PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Android Seventeen (ranked 3729 p4p, 4531 weight class) and Tobias Ahearn (ranked 449 p4p, 524 weight class). Seventeen comes to the cage accompanied by Limit break x survivor. Tobias Ahearn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Seventeen
vs
Ahearn

150 cm
25
174
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
178
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Seventeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn sizes up Seventeen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been told by Seventeen's head coaches at Bloody death gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seventeen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ahearn scores with a nice right hand.

Seventeen moves into range and clinches up with Ahearn.
Ahearn lands with a light punch inside.
Ahearn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but Ahearn blocks with his arms.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahearn blocks it with crossed arms.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seventeens head.
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.

Ahearn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Seventeen rushes Ahearn and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ahearn.
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen stands there with Ahearn around his waist. Ahearn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Seventeen tries a knee to the head but Ahearn blocks it.
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!
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen stands there with Ahearn around his waist. Ahearn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Android Seventeen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Ahearn.
Seventeen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
Ahearn works on Seventeen's body with a couple of short punches.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Seventeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn tries to break the clinch but Seventeen is controlling the position.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seventeen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ahearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Seventeen avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Ahearn gets through Seventeen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahearn managing to block the knees to the body from Seventeen.
Ahearn avoiding damage as Seventeen throws knees to the body.
Ahearn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahearn lands a right hand.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahearn drops back down to his feet.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen won't allow it.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn tries to work over Seventeen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seventeen to keep the fight standing.
Ahearn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seventeen looking to throw knees to the head but Ahearn is blocking nicely.
Ahearn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seventeen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Seventeen controls the action.
Seventeen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahearn takes a shot to the head.
Ahearn misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Seventeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahearn is working Seventeen over against the cage.
Ahearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Seventeen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahearn drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahearn blocks it with crossed arms.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen has him pressed against the cage.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Seventeen tries a knee to the head but Ahearn blocks it.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Seventeen blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn is trying to break the clinch but Seventeen is controlling him.
Ahearn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seventeen misses with a body punch.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seventeen to keep the fight standing.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahearn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahearn jumps guard but Seventeen stands there with Ahearn around his waist. Ahearn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahearn blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn is trying to pull guard but Seventeen has him pressed against the cage.
Ahearn tries to pull guard but Seventeen holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahearn drops back down to his feet.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seventeen connects with a knee to the head.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Seventeen controls the action.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seventeen has Ahearn pressed against the cage, preventing Ahearn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seventeen blocks an uppercut.
Seventeen missing with knees to the body.
Ahearn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seventeen walks away with a smile on his face. Ahearn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seventeen wants to clinch but Ahearn slips to the side
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seventeen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahearn jabs Seventeen right on the nose. Seventeen blinks but takes it well.
Ahearn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ahearn misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tobias Ahearn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Seventeen wants to clinch.
Seventeen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Android Seventeen has been cut.
Ahearn catches Seventeen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ahearn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahearn lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seventeen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahearn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seventeen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn lands an overhand right.
Seventeen tries to clinch up but Ahearn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch.
Ahearn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seventeen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahearn lands a two punch combo.

Seventeen is rocked!
Seventeen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Seventeen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahearn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ahearn thuds a left hand into Seventeen's body.
Ahearn cracks Seventeen with a hook to the temple - Seventeen is on wobbly legs here! Ahearn swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Seventeen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ahearn wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tobias Ahearn!