PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes to the cage accompanied by Congo Ashanti. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ashantie
vs
Fish

189 cm
37
234 lbs
42 - 22 - 1

183 cm
29
150 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

SP Ultimate Nutrition
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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 42 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ashantie misses
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashantie misses with a body kick.
Fish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ashantie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Ashantie throws a push kick but Fish slaps the foot to one side.
Fish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ashantie scores with the left hand. Fish knows he should have avoided that one.
Fish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Ashantie tries to score with a low kick but Fish moves his leg out of the way.
Fish jabs at Ashantie's body.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Fish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ashantie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashantie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ashantie circles away.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Ashantie has managed to clinch.
Fish stalling the fight.
Ashantie avoiding damage as Fish throws knees to the body.
Ashantie trying to land knees to the body.
Ashantie working aggressively here.
Fish slows down the pace here.
Ashantie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ashantie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ashantie.
Fish tries to break the clinch but Ashantie is controlling the position.
Ashantie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fish crunches a lovely knee into Ashantie's ribcage.
Fish tries to land a knee to the head but Ashantie blocks with his arms.
Fish tries a body shot but Ashantie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishs head.
A nice left hand lands by Fish.
Fish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ashantie.
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 blocks an elbow strike.
Fish leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fish struggles to land a body shot inside as Ashantie controls his hands.
Ashantie misses with some punches.
Ashantie slows down the pace here.
Fish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ashantie has him pressed against the cage.
Ashantie tries to land a knee to the head but Fish blocks with his arms.
Ashantie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashantie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ashantie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fish blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish scores a nice knee to the body.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ashantie.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ashantie avoids the damage to the body.
Ashantie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Ashantie lands a hook that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Ashantie avoiding damage as Fish throws knees to the body.
Ashantie prevents a body shot from Fish.
Ashantie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fish prevents a body shot from Ashantie.
Fish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
Ashantie misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashantie.
Fish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ashantie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fish lands a nice uppercut.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
Ashantie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fish blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ashantie managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
Ashantie misses with a knee to the head.
Ashantie misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ashantie working aggressively here.
Fish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fish lands a body punch.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fish missing with knees to the body.
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 Congo Ashantie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Congo Ashantie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fish throws a lazy head kick
and Ashantie counters with a three punch combo that has Fish backing up. Fish nods at Ashantie to acknowledge the strikes.
Ashantie moves out of range of the strikes.
Ashantie misses with a wild combination.
Fish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fish darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ashantie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
Fish misses with a kick to the body.
Ashantie moves in looking to clinch but Fish pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashantie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ashantie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fish under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashantie throws a low kick but Fish moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ashantie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashantie blocking some punches.

Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fish is looking to clinch but Ashantie is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fish checks a leg kick.

Ashantie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fish, pushing him back against the cage.
Ashantie prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ashantie's elbow.
Fish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ashantie tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Fish works on Ashantie's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fish unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ashantie 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.
Fish thuds his right hand into Ashantie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Fish coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashantie tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Congo Ashantie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Fish.
Some bone on bone action there as Fish checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheers as Fish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ashantie doesn't seem phased though.
Congo Ashantie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashantie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ashantie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fish.
Fish misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie thows a leg kick but Fish checks it
and Fish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ashantie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ashantie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish lands a jab to Ashantie's midsection.
Ashantie moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Ashantie darts in trying to clinch
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie throws a series of punches but Fish avoids them all with ease.
Fish with the counter takedown but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ashantie.
Fish with the counter takedown but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Ashantie misses with a kick to the body
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish slips under a jab.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish lands a jab.
Ashantie tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
Fish appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Fish clinches up with Ashantie and pushes him back against the cage.
Ashantie struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.

Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fish digs a good hook to Ashantie's body.
Ashantie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish is looking to clinch.
Ashantie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish checks a low kick from Ashantie.
Fish is looking for the big counter here.
Congo Ashantie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Ashantie misses with a leg kick
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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.

Albert Fish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Congo Ashantie'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!

Fish throws a body punch but Ashantie moves out of range.
Ashantie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fish circles away quickly and effectively.
Fish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ashantie throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashantie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ashantie wants it to stay on the feet.
Fish is trying to maintain a safe position but Ashantie gets an underhook and turns Fish into the cage.
Fish working hard to break the clinch.
Ashantie tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Fish lands a good knee to the midsection. Ashantie won't want to take too many of those.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Ashantie controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashantie with a knee to the head.

It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fish throws an elbow but misses.
Albert Fish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ashantie managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie lands a nice uppercut.
Ashantie has Fish pressed against the cage, preventing Fish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fish.
Fish is leaning against Ashantie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ashantie is keeping busy.
Ashantie misses with a knee strike.
Fish blocks a body shot from Ashantie.
A left hand lands to the body for Fish.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ashantie's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fish.
Fish misses with a body punch.

Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fish fails with the takedown.
Fish lands a nice hook to Ashantie's body. Ashantie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a shot from downtown. Ashantie moves away and avoids it.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashantie.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashantie.
Fish drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ashantie defends it well.

Ashantie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ashantie blocks a head kick by Fish.
Fish lands the left hand.
Fish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ashantie checks it well.
Ashantie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish connects with an inside leg kick.
Fish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ashantie takes a step back to recover.
Ashantie misses with a head kick.
Jab by Fish.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ashantie has time to react.
Ashantie throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Ashantie.
Fish with the counter takedown but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fish thumps Ashantie with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashantie tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashantie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fish is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ashantie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ashantie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashantie throws out the jab.
Fish flicks out a counter leg kick but Ashantie steps away.
Fish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ashantie slips under a jab from Fish.
Ashantie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ashantie darts in trying to clinch
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
Fish checks a leg kick nicely.
Fish throws a hook but Ashantie blocks it.
Fish misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fish has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!
Albert Fish managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, VIRAL COMBAT, into his post fight interview.