PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Asscap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Frank will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Asscap
vs
Frank

180 cm
25
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Asscap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Max Frank!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asscap missing with a left hand there. Frank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Frank shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Asscap punching from the bottom.
Asscap keeping control of the position.
Asscap works his way to full guard. Good work.
Asscap is controlling Frank's posture.
Frank looking to pass the guard.
Asscap is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asscap not doing much here.
Asscap not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Asscap looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asscap tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frank knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asscap is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asscap throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asscap missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frank has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Asscap is working away from the top position though.
Asscap passes to full mount!
Asscap thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Asscap throwing strikes here but Frank is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Asscap controlling his opponent.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asscap. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asscap punishing his opponent with strikes.
Asscap raining down hammerfists from mount.
Asscap throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Frank is desperately trying to improve his position but Asscap has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asscap connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank wants to control but Asscap is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Asscap there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Frank in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank really wants to buck Asscap off and get back to his feet.
Asscap unloads with some shots from mount but Frank bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Asscap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Asscap's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Asscap throws an off balance right hand

and Frank counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Asscap keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Asscap is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Asscap shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frank pinned against the cage. Frank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frank wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asscap throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Asscap misses

and Frank counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Asscap!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank prevents Asscap from getting the reversal.
Frank wants to control the pace but Asscap is squirming around nicely.
Asscap tries to reverse the position but Frank maintains control.
Frank trying to control but Asscap is having none of it.
Frank is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Asscap wants to control but Frank is having none of it.
Frank looking to control but Asscap is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asscap swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Asscap is squirming around, avoiding Frank's attempts to control the action.
Asscap is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Asscap is working to get back to half guard.
Asscap is squirming around, avoiding Frank's attempts to control the action.
Asscap 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.
Asscap is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frank wants to control the pace but Asscap is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asscap tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Asscap is wriggling around trying to escape.
Frank looking to ground and pound but Asscap is blocking nicely.
Asscap tries to hold on but Frank pushes him away.
Asscap is desperately trying to improve his position but Frank has a good base and remains in mount.
Buster Asscap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frank tries to control but Asscap wriggling away.
Asscap tries to lock up and control but Frank gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asscap is looking to get to half guard.
Frank looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buster Asscap's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Frank tries to clinch up.
Asscap tries to work over Frank's front leg with a kick but Frank checks it.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asscap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buster Asscap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frank drives through and clinches with Asscap against the cage.
Frank misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asscap prevents a body shot from Frank.
Asscap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frank is keeping busy.

Frank is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Asscap can't fight it off and eventually Frank manages to take the fight to the floor. Asscap looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Asscap being controlled here, momentarily.
Frank wants to control from the top but Asscap keeps moving.
Frank stopping the sweep attempt from Asscap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asscap lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Frank!
Asscap looking to ground and pound but Frank is blocking nicely.
Frank is squirming around, avoiding Asscap's attempts to control the action.
Asscap throwing strikes here but Frank is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Asscap throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to hold on but Asscap postures up.
A nice elbow there by Asscap.
Asscap throwing strikes here but Frank is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Asscap dominating with strikes here.
Asscap pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Frank is trying desperately to improve position.
Asscap lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asscap tries to control but Frank wriggling away.
The referee warns Frank that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Asscap throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Frank is working to get back to half guard.
Asscap looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Asscap there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Asscap avoids the attempt from Frank to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Asscap showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Asscap 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Asscap!
After the fight, Buster Asscap was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.