PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes to the cage accompanied by Congo Ashanti. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ashantie
vs
Cierra

189 cm
34
234 lbs
38 - 15 - 1

197 cm
28
285 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing
Hellbent

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Milwaukee's Best 160

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 38 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cierra!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cierra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cierra misses with the body kick
and Ashantie counters with a stiff right hand.
Cierra misses with a low kick.
Cierra throws a leg kick which misses Ashantie's front leg but catches the back leg as Ashantie tries to avoid it.
Cierra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ashanties jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cierra is looking to chop away at Ashantie's legs.
Cierra wants to slow Ashantie down by chopping away at his legs.
Cierra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashantie manages to avoid it.
Ashantie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ashantie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ashantie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashantie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierra clobbers Ashantie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Cierra tests Ashantie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ashantie misses the shot to the body.
Cierra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ashantie wants to clinch up but Cierra keeps it at a distance.
Cierra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cierra throws a leg kick which misses Ashantie's front leg but catches the back leg as Ashantie tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Cierra.
Ashantie is breathing heavily.
Cierra slips a jab from Ashantie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cierra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ashantie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cierra. Cierra obviously looking to wear him down.
Cierra throws out a loose jab but Ashantie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cierra misses with a low kick.
Cierra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashantie.
Ashantie misses with a straight left.
Cierra takes a swing at Ashantie's ribcage but misses.
Cierra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cierra defending well as Ashantie loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra misses with a low kick as Ashantie jumps back.
Cierra misses with a low kick.
A jab from Ashantie misses.
Cierra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cierra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ashantie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cierra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ashantie avoids the body shot from Cierra.
Ashantie lands a nice looking body shot.
Cierra moves out of range of the strikes.
Cierra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cierra misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cierra tries to score with a low kick but Ashantie moves his leg out of the way.
Cierra takes a swing at Ashantie's ribcage but misses.
Ashantie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cierra moves forwards but Ashantie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carlos Cierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses.
Cierra takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Carlos Cierra has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashantie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cierra avoids the head kick by Ashantie.
Cierra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cierra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ashantie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cierra makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ashantie really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Cierra dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ashantie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cierra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashantie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cierra.
Cierra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlos Cierra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cierra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cierra just misses with a punch to the body.
Cierra scoring well with a low kick there.
Cierra lands with a shot to the body.
Cierra tries to land a leg kick but Ashantie saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashantie slips a jab from Cierra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Cierra. That snapped Ashantie's head back.
Ashantie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cierra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashantie manages to avoid it.
Ashantie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick and Cierra moves out of range easily.
Ashantie throws a looping overhand right but Cierra ducks down to avoid it.
Ashantie misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Cierra.
Cierra throws a low kick, looking for Ashantie's leg but Ashantie calmly moves out of range.
Ashantie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cierra drops Ashantie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ashantie looks back up at him and smiles so Cierra waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashantie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashantie throws a hook but Cierra avoids it easily.
Ashantie throws a lazy uppercut
and Cierra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ashantie swings for the body but Cierra moves out of range.
Ashantie swings for the body but Cierra moves out of range.
Cierra is looking to chop away at Ashantie's legs.
Ashantie misses with a looping left.
Ashantie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a right hand that misses
and Cierra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ashantie looks to throw the jab but Cierra is out of range.
Cierra blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Cierra.
Cierra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cierra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cierra swings for the body but Ashantie moves out of range.
Cierra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cierra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ashantie at a distance.
Cierra takes a swing at Ashantie's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cierra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ashantie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cierra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cierra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ashantie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cierra can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cierra.

Cierra cracks Ashantie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ashantie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cierra finish him?

Ashantie is rocked!

Congo Ashantie's cut is getting worse.
Ashantie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cierra. Cierra obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh Ashantie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cierra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Cierra closes the distance looking for a takedown. Cierra picks Ashantie up and slams him brutally to the floor. Ashantie is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Carlos Cierra!
A less than humble Carlos Cierra misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.