PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Than Asos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Cuchulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Asos
vs
Cuchulain

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

215 cm
19
280 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Than Asos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cu Cuchulain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cuchulain rushes Asos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuchulain is trying to break the clinch but Asos has him pressed against the cage.
Cuchulain avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the cage.
Asos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cuchulain avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the cage.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
Asos prevents Cuchulain from breaking the clinch.
Asos misses with an elbow strike.
Cuchulain pushes off an throws an elbow but Asos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Asos misses with an elbow strike.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
Cuchulain avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Cuchulain avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Cuchulain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Asos throws an elbow that misses.
Asos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cuchulain manages to break the clinch.
Asos tries to clinch up
and Cuchulain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuchulain swats away the attempt to clinch by Asos.
A shot to the liver by Cuchulain. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchulain tries a head kick but it misses.
Asos is looking to clinch.
Than Asos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asos is looking to clinch but Cuchulain is avoiding it.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuchulain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asos moves in looking to clinch but Cuchulain pushes him off.
Asos tries to clinch but Cuchulain is having none of it.
Asos wants to clinch up but Cuchulain keeps it at a distance.
Asos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuchulain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asos tries to clinch up.

Cuchulain closes the distance and pushes Asos back into the cage.
Cuchulain is trying to force a seperation but Asos has the dominant position.
Cuchulain is trying to break the clinch but Asos is controlling him.
Cuchulain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asos has him pressed against the cage.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cuchulain is trying to break the clinch but Asos has him pressed against the cage.
Asos misses with an elbow strike.
Cuchulain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuchulain is looking for a takedown.

Cuchulain manages to break the clinch.
Asos tries to clinch up.
Cuchulain tries to counter by closing the distance.
Asos tries to clinch there but Cuchulain circles away.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuchulain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuchulain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cuchulain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuchulain circles away.
Cuchulain misses with a series of wild punches.
Asos tries to clinch up.
Asos is looking to clinch but Cuchulain is avoiding it.
Cuchulain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cuchulain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuchulain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Cuchulain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Asos moves in looking to clinch but Cuchulain pushes him off.
Cuchulain throws a counter combo.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuchulain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuchulain misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuchulain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asos avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asos wants to clinch up but Cuchulain keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Cuchulain. Those never looked like landing.
Asos tries to clinch up.
Asos tries to clinch there but Cuchulain circles away.
It seemed like Cuchulain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asos fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuchulain! But no joy.
Asos fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cuchulain has managed to clinch.
Cuchulain is looking to break free of the clinch but Asos has double underhooks.
Asos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Asos.
Cuchulain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuchulain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Asos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Asos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Cu Cuchulain has been cut.
Cuchulain looks winded!
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Asos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Asos.
Asos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asos.
Cuchulain takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Cu Cuchulain's cut even more.
Cuchulain is pressed against the cage. Asos pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Cuchulain! Two more big strikes from Asos and Cuchulain crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Than Asos!