PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Nidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie's entrance music is Big shot. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ashantie
vs
Nidas

189 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Behold The Beast
HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Nidas!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick and Nidas moves out of range easily.
Nidas dodges the punch combination from Ashantie.
Nidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ashantie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Ashantie.
Nice straight punches there by Ashantie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ashantie.
Ashantie stuffs the takedown attempt from Nidas. Nidas gets slowly back to his feet.
Ashantie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nidas looks gassed!
Ashantie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Ashantie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nidas. That did some damage!
Ashantie throws a front kick that sends Nidas stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Ashantie.
Ashantie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nidas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nidas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ashantie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ashantie coming out on top.
Nidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nidas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ashantie misses with a wild body shot.
Ashantie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashantie stuffs the takedown attempt from Nidas. Nidas gets slowly back to his feet.
Nidas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nidas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nidas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ashantie stuns Nidas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ashantie takes a swing at Nidas's ribcage but misses.
Ashantie lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Leonardo Nidas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nidas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ashantie is looking to wear down Nidas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ashantie misses with a two punch combination.
Nidas closes the distance and clinches up with Ashantie, looking for a takedown. Nidas pushes Ashantie against the cage but Ashantie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Congo Ashantie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Nidas.
Nidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ashantie takes a swing at Nidas's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Ashantie - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nidas slips a jab and a cross from Ashantie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Congo Ashantie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Nidas's cut.
That's time! Ashantie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ashantie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ashantie lands with a cross.
Ashantie misses with a wild combination.
Nidas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nidas is breathing heavily.
Ashantie tries to clinch but Nidas is having none of it.
Ashantie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nidas throws a jab when Ashantie was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Nidas or perhaps it was just good defense by Ashantie which made him look bad.
Ashantie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ashantie misses with a body shot.
Ashantie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nidas manages to avoid it.
Ashantie moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ashantie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ashantie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ashantie tries to clinch up but Nidas circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo Ashantie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashantie cracks a nice hook into Nidas's ribs.
Congo Ashantie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashantie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nidas.
Congo Ashantie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashantie misses with a wild combination.

Ashantie moves into range and clinches up with Nidas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ashantie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ashantie lands with a shot to the body.
Ashantie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nidas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ashantie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nidas.
Congo Ashantie is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashantie lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Ashantie misses.
Ashantie looks to land a combination but Nidas avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ashantie.
Nidas dodges the punch combination from Ashantie.
Ashantie scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashantie. Ashantie obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashantie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Congo Ashantie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Nidas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ashantie misses with a two punch combination.
Nidas shoots in for a takedown but Ashantie shows good takedown defense.
Nidas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ashantie.
Ashantie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ashantie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashantie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashantie throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie wants to clinch.
Ashantie looks to land a right hand but Nidas moved out of range.
Ashantie throws out a powerful jab.
Ashantie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ashantie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ashantie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nidas can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nidas. That did some damage!
Ashantie misses with a wild body shot.
Ashantie slips a jab from Nidas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ashantie, right into the meat.
Ashantie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Ashantie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ashantie throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie is looking to clinch.
Ashantie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nidas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ashantie.
Nidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nidas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nidas dodges the punch combination from Ashantie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ashantie.
Ashantie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nidas at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nidas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Ashantie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nidas doesn't seem phased though.
Ashantie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Ashantie.
Ashantie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashantie keeps Nidas at a distance using the push kick.
Leonardo Nidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Congo Ashantie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ashantie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Congo Ashantie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ashantie 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Congo Ashantie!