PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes into the arena with Congo Ashanti blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ashantie
vs
This

189 cm
25
230 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

192 cm
28
235 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Springfield HW Nutrition
Gesundheit Designs

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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashantie manages to avoid it.
Ashantie misses the shot to the body.
Ashantie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Conquer This has been cut.
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 big shot that misses.
Ashantie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This lands a body shot.
This walks into a left hand.
Ashantie looks to land a body kick but This moved away.
This misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This works Ashantie's body with a nice hook.
This misses with a looping right.
Ashantie cracks the inside of This's front leg.
This throws out a leg kick but Ashantie moves out of range and This only half commits.
This throws a hook to the side of Ashantie's head but Ashantie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ashantie.
Ashantie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This misses with a right hand
and Ashantie counters with an outside leg kick.
Ashantie lands a nice shot to the body.
This keeps Ashantie at a distance using the push kick.
This throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ashantie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This looks gassed!
Ashantie throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashantie manages to avoid it.
This rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ashantie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conquer This seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This swings for the body but Ashantie moves out of range.
Ashantie works This's body with a nice hook.
Ashantie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by This.
Ashantie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on This. That did some damage!
Ashantie pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a wild body kick that This sees coming a mile off.
Ashantie scores with a head kick. This tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ashantie tried to score with a low kick but This checks it.
Ashantie swings for the body but This moves out of range.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick and This moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from This. Ashantie does a little dance to reset his feet.
This throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ashantie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This lands a nice looking body shot.
Ashantie avoids the head kick by This.
This thumps Ashantie with a low kick.
This looks to throw a body kick
enabling Ashantie to counter with a crisp jab.
This throws a sloppy head kick and Ashantie moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This misses with an attempted mid kick.
This throws a combination that misses
and Ashantie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashantie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ashantie.
Ashantie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Ashantie catches This right on the button with a cross.
This on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ashantie tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashantie lands with a slapping head kick.
Ashantie tries a head kick but it misses.

Ashantie sends This crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ashantie is motioning to the referee to let This up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

This is rocked!
This on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashantie thumps This with a low kick.
Ashantie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ashantie lands with a hook. This tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ashantie connects with a right hand. This shakes it off.
This is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashantie finish him?
Ashantie misses with a wild body shot.
This seems to have recovered his senses.
This throws a head kick that misses
and Ashantie counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Ashantie.
Ashantie scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashantie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ashantie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This misses with a low kick as Ashantie jumps back.
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 Conquer This'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.

Ashantie throws a nice head kick!
This showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ashantie.

This closes the distance and clinches.
Ashantie lands a right hand that snaps the head of This backwards.

Ashantie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ashantie counters with an inside leg kick.
This on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashantie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ashantie is looking to wear down This with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ashantie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but This checks it well.
Ashantie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ashantie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ashantie moves out of range as This strikes.
This is breathing heavily.
This takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashantie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This throws a body punch but Ashantie moves out of range.
Ashantie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ashantie's corner calls for a 1-2. Ashantie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This walks into a left hand.
Ashantie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that This can do to turn this around?
This moves out of range of the body kick from Ashantie.
This uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashantie.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ashantie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashantie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and This counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashantie misses with a looping left.
This misses with an uppercut.
Ashantie throws a push kick but This slaps the foot to one side.
This chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ashantie finds it's way round the side to connect with This's head.
This works Ashantie's body with a nice hook.
Ashantie lands a nice leg kick that just misses This's sensitive parts.
This takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ashantie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ashantie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ashantie lands a nice leg kick that just misses This's sensitive parts.
Ashantie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ashantie lands a really nice looking cross but This seems unphased.
This takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ashantie lands with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ashantie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ashantie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ashantie.
Ashantie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Ashantie lands a big head kick that sends This tumbling to the mat! Ashantie takes a step backwards and waves This back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
This throws a sloppy head kick and Ashantie moves out of range easily.
Ashantie misses with a two punch combination.
Ashantie misses with an uppercut. This saw that one coming.
This 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.
Ashantie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from This both land. Nice combination.
This is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ashantie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashantie moves away.
Ashantie misses with a kick to the body.
Ashantie jabs at This's body.
Congo Ashantie is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashantie sizes up This with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses.
Ashantie ducks under a wild hook from This.
Nice cross by Ashantie.
This cracks Ashantie with a good jab.
Ashantie and This are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ashantie throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking This into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ashantie knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Congo Ashantie!
Congo Ashantie took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I came to create, not to destroy. '.