PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mees Metsast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos comes to the cage accompanied by Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Asztalos
vs
Metsast

188 cm
30
199 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

185 cm
37
185 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mees Metsast!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asztalos feints and then cracks Metsast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metsast down.
A head kick misses from Metsast.

Asztalos moves into the clinch.
Asztalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metsast unloads a knee to the mid-section. Asztalos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asztalos avoids it.
Metsast pushes off an throws an elbow but Asztalos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Metsast wants to stall.
Asztalos lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Asztalos.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asztalos is defending well for now.
Metsast throws a punch but it's blocked by Asztalos.
Metsast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Metsast scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asztalos.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Metsast avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
Metsast with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
Asztalos misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast scores a nice knee to the body.
Asztalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Asztalos avoids the damage to the body.
Metsast stalling in the clinch but Asztalos improves position.
Asztalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
Asztalos presses Metsast against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Metsast will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Asztalos up against the cage.
Metsast trying to land knees to the body.
Metsast stalling in the clinch but Asztalos improves position.
Asztalos avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Metsast tries to work over Asztalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metsast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metsast taking a breather.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asztalos avoids it.
Metsast works on Asztalos's body with a couple of short punches.
Asztalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asztalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast misses with a knee to the head.
Asztalos is working Metsast over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Metsast.
Asztalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Metsast missing with knees to the body.
Metsast trying to control the position but instead, Asztalos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Metsast into the cage.
Asztalos scores with a shot to the side of Metsast's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asztalos digs a right hand underneath Metsast's ribcage. Metsast let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asztalos lands with a light punch inside.
Asztalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asztalos lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Metsast.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Asztalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asztalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Metsast lands a nice knee to the body.
Asztalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asztalos can't find room to land a body shot as Metsast controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asztalos as Metsast tries to tie him up.
Metsast'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.
A head punch on the inside from Asztalos fails to land.
Asztalos blocking some punches.
Metsast stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Asztalos works on Metsast's body with a couple of short punches.
Asztalos letting Metsast take a breather here.
Metsast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Metsast pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Metsast.
Metsast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asztalos.
Metsast tries to stall but Asztalos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Metsast pushes Asztalos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Metsast can't find room to land a body shot as Asztalos controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Asztalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asztalos gets through Metsast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asztalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
Metsast lands a good knee to the midsection. Asztalos won't want to take too many of those.
Metsast tries to work over Asztalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asztalos.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the head but Asztalos blocks with his arms.
Metsast blocks an uppercut.
Metsast lands an uppercut.
Metsast prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
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 Alex Asztalos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Metsast throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asztalos keeps Metsast at a distance using the push kick.
Metsast shoots and misses
and Asztalos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asztalos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metsast moves out of range of the leg kick from Asztalos.
Metsast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Metsast rushes Asztalos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
Asztalos lands a shoulder strike.
Metsast trying to control the position but instead, Asztalos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Metsast into the cage.
Alex Asztalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Metsast.
Asztalos misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast throws a head punch that misses.
Metsast is looking to control Asztalos's arms but Asztalos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Metsast has his back to the cage.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Metsast avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
Metsast with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Asztalos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Metsast is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Asztalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Metsast misses with a punch on the inside.
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
Asztalos misses with a body punch.
Asztalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Asztalos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asztalos as Metsast tries to tie him up.
Metsast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asztalos's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Metsast is breathing heavily.
Asztalos is working Metsast over against the cage.
Good body shot from Asztalos.
Good body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asztalos lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Asztalos.
A hook to the body from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asztalos lands a body shot.
Asztalos lands a left hand.
Asztalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Metsast is rocked!
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Metsast is still on wobbly legs! Can Asztalos finish him?
Asztalos managing to block the knees to the body from Metsast.
A body shot lands from Asztalos.
Metsast seems to have recovered his senses.
Asztalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asztalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands an uppercut.
Metsast working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asztalos.
Asztalos digs a right hand into Metsast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Metsast's gas tank.
Asztalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asztalos gets through Metsast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asztalos is leaning against Metsast and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asztalos lands with a light punch inside.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asztalos is keeping busy.

Asztalos lands a big left hand right to the temple and Metsast goes down!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Asztalos decides to stand and escape the position.
Asztalos cracks Metsast on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Metsast falls backwards against the cage. Asztalos follows up with more strikes that drop Metsast to his knees. Asztalos keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Metsast! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Asztalos!
After winning the bout, Alex Asztalos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.