PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton's entrance music is Zombie Nation. A fine choice. Ruzic has chosen Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky as his entrance music. Eric Ashton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ashton
vs
Ruzic

182 cm
25
189 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

185 cm
49
192 lbs
50 - 24 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton blocks a head kick by Ruzic.
Some bone on bone action there as Ashton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton throws a big shot that misses.

Ruzic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ashton on his heels. He'll look to pass Ashton's guard now, I'm sure.
Ruzic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ashton 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruzic throws a big elbow that misses.
Ashton controlling the position.
Ruzic wants to control from the top but Ashton keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruzic postures up in Ashton's guard and throws a big left but Ashton blocks it.
Ashton controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic wants to stand but Ashton is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ruzic dives in and scores a takedown into Ashton's guard.
Ruzic tries to free his leg and advance position but Ashton is retaining full guard.
Ashton looking for a sweep. Not yet Ashton, not yet.
Ruzic throws a strike but Ashton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruzic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashton postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruzic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ashton won't allow Ruzic to get back to his feet.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruzic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruzic looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ruzic gets caught napping as Ashton dives in and scores a takedown. Ruzic manages to retain guard.
Ruzic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ashton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ashton is working away from the top position though.
Ashton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ruzic is looking to escape.
Ruzic wants to get back to full guard.
Ruzic is refusing to be controlled, as Ashton sits in half guard.
Ruzic is looking for a sweep. Ashton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruzic pushes Ashton off looking to stand but Ashton dives back in and keeps control.
Ashton controlling the action here.
Ruzic is looking for a sweep. Ashton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ashton is thwarting Ruzic's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ashton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruzic slips under a jab.
Ruzic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ashton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruzic somewhat.
Ruzic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ashton misses with an uppercut. Ruzic saw that one coming.
Ruzic takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Ashton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ashton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruzic's head.
Ruzic has his takedown stuffed
and Ashton counters with a left right combination that sends Ruzic crashing to the mat - Ashton wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ruzic out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Ashton!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Ashton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.