PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafiki WhoHitYou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WhoHitYou kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the Birth of Darkness. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

WhoHitYou
vs
Asap

185 cm
23
201 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
193 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafiki WhoHitYou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Asap!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap wants to clinch.
Asap moves away from the strike by WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Asap is just out of range.
WhoHitYou misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by WhoHitYou.
Asap throws a wild body kick that WhoHitYou sees coming a mile off.
WhoHitYou misses with an uppercut. Asap saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Asap. Those never looked like landing.
WhoHitYou walks into a left hand.
WhoHitYou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
WhoHitYou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asap.
Asap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WhoHitYou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asap is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from WhoHitYou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asap swings widly with a right hand
and WhoHitYou counters with a stiff right hand.
WhoHitYou scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asap ducks under a wild hook from WhoHitYou.
Asap closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou swats away the attempt to clinch by Asap.
WhoHitYou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silas Asap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WhoHitYou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asap is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
WhoHitYou scores with a nice right hand.
Asap misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for WhoHitYou. That snapped Asap's head back.
Asap scores with a hook.
Asap shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. WhoHitYou eats them both and turns towards Asap to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Rafiki WhoHitYou has been cut.
WhoHitYou misses with a few strikes there.
WhoHitYou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by WhoHitYou!
Asap throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asap throws a lazy right hand but WhoHitYou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asap takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Asap tries to clinch but WhoHitYou is having none of it.
A punch combination from Asap misses.
WhoHitYou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asap doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asap with a hook.
WhoHitYou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
WhoHitYou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Asap. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from WhoHitYou.
Asap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
WhoHitYou misses with a two punch combination.
WhoHitYou jabs at Asap's body.
Asap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but WhoHitYou manages to avoid it.
WhoHitYou half committed to a counter leg kick.
WhoHitYou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asap.
WhoHitYou cracks Asap with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
WhoHitYou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asap takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts WhoHitYou, as that shot connected.
Asap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but WhoHitYou paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Asap rushes WhoHitYou and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Asap.
A short right from WhoHitYou.
Asap blocks an uppercut.
WhoHitYou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asap's elbow.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Asap on the inside.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but WhoHitYou is blocking nicely.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but WhoHitYou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
WhoHitYou misses with a short punch on the inside.
WhoHitYou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
WhoHitYou swings wildly with an uppercut but Asap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asap misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou misses with a punch to the body.
WhoHitYou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
WhoHitYou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asap's elbow.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
WhoHitYou tries to break free but Asap pushes him back against the cage.
WhoHitYou throws an elbow but it misses.
Asap tries a knee to the head but WhoHitYou blocks it.
Asap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WhoHitYou misses with the head strike.
WhoHitYou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
WhoHitYou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafiki WhoHitYou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafiki WhoHitYou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Asap takes one to the chin there.
Asap has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asap there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asap moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Asap misses.
A quick step to the side and WhoHitYou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
WhoHitYou lands a really nice looking cross but Asap seems unphased.
WhoHitYou throws a series of punches but Asap moves out of range.
WhoHitYou misses with a few strikes there.
WhoHitYou blocks a jab.
Asap just misses with a punch to the body.
WhoHitYou misses with a wild body shot.
Asap steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou lands an overhand right.
WhoHitYou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WhoHitYou misses with an uppercut. Asap saw that one coming.
Asap staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - WhoHitYou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asap staying out of range there.
WhoHitYou throws a push kick but Asap slaps the foot to one side.
Asap misses with a hook. WhoHitYou ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Asap pushes WhoHitYou up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, WhoHitYou just misses with a elbow thrown towards Asap's brow.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
WhoHitYou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asap tries a knee to the head but WhoHitYou blocks it.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
WhoHitYou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asap prevents WhoHitYou from breaking the clinch.
Asap missing with knees to the body.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but WhoHitYou blocks with his arms.
WhoHitYou takes a shot to the head.
Asap is stalling here.
WhoHitYou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asap backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has WhoHitYou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Asap.
Asap avoiding damage.
Asap lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asap tries a knee to the head but WhoHitYou blocks it.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap lands a knee to the head.
Asap controlling the action here for a moment.
WhoHitYou wants to get back to striking at distance but Asap won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap blocks an elbow strike from WhoHitYou.
Asap blocking some punches.
WhoHitYou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
WhoHitYou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
WhoHitYou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asap lands with a left to the head.
WhoHitYou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and WhoHitYou avoids it.
Asap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning WhoHitYou up against the cage.
A short right from Asap.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asap backwards.
Asap connects with a nasty looking knee right to WhoHitYou's face.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
WhoHitYou pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
WhoHitYou gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Asap stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap lands a right hand.
Asap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Asap.
WhoHitYou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but WhoHitYou is blocking nicely.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Asap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafiki WhoHitYou's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

WhoHitYou sizes up Asap with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
WhoHitYou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asap takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asap gets cracked there but stands up to it.
WhoHitYou lands a body shot.
Asap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asap fails with an attempt to clinch.
WhoHitYou fails to land with a series of punches.
WhoHitYou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
WhoHitYou cracks a nice hook into Asap's ribs.
Rafiki WhoHitYou is winning the standup battle so far.
Asap misses with a looping left.
Asap throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and WhoHitYou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
A shot to the liver by WhoHitYou. Beautiful body shot.
Asap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asap wants to counter with a clinch but WhoHitYou pushes him away.
WhoHitYou connects with a jab.
WhoHitYou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asap was well out of range. Poor timing from WhoHitYou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou scores with a nice strike.
Asap throws a hook but WhoHitYou avoids it easily.
WhoHitYou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asaps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by WhoHitYou.
Asap avoids the body shot from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
WhoHitYou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
WhoHitYou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
WhoHitYou connects with a jab.
WhoHitYou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asap can do to turn this around?
Asap wants to clinch up but WhoHitYou keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from WhoHitYou misses its target.
Nice defenses there by WhoHitYou.
An attempted straight right counter from WhoHitYou misses the target.
WhoHitYou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Asap instigates a clinch.
Asap tries a knee to the head but WhoHitYou blocks it.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but WhoHitYou is blocking nicely.
Asap landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
WhoHitYou has had enough of the clinch but Asap keeps him there for the moment.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
WhoHitYou avoiding damage as Asap throws knees to the body.
WhoHitYou looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, WhoHitYou scores with a nice short uppercut.
WhoHitYou pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asap scores with a shot to the side of WhoHitYou's head.
Asap dodges an elbow strike from WhoHitYou.
A right hook to the body lands for WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou blocking some punches.
WhoHitYou tries to break free but Asap pushes him back against the cage.
WhoHitYou misses with some punches.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap tries to land knees in the clinch but WhoHitYou avoids the damage to the body.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from WhoHitYou on the inside.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
WhoHitYou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Asap has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
WhoHitYou is looking to break free of the clinch but Asap has double underhooks.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Asap.
Asap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
WhoHitYou lands with a right to the head.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but WhoHitYou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silas Asap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

WhoHitYou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
WhoHitYou looks to throw the jab but Asap is out of range.
Asap throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and WhoHitYou counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by WhoHitYou.
Asap falls off balance throwing a combination
and WhoHitYou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
WhoHitYou lands with a slapping head kick.

Asap is rocked!
Asap looks up at the clock. Bad move! WhoHitYou lands a right hand from hell, dropping Asap. WhoHitYou pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafiki WhoHitYou!
A relieved looking Rafiki WhoHitYou thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.