PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royal McNamera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamera has chosen A cat flushing a toilet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ash
vs
McNamera

169 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Ash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royal McNamera!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

McNamera moves into the clinch.
McNamera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ash blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
Ash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNamera blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but Ash blocks with his arms.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but Ash blocks it.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
Ash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNamera blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash is breathing heavily.
McNamera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Daniel Ash has been cut.
McNamera misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNamera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ash blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
Ash managing to block the knees to the body from McNamera.
Ash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera misses with a knee strike.
McNamera looking to throw knees to the head but Ash is blocking nicely.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera misses with a knee strike.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNamera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McNamera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McNamera scores a nice knee to the body.
McNamera crunches a lovely knee into Ash's ribcage.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
McNamera misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McNamera crunches a lovely knee into Ash's ribcage.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by McNamera.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McNamera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
McNamera looking to throw knees to the head but Ash is blocking nicely.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNamera looking to throw knees to the head but Ash is blocking nicely.
McNamera scores with a knee to the head.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNamera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by McNamera.

Ash is rocked!
Ash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Ash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash takes a knee right on the jaw!
McNamera tries a knee to the head but Ash blocks it.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash seems to have got his legs back now.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McNamera looking to throw knees to the head but Ash is blocking nicely.
McNamera connects with a knee to the head.

Daniel Ash's cut is getting worse.
McNamera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McNamera misses with a knee strike.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNamera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNamera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ash blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNamera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNamera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera stalling against the cage.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera crunches a lovely knee into Ash's ribcage.
McNamera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ash blocks it with crossed arms.
McNamera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but Ash blocks it.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNamera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but Ash blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royal McNamera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Ash's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McNamera throws a shot from downtown. Ash moves away and avoids it.

McNamera has taken the fight to the clinch.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McNamera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ash with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNamera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McNamera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ash's face.
Ash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNamera blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
Ash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera landing knees to the head.
McNamera misses with a knee strike.
McNamera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamera crunches a lovely knee into Ash's ribcage.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but Ash blocks with his arms.
McNamera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ash up against the cage.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNamera blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNamera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McNamera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McNamera trying to land knees to the body.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McNamera landing knees to the head.
McNamera just leaning against Ash, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McNamera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McNamera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but Ash blocks it.
McNamera scores a nice knee to the body.
Ash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McNamera misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera scores a nice knee to the body.
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
McNamera lands a nice knee to the body.
McNamera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.
McNamera scores a nice knee to the body.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.
McNamera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McNamera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ash blocks it with crossed arms.
McNamera misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera trying to land knees to the body.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.
McNamera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ash up against the cage.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
McNamera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from McNamera.
McNamera landing knees to the head.
McNamera misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera with a knee to the head.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash looking to throw knees to the head but McNamera is blocking nicely.
McNamera looking to throw knees to the head but Ash is blocking nicely.
McNamera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
McNamera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ash's face.

Daniel Ash's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera connects with a knee to the head.
Ash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash takes a knee right on the jaw!
McNamera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McNamera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McNamera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNamera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McNamera landing knees to the head.
McNamera throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royal McNamera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Ash's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McNamera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ash doesn't manage to clinch there - McNamera circles away.
McNamera tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McNamera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but Ash blocks with his arms.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
Ash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNamera blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McNamera connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ash with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.
McNamera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ash avoiding damage as McNamera throws knees to the body.
McNamera taking a breather.
Ash misses with a knee strike.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but McNamera blocks with his arms.
Royal McNamera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McNamera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
Ash tries a knee to the head but McNamera blocks it.
McNamera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ash blocks it with crossed arms.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash managing to block the knees to the body from McNamera.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but Ash blocks with his arms.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera with a knee to the head.
McNamera misses with a knee to the head.
Ash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ash throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Daniel Ash's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McNamera tries to land a knee to the head but Ash blocks with his arms.
Ash takes a knee right on the jaw!
McNamera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNamera blocks it with crossed arms.
McNamera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McNamera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Royal McNamera!