PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Csontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Assar Spjut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Csontos
vs
Spjut

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashley Csontos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Assar Spjut!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spjut throws a hook but Csontos blocks it.
Spjut misses with the combination.
Spjut tries to clinch up.

Csontos darts in and clinches Spjut up against the cage.

Csontos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spjut gets the takedown into side control.
Csontos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Csontos's face as Spjut controls the position.
Csontos is trying to buck Spjut off.
Spjut happy to just control the position for now.
Csontos tries to escape but Spjut is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Csontos is letting Spjut control him for a moment.
Csontos is pushing Spjut's head away, looking to escape. Spjut manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spjut lands a nice forearm strike.
Csontos tries to escape but Spjut is in control.

Spjut decides to stand up, so the ref orders Csontos to his feet.
Spjut misses with a few strikes there.
Spjut throws a series of punches but Csontos avoids them all with ease.
Spjut fails with a takedown attempt.
Csontos fails with a takedown attempt.
Spjut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spjut tries to clinch but Csontos moves away

and Csontos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Csontos is breathing heavily.
Csontos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Spjut is proving hard to escape from.
Csontos connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spjut wants to get back to his feet but Csontos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Csontos controlling from the top position.
Csontos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Csontos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spjut, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Csontos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Spjut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Spjut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Csontos swinging wildly here.

Spjut throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Csontos was covering up waiting for the punch and Spjut finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Csontos wants to stand and escape but Spjut is having none of it.
Spjut sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Spjut stands and steps away. Csontos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Csontos takes one on the button.
Csontos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Spjut moves into the clinch successfully.

Spjut breaks from the clinch.
Csontos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spjut counters with a left and a right that stings Csontos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Csontos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spjut lands a high kick!
Spjut tries to close the distance and clinch but Csontos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Csontos.
Csontos misses with a low kick.
Spjut smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spjut swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Spjut pushes Csontos up against the cage in a clinch.
Csontos stops a takedown attempt from Spjut.
Spjut keeps control of Csontos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Csontos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Assar Spjut dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Spjut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Csontos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Csontos slaps away a takedown attempt from Spjut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Csontos.
Spjut misses with a few strikes there.
Csontos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spjut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spjut tries to clinch up but Csontos circles away and keeps his distance.

Csontos clinches up with Spjut and pushes him back against the cage.
Spjut can't break the clinch.
Csontos tries to break free but Spjut pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Csontos's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Csontos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Spjut shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Csontos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spjut trying to control the position from guard on top but Csontos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spjut won't allow Csontos to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Csontos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spjut won't allow Csontos to get back to his feet.
Spjut controls from within his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spjut throws a head kick that misses.
Spjut uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spjut lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spjut.
Spjut lands with a nice combination. Csontos backs away looking to recover.
Spjut throws a combination. Csontos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spjut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spjut looks to land a combination. Csontos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Csontos throws a head kick that misses
and Spjut counters with a two punch combo.
Csontos misses with a straight left.
Spjut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spjut shoots in and drives through. Csontos sprawls well.
Spjut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Csontos throws a head kick that misses
and Spjut counters with a one-two to the body.
Spjut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Csontos shoots for a double leg takedown but Spjut sprawls well. He's pushed Csontos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spjut lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Csontos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Csontos showed some decent athleticism there.

Csontos seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Spjut has recovered full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Csontos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Csontos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Csontos wants to control from the top but Spjut keeps moving.
Spjut keeping full guard, as Csontos tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Csontos wanted to stand there but Spjut had control of the position.
Spjut is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Csontos is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Assar Spjut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Csontos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Spjut misses with the combination.
Spjut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Csontos misses.
Some wild striking there from Csontos.
Csontos wants to clinch but Spjut slips to the side
and Spjut counters with a nice body shot.
Spjut checks a leg kick.
Spjut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spjut slips under a jab from Csontos.
Csontos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spjut but Spjut pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spjut tries to clinch there but Csontos circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spjut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spjut throws a combination. Csontos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spjut closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spjut tries to bum rush Csontos with a series of wild strikes but Csontos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spjut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spjut shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Csontos is trying to defend but Spjut finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Csontos is trying to stand up here but Spjut is controlling him well.
Spjut content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Csontos scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Spjut manages to mount him!
Csontos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Spjut controlling from mount.
Csontos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assar Spjut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spjut controlling his opponent.
Csontos tries to buck Spjut off but he can't manage it.
Spjut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Spjut takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Csontos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spjut controlling his opponent.
Spjut with a couple of short strikes.
Spjut controlling from mount.
Csontos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Spjut controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spjut won't let Csontos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Spjut looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spjut won't let Csontos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Assar Spjut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spjut 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Assar Spjut!