PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ashur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ashur
vs
Storm

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Ashur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Storm!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Storm.
Ashur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashur has his takedown stuffed
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Ashur moves to clinch but Storm breaks away
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ashur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Ashur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
A jab lands there for Storm.
Ashur tries to clinch but Storm moves away
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Ashur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Ashur counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands the left hand.
Ashur doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Ashur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ashur circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ashur.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Ashur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Ashur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ashur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Storm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Storm looks winded!
Ashur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fred Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashur tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Ashur slips a straight right by Storm.
Ashur shoots in and drives through. Storm sprawls well.
Storm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ashur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Storm.
A big left from Storm misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashur manages to avoid it.
Ashur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Ashur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Ashur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Storm lands a jab to Ashur's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashur tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Ashur misses with a body kick.
Ashur tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Ashur or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm which made him look bad.
Ashur fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashur moves out of range of the strikes.
Ashur looks to clinch
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ashur shoots in but Storm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ashur tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashur loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Fred Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashur tries to clinch up.
Ashur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ashur wants to clinch.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ashur tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Ashur is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Storm misses with a wild combination.

Ashur rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ashur pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ashur is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Marcus Ashur will probably get the nod.
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.

Ashur punishes Storm's body with a nice straight punch.
Storm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Storm.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Ashur fails to land the takedown.
Ashur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storm as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Ashur takes one on the button.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Storm lands a really nice looking cross but Ashur seems unphased.
Ashur moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Storm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ashur back to the cage. Storm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Storm misses with a shot to the body
and Ashur counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee.
Ashur shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Storm defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Ashur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashur shoots for a double leg takedown but Storm sprawls well. He's pushed Ashur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Storm looks to land a combination but Ashur avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ashur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Storm fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashur tries to clinch up.
No luck for Ashur with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ashur is defended easily by Storm.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ashur in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm digs a good hook to Ashur's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashur wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Ashur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Ashur closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
The referee calls for Ashur to work.
Storm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ashur has Storm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Storm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Storm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Storm is trying to push Ashur away but Ashur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ashur crunches a lovely knee into Storm's ribcage.
Ashur scores a nice knee to the body.
Ashur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Storm is trying to push Ashur away but Ashur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ashur has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Storm uses from the top position.
Storm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ashur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Ashur looking to secure an arm triangle but Storm defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Storm can do anything to dispel that myth.
Storm blocking the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ashur is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Storm has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ashur dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Ashur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Sloppy strikes from Storm. Those never looked like landing.
Storm throws a good cross that connects.
Ashur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ashur tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Storm.
Storm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashur fails with the takedown.
Ashur takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Ashur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ashur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storm to score with a decent uppercut.
Ashur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Ashur throws the kick towards the body but Storm avoids it.
Ashur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storm as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Ashur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm cracks Ashur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ashur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Storm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm lands a glancing blow to the side of Ashur's head.
Ashur tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ashur walks into a left hand.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Ashur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ashur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Ashur tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashur fails with a takedown attempt.
Ashur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashur dives in for a single leg takedown but Storm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Storm manages to break the clinch.
Ashur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Storm is fending him off so far but Ashur persists. Nope, Storm circles away and we're back to standing.
Storm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ashur. Ashur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Storm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ashur's hands.
Ashur doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Ashur counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Storm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ashur shoots in looking for a takedown but Storm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ashur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Storm with a hook.
Ashur fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashur looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Storm scores with a hook.
Ashur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ashur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm misses with a hook. Ashur ducked under it nicely.
Ashur shoots in looking for a takedown. Storm tries to sprawl out of it but Ashur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Storm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ashur.
Storm scores with a three punch combo!

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ashur 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!