PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ashnault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Monteforte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ashnault
vs
Monteforte

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ashnault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clyde Monteforte!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashnault misses with a hook. Monteforte ducked under it nicely.
Monteforte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Monteforte throws a right and a left that Ashnault avoids nicely.
Monteforte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashnault.
Ashnault throws a hook but Monteforte avoids it easily.

Ashnault closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ashnault lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ashnault seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteforte wants to get back to his feet but Ashnault is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ashnault content to stall in guard here.

Anthony Ashnault has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ashnault lunges at Monteforte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monteforte's hand.
Ashnault with a hook.
Monteforte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ashnault scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashnault moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashnault lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashnault working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Ashnault has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ashnault's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Ashnault.
Ashnault throws a right hand that misses
and Monteforte counters with a straight right hand.
Ashnault misses with a straight right.

Ashnault gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ashnault dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ashnault lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ashnault.
Monteforte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ashnault scores with a punch to the head.

Ashnault dives in and scores a takedown into Monteforte's guard.
Ashnault is looking to work some ground and pound but Monteforte has wrist control.
Ashnault won't allow Monteforte to get back to his feet.
Ashnault seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashnault trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ashnault stopping the sweep attempt from Monteforte.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab lands there for Ashnault.
Ashnault keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ashnault connects with a nice looking jab.

Ashnault fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Monteforte sprawls well initially but Ashnault persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anthony Ashnault overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashnault is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Monteforte is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashnault slips a nice elbow through Monteforte's hands, connecting with Monteforte's forehead.
Ashnault slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Ashnault just wasn't active enough.
A big left from Ashnault misses.
Ashnault throws a body punch but Monteforte moves out of range.
Monteforte misses with an uppercut. Ashnault saw that one coming.

Ashnault looking to score a takedown here. Monteforte is defending well but Ashnault drives through and ends up in Monteforte's guard.
Ashnault controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashnault throwing strikes from guard but Monteforte blocks nicely.
Monteforte can't keep his opponent in guard - Ashnault advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Ashnault is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashnault thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monteforte's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ashnault dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Monteforte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Ashnault throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashnault scores with a jab to the head.
Ashnault is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteforte can do to turn this around?
Monteforte is looking to land body kicks.
Ashnault misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ashnault darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ashnault loads up on a big right hand but Monteforte slips the punch.

Ashnault drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ashnault is looking to pass into half guard but Monteforte pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Monteforte is in guard.
Monteforte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ashnault looking for a sweep. Not yet Ashnault, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashnault manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ashnault controlling from the full mount.
Monteforte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashnault scoring with strikes but Monteforte is staying in there.
Ashnault sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashnault in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Monteforte taking shots to the head.
Ashnault controlling the position easily from mount.
Ashnault scoring with strikes but Monteforte is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ashnault cracks Monteforte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashnault sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clyde Monteforte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Ashnault just wasn't active enough.
Ashnault throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony Ashnault seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashnault scores with a jab.
Ashnault lands with an overhand left.
Anthony Ashnault is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monteforte takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ashnault showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ashnault 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ashnault!