PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross has chosen Man in the Box - Alice in Chains as his entrance music. Dexter Cross looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Asashoryu
vs
Cross

212 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
25
289 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Cross!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asashoryu.
Dexter Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asashoryu throws a head kick that misses.
Cross shoots in but Asashoryu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cross throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Asashoryu. No joy for Cross on that attempt.
Asashoryu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cross as he avoids it easily.
Asashoryu keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asashoryu shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Asashoryu. No joy for Cross on that attempt.
Yokozuna Asashoryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Cross.
Cross looks gassed!
Asashoryu shoots in but no luck this time.
Cross looks for a takedown but Asashoryu sprawls well.
Cross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Asashoryu.
Cross leaves Asashoryu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cross throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asashoryu looks for the body kick but Cross saw that one coming.
Cross shoots in for a takedown but Asashoryu shows good takedown defense.
Asashoryu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Asashoryu's waist but Asashoryu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cross off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Asashoryu or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
Asashoryu throws a push kick but Cross slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Asashoryu or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
Asashoryu lands a head shot.
Asashoryu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asashoryu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cross tries to clinch but Asashoryu is having none of it.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asashoryu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but Asashoryu is having none of it.
Asashoryu looks to land a combination but Cross avoids it well.
Asashoryu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Asashoryu is defended easily by Cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asashoryu pinned against the cage. Asashoryu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asashoryu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yokozuna Asashoryu dominated that 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.

Cross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cross wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cross is defended easily by Asashoryu.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Asashoryu.
Cross dodges the punch combination from Asashoryu.

Cross forces Asashoryu back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asashoryu prevents the takedown attempt.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cross as Asashoryu tries to tie him up.
Asashoryu tries a knee to the head but Cross blocks it.

Asashoryu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Asashoryu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Asashoryu manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Asashoryu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Asashoryu seems to be looking for submissions.
Asashoryu tries to stand and escape but Cross is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asashoryu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cross gets back to full guard.
Cross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Asashoryu wants to stand but Cross is controlling his posture from full guard.
Asashoryu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Asashoryu from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Asashoryu wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
Cross managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yokozuna Asashoryu.
Asashoryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Asashoryu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asashoryu closes the distance and clinches up with Cross, looking for a takedown. Asashoryu pushes Cross against the cage but Cross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yokozuna Asashoryu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up with Asashoryu, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes Asashoryu against the cage but Asashoryu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cross looks for a takedown but Asashoryu sprawls well.
Asashoryu leaves Cross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asashoryu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yokozuna Asashoryu dominated that second round.
That's time! Asashoryu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cross tries to clinch
and Asashoryu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asashoryu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cross defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Cross as Asashoryu shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yokozuna Asashoryu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asashoryu connects with a body shot.
Asashoryu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cross at a distance.
Asashoryu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asashoryu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asashoryu cracks Cross with a good jab.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Asashoryu is looking to wear down Cross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Asashoryu throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asashoryu misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asashoryu throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cross has a takedown stuffed.
Asashoryu shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense.
Asashoryu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cross as he avoids it easily.
Yokozuna Asashoryu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asashoryu leaves Cross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Asashoryu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cross as he jumps to the side.
Asashoryu throws a body kick that misses.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Asashoryu is just out of range.
Cross is trying desperately to land a takedown but Asashoryu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cross.
Asashoryu misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Asashoryu throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross fails to land the takedown.
Asashoryu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asashoryu throws a one two combo.
Asashoryu shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asashoryu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cross eats them both and turns towards Asashoryu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Asashoryu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cross swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yokozuna Asashoryu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asashoryu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yokozuna Asashoryu!