PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ashantie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Congo Ashanti. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Doe was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ashantie
vs
Doe

189 cm
35
234 lbs
40 - 18 - 1

191 cm
36
288 lbs
19 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

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 40 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ashantie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doe jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Doe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Doe thows a huge punch but Ashantie dodges it nicely.

Ashantie pushes Doe off and gets back to his feet.
Ashantie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Ashantie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ashantie lands a jab.
Ashantie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashantie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doe is out of range and Ashantie settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe misses with a body shot.
Ashantie throws a body kick that misses

and Doe counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Doe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Doe crashes against the mat.
Doe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ashantie keeps working.
Ashantie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Doe.
Ashantie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Doe wants to control the pace but Ashantie is squirming around nicely.
Doe looking to finish Ashantie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ashantie!

It looks like Congo Ashantie 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!
Doe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ashantie is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe with the ground and pound from mount.
Doe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doe controlling from mount.
Doe looking to land elbow strikes but Ashantie uses the position to regain half guard.
Doe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ashantie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doe is pressing down on Ashantie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ashantie is holding on for now.
Ashantie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ashantie is trying to stand up here but Doe is controlling him well.
Doe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Doe wants to take a breather but Ashantie is having none of it.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe trying to control from half guard but Ashantie is working away.
Doe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ashantie defending well though.
Doe throwing shots but Ashantie is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe prevents Ashantie from standing back up.
Doe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ashantie won't allow Doe to pass to mount.
Doe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doe controlling the pace.
Doe is looking to take a break and control but Ashantie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ashantie reverses the position - he's now on top in Doe's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Congo Ashantie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doe gets a double leg takedown into Ashantie's guard.
Doe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashantie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doe throws an elbow that misses. Ashantie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doe's guard. Nice move by Ashantie!

Doe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ashantie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ashantie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ashantie defends well.
John Doe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doe wants to sweep here but Ashantie controlling him for the moment.
Doe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Doe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ashantie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ashantie wants to get up but he can't break Doe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ashantie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Doe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ashantie is one step ahead there.
Ashantie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doe's guard.
Doe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Ashantie is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Doe has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ashantie is looking to defend but Doe has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ashantie! Doe pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ashantie taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Doe!
Post fight, John Doe stared into the camera and said 'Holy shit, 2 fights in a row with a game-plan and 2 wins.. Guess this is what I'm best at..'.