PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 1223 p4p, 154 weight class) and Michael Scarn (ranked 986 p4p, 126 weight class). Ashton comes to the ring accompanied by Zombie Nation. 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 Michael Scarn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ashton
vs
Scarn

182 cm
33
189 lbs
25 - 25 - 1

177 cm
35
198 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 25 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton misses the shot to the body.
Scarn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ashton lands a jab.

It looks like Michael Scarn has been cut.
Scarn throws a series of punches but Ashton moves out of range.
Scarn swings for the body but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton tries to counter with a takedown but Scarn is quick to defend against it.

Scarn moves into the clinch.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ashton.
Ashton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ashton misses with a body punch.
Ashton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarn takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ashton.

Ashton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Scarn wants to control but Ashton postures up.
Ashton in side control, throwing shots but Scarn defends.
Scarn parries the strikes from Ashton easily there. Ashton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Scarn to escape.
Ashton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Scarn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ashton is looking to take a break and control but Scarn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ashton working the ground and pound but Scarn is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton in side control, throwing shots but Scarn defends.
Ashton trying to control the action but Scarn is working from the bottom.
Ashton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Scarn dodges the ground and pound from Ashton.
Ashton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ashton working away.
Scarn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ashton trying to mount his opponent but Scarn defends it.
Scarn told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ashton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scarn is trying to maintain the position but Ashton is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ashton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Scarn tries to get to full guard but Ashton has control of the leg.
Ashton misses with a head shot. Scarn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Scarn seems keen to control Ashton's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ashton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ashton postures up.
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 Michael Scarn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scarn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashton.
Scarn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashton throws a looping overhand right but Scarn ducks down to avoid it.
Scarn misses with a straight left.
Ashton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ashton looks to land a left hand but Scarn moved out of range nicely.
Scarn lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Scarn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Scarn.
Ashton wants to land a leg kick but Scarn is out of range.
Scarn punishes Ashton's body with a nice straight punch.
Ashton swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.

Ashton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton throwing shots but Scarn is blocking nicely.
Scarn tries to roll over but Ashton keeps him under control.
Scarn is pressing down on Ashton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn trying to keep a closed guard but Ashton is proving a slippery customer.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Scarn keeps moving.
Scarn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ashton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Scarn looking for a sweep. Not yet Scarn, not yet.
Scarn is trying to keep Ashton in close.
Ashton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scarn 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Ashton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ashton is in close to Scarn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ashton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn wants to sweep but no luck.
Ashton wants to pass the guard but Scarn is keeping the position.
Ashton throwing strikes but missing.

Ashton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Scarn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ashton, into his guard.

Ashton trying to keep a closed guard but Scarn is proving a slippery customer.
Scarn trying to control but Ashton is working from the bottom.
Ashton throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Ashton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Scarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Scarn lands with a cross.
Scarn is looking to clinch.
Scarn misses with a wild combination.
Scarn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ashton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael Scarn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scarn lands with a good body shot.
Scarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Scarn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Scarn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Scarn pushes Ashton up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton wants to stall.
Ashton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashton blocks the elbow strike.
Ashton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ashton blocks an elbow strike from Scarn.
Ashton blocks an elbow strike from Scarn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Scarn pushes off an throws an elbow but Ashton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ashton blocks an elbow strike from Scarn.
Ashton has Scarn pushed against the ropes.
Ashton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scarn.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Scarn lands an elbow inside that Ashton shrugs off.
Ashton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ashton trying to stall but Scarn improves his position.
Scarn throws an elbow but it misses.
Ashton stalling in the clinch but Scarn improves position.
Scarn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scarn lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Scarn fails to land.
Ashton dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.

Ashton has hold of one of Scarn's legs. Scarn is fighting the takedown attempt but Ashton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Scarn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ashton throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashton looking to pass the guard.
Scarn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ashton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eric Ashton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
Scarn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Scarn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ashton is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Ashton goes for a takedown attempt but Scarn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ashton misses with a left hand
and Scarn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ashton misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scarn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ashton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Michael Scarn!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Michael Scarn!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Eric Ashton!

Michael Scarn wins by split decision!
Michael Scarn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.