PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franco Arce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ashton's choice of entrance music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. Franco Arce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arce
vs
Ashton

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Arce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arce misses with a wild combination.

Ashton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arce did well to prevent Ashton getting side control.

Arce actively working from the bottom here.
Ashton not doing much here.
Ashton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ashton breaks from Arce's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ashton controlling from the full mount.
Ashton working the ground and pound effectively.
Ashton lands a big shot there that rocks Arce but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton prevents Arce from getting the reversal.
Ashton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arce in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ashton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arce is trying to escape the mount.
Ashton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arce is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ashton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Arce is desperately trying to improve his position but Ashton has a good base and remains in mount.
Ashton landing shots from mount.
Ashton landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Ashton looking to isolate an arm here. Arce doesn't see it coming and as Ashton extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ashton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Ashton!
Rick Ashton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.