PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myron Obusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Ashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley has chosen Red Warrior as his entrance music. 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 Winston Ashley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Obusan
vs
Ashley

175 cm
26
162 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

NEMESIS CAGE CLOTHING

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myron Obusan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Winston Ashley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashley shoots in for a takedown but Obusan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ashley scores with a sloppy right hand. Obusan should have avoided that one.

Ashley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Obusan's guard.
Ashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obusan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ashley throws a strike but Obusan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Obusan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ashley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obusan is aware though and is defending well.
Ashley looking to control.

Ashley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ashley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ashley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ashley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Obusan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obusan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ashley keeping moving, preventing Obusan from controlling successfully.

Ashley looking for a guillotine here but Obusan defends easily.
Ashley is trying to keep Obusan in close.

Ashley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Obusan stacks Ashley on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Obusan!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ashley is looking for a sweep. Obusan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ashley moves into full guard.

Ashley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ashley throws his legs up looking for a submission but Obusan uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obusan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ashley is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ashley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Obusan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Ashley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ashley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obusan circles away.
Obusan catches Ashley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Obusan throws a head kick that misses.
Ashley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Obusan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ashley somewhat.
Obusan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Obusan misses with a straight left.
Obusan throws a hook but Ashley blocks it.
Obusan throws a solid leg kick but Ashley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Obusan.
Obusan misses with a double jab

and Ashley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Obusan won't be happy with that.
Obusan seems a little lost for a moment, as Ashley dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ashley.
Ashley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ashley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ashley trying to control the action but Obusan is working from the bottom.
Ashley in side control, throwing shots but Obusan defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Obusan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Ashley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Obusan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ashley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Obusan defending against the ground and pound.
Obusan defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ashley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Obusan!
Ashley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Obusan's face.
Ashley trying to control but Obusan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obusan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ashley looking to finish with strikes here!
Obusan'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Ashley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ashley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Obusan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Winston Ashley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Obusan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashley wants to pass the guard but Obusan is keeping the position.
Ashley thows a big elbow that misses.
Ashley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ashley throwing strikes but missing.
Ashley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ashley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ashley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obusan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ashley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Obusan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ashley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ashley.
Ashley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ashley tries to score with some ground and pound. Obusan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Obusan regains half guard, as Ashley was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ashley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Obusan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ashley.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ashley in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashley is pressing down on Obusan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Obusan is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Ashley really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ashley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ashley misses with the ground and pound.
Ashley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ashley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Obusan regains half guard, as Ashley was trying to land strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ashley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan is not content to let Ashley control the position.
Ashley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Obusan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ashley.
Ashley trying to control from half guard but Obusan is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ashley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ashley controlling the pace.

Winston Ashley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Obusan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Obusan wants it to stay on the feet.
Ashley shoots in looking for a takedown. Obusan tries to sprawl out of it but Ashley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obusan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Obusan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ashley.
Myron Obusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Ashley.
Ashley closes the distance and clinches up with Obusan, looking for a takedown. Ashley pushes Obusan against the cage but Obusan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley shoots for a takedown but Obusan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obusan throws a nice looking combination but Ashley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ashley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Obusan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obusan throws a right hand that misses

and Ashley counters with a takedown into side control.
Obusan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ashley.
Ashley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ashley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Obusan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Ashley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Obusan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Obusan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Ashley dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Obusan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ashley shoots for a takedown but Obusan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Ashley does it's job there.
Obusan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ashley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obusan is fending him off so far but Ashley persists. Nope, Obusan circles away and we're back to standing.
Winston Ashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obusan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Myron Obusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Ashley.
Ashley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obusan fails to land with a series of punches.

Obusan gets caught flat footed, as Ashley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Obusan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ashley wants to control from the top but Obusan keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ashley passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ashley happy to just control the position for now.
Ashley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Obusan keeps working.
Ashley wants to control for a moment but Obusan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ashley.
Obusan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ashley.
Ashley trying to control from half guard but Obusan is working away.

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.
Ashley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Obusan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ashley is trying to control the action in half guard but Obusan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ashley throwing shots but Obusan is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Ashley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ashley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Ashley!
Winston Ashley is the new lightweight champion!