores with a jab to the body.
Basher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Enoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basher.
Enoh slips a straight right by Basher.
Basher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enoh.
Basher takes a swing at Enoh's ribcage but misses.
Basher looks to score with a jab to the body but Enoh is just out of range.
Basher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Basher misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enoh connects with a body shot that sends Basher's belly button to the back.
Enoh misses with a hook.
Basher slips a jab from Enoh.
Basher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Enoh ducks under a wild hook from Basher.
Basher misses with a hook. Enoh ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Olivier Enoh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Olivier Enoh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Basher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enoh.
Enoh throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.
Enoh misses with a body shot.
Basher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Enoh misses with an uppercut.
Enoh thuds a left hand into Basher's body.
Basher misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Enoh misses.
Olivier Enoh is winning the standup battle so far.
Basher throws a jab when Enoh was well out of range.
Basher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Olivier Enoh's cut is getting worse.
Basher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Enoh misses the target.
Basher blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basher throws a leg kick which misses Enoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Enoh tries to avoid it.
Enoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enoh lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Enoh. Basher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enoh throws a body punch but Basher moves out of range.
Basher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enoh throws an overhand right that lands on Basher's shoulder, as Basher tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enoh misses with a body shot.
Enoh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Basher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot lands for Enoh.
Basher misses the jab.
Enoh misses with an uppercut.
Basher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Oooooh!!! Basher has knocked Enoh down with a huge combo! Basher steps away and waves a wobbly Enoh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Enoh is rocked!
Basher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Enoh.
Oh Enoh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basher measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Enoh! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Billy Basher!
A victorious Billy Basher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.