PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange comes to the cage accompanied by Date Rape. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Assange
vs
Ring

188 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
187 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Assange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Ring.
Assange misses with a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Assange missing with knees to the body.
Assange blocks an elbow strike.
Assange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ring's elbow.
Ring content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assange.
Ring tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
Ring trying to stall but Assange improves his position.
Assange misses with a punch to the body.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assange is defending well for now.
Ring is pressed up against the cage. Assange has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ring down to the mat. Ring avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ring pivots, looking for a leg kick but Assange is out of range and Ring settles back down.
Ring tries to clinch but Assange is having none of it.
Assange misses with a hook. Ring ducked under it nicely.
Ring tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Assange manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring is looking to clinch but Assange is avoiding it.
Ring tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Assange manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ring closes the distance and clinches.
Ring lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Julian Assange has been cut.
Ring throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ring throws an elbow but it misses.
Assange tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
Ring landing knees to the head.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but Assange blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ring - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assange.
Assange blocks the elbow strike.
Ring blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ring misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Assange avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
Ring lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ring just misses with a elbow thrown towards Assange's brow.
Assange takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ring scores a nice knee to the body.
Assange avoids the elbow strike from Ring, against the cage.
Ring connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assange's face.

Julian Assange's cut is getting worse.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assange is defending well for now.
Ring lands an elbow just above Assange 's eye.
Ring effectively controlling the action here.
Ring misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assange avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ring just misses with a elbow thrown towards Assange's brow.
Ring working Assange over with knees to the body.
Ring tries a knee to the head but Assange blocks it.
Ring comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assange.
Ring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assange blocks it with crossed arms.
Assange wants a takedown but no success here.
Ring with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Assange struggles to land a body shot inside as Ring controls his hands.
Assange blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assange.
Ring creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Assange's defenses.

Julian Assange's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assange is defending well for now.
Assange takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring misses with a knee strike.
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assange blocks it with crossed arms.
Ring misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assange.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ring looking to throw knees to the head but Assange is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Assange.
Ring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ring connects with a knee to the head.
Assange is breathing heavily.
Ring pushes off an throws an elbow but Assange leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assange is defending well for now.
Ring tries a knee to the head but Assange blocks it.
Ring looking to throw knees to the head but Assange is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Ring dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Assange's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ring darts in trying to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Assange counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ring uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assange.
Ring tries to clinch there but Assange circles away.
Ring throws a leg kick
and Assange counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jeremy Ring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but Ring is just out of range.
Assange takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ring wants to clinch.

Ring moves into range and clinches up with Assange.
Ring lands a nice elbow.
Assange avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
Assange throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Ring throws an elbow but it misses.
Assange dodges an elbow strike from Ring.
Ring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assange avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ring throws an elbow but misses.
Ring lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ring throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ring tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ring with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Ring pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Assange manages to break the clinch.
Assange has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ring.
Assange swings for the body but Ring moves out of range.
Assange keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange keeps the fight on the outside.
Ring throws a head kick that misses.
Ring tries to clinch up.
Ring lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ring bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assange keeps the fight on the outside.
Assange misses with a low kick.
Ring scores with a punch to the head.

Jeez, Julian Assange's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ring tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Assange counters with a left to the body.
Ring tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assange paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ring throws a lazy uppercut
and Assange counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ring wants to clinch but Assange slips to the side
and Assange counters with a leg kick.
Ring is looking to clinch.
Assange throws a jab but it's blocked by Ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ring tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Assange makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Assange circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ring moves to clinch but Assange breaks away
enabling Assange to counter with a crisp jab.
Ring wants to clinch but Assange slips to the side

and Assange counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ring won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ring is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Assange stalls from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring gets back to half guard.
Ring is trying to get back to full guard.
Ring is trying to control but Assange passes into side control!
Ring taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assange trying to control the position but Ring is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeremy Ring will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julian Assange's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ring throws a leg kick
and Assange counters with a stiff right hand.

Ring closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ring misses with an elbow strike.
Ring misses with an elbow strike.
Ring tries a knee to the head but Assange blocks it.
Assange avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
Jeremy Ring seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ring prevents a body shot from Assange.
Assange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assange avoids it.
Assange drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ring gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ring trying to stall but Assange improves his position.
Ring looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ring creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Assange's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring tries to stall but Assange uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ring throws an elbow that misses.
Ring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Assange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assange drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ring pulls his leg out and moves away.

Assange tries to keep at a distance but Ring has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ring crunches a lovely knee into Assange's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ring lands an elbow inside.
Ring taking a breather.
Ring creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ring throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Assange takes an elbow to the temple.
Assange misses with an elbow over the top.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ring just misses with a elbow thrown towards Assange's brow.
Assange blocks an elbow strike.
Assange struggles to land a body shot inside as Ring controls his hands.
Ring tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
Ring putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Assange in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assange.
Nice elbow from Ring.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julian Assange's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Ring!
A relieved looking Jeremy Ring thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.