PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assasin has chosen DMX - Aint No Sunshine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ness
vs
Assasin

177 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nerubian Assasin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ness feints and as Assasin raises his hands in defense, Ness changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Assasin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Assasin can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Assasin is wriggling around but Ness manages to pass to half guard.
Assasin wants to get back to his feet.
Assasin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ness throwing shots but Assasin is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Assasin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ness swinging wildly here.
Assasin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ness avoids the body shot from Assasin.
Ness lands a jab to the nose.
Ness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Assasin doesn't seem bothered though.

Ness shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assasin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ness trying to mount his opponent but Assasin defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ness.
Ness passes to side control.
Assasin wants to get back to his feet but Ness drags him back down.
Assasin tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ness lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ness connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Assasin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ness connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Ness connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ness scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Assasin?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assasin is trying to stand up.
Assasin looks gassed!
Ness pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Assasin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ness lands a big shot there that rocks Assasin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Assasin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ness trying to control but Assasin is having none of it.
Ness raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ness lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ness scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Assasin?
You get the feeling that Assasin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ness tries to control but Assasin wriggling away.

Assasin bucks up and throws Ness to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assasin.

Ness drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Assasin wants to get back to his feet but Ness is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ness dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ness with a jab.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ness walks into a stiff left hand from Assasin.
Ness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Assasin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assasin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ness throws the left hand but Assasin avoids the punch easily.
Nerubian Assasin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Ness.
Ness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assasin circles away quickly and effectively.
Assasin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ness throws a good cross that connects.
Assasin dodges the punch combination from Ness.
Ness misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assasin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nerubian Assasin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assasin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assasin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ness counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Assasin!
Assasin tries to buck Ness off but he can't manage it.
Assasin is breathing heavily.
Ness putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ness with a couple of short strikes.
Assasin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ness tries to control but Assasin wriggling away.
Ness lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin taking shots to the head.
Assasin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ness has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ness landing strikes from the mount and Assasin is in trouble!
Assasin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ness lands a big shot there that rocks Assasin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mike Ness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assasin is in a horrible position here. Ness smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ness connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ness in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ness wants to control the pace but Assasin is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Assasin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness raining down shots from the mount!
Ness lands a big elbow.
Ness lands with some strikes.
Ness with the ground and pound from mount.
Assasin'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.
A nice elbow there by Ness.
Assasin'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.
The referee warns Assasin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Assasin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ness looking to control and managing it successfully.
Assasin is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Assasin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ness cracks Assasin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ness content just to control the position here.
Ness with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assasin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ness breaks from Assasin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ness dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assasin.
Ness scores with a shot to the body.
Ness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ness is looking to wear down Assasin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Assasin lands a nice shot that snaps Ness's head back.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ness counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assasin won't be happy with that.
Assasin prevents Ness from moving into mount.
Ness in side control, throwing shots but Assasin defends.
Ness in side control, throwing shots but Assasin defends.
Assasin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ness has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Assasin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assasin is not content to let Ness control the position.
Ness landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ness working the ground and pound.
Assasin is pushing Ness's head away, looking to escape. Ness manages to hold on to the position though.
Ness is putting a hurting on Assasin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ness works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Assasin is trying to get back to his feet.
Ness working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Assasin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nerubian Assasin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness trying to control the action but Assasin is working from the bottom.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assasin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Ness's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Assasin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ness asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ness is putting a hurting on Assasin here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness cracks Assasin with a big right hand but Assasin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ness working the ground and pound.
Assasin is trying to get back to his feet.
Assasin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Assasin tries to escape but Ness is in control.
Assasin tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Assasin covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

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.
Assasin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ness looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ness trying to control momentarily.
Can Assasin hold on?! Ness is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Assasin trying to get back to his feet but Ness is in full control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Ness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ness!