PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Sayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geghard Ashour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayers comes to the cage accompanied by Find My Baby - Moby. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sayers
vs
Ashour

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Sayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geghard Ashour!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashour misses with a takedown
and Sayers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashour throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sayers's waist but Sayers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ashour off to one side.
Sayers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ashour moves out of range of the strikes.
Sayers moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAshour.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ashour. Sayers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ashour wants to clinch up but Sayers keeps it at a distance.
Ashour with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sayers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shane Sayers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geghard Ashour.
Sayers looks to land a right hand but Ashour moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashour shoots in and drives through. Sayers sprawls well.
Ashour tries for a takedown but Sayers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ashour throws a sloppy head kick and Sayers moves out of range easily.
Ashour tries for a takedown but Sayers circles away easily
and Sayers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geghard Ashour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ashour darts in looking for a takedown but Sayers gets double underhooks and turns Ashour into the cage.
Ashour throws a right hand that Sayers ducks under and follows up with a left that Sayers also avoids with ease.
Ashour looks winded!

Sayers darts in and clinches Ashour up against the cage.
Sayers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sayers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sayers lands a shoulder strike.
Sayers is pushing Ashour up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sayers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sayers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ashour blocks an uppercut.
Sayers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sayers.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sayers as Ashour tries to tie him up.
Sayers letting Ashour take a breather here.
Sayers stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shane Sayers.
Jab from Sayers.
Ashour misses with a combination
and Sayers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ashour keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ashour is looking for the big counter here.
Ashour looks for a takedown but Sayers sprawls well.
Sayers is looking for a counter combo.
Shane Sayers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashour has his takedown stuffed
and Sayers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ashour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayers.

Sayers closes the distance and clinches.
Ashour can't break the clinch.
Ashour jumps guard but Sayers stands there with Ashour around his waist. Ashour gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sayers effectively controlling the action here.
Sayers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ashour backwards.
Sayers stalling against the cage.
Sayers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ashour fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sayers.
Sayers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ashour backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sayers.
A frustrated look appears on Sayers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ashour.
Ashour goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sayers prevents it.
Sayers slows down the pace here.
Ashour misses with an elbow over the top.
Sayers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ashour backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashour fails to pull guard.
Sayers tries to break the clinch but Ashour is controlling the position.
Sayers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Sayers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sayers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ashour, pushing him back against the cage.
Sayers lands a left hand.

Sayers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Sayers misses its intended target.
Ashour tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ashour moves into range and connects with a jab.

Sayers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ashour is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Ashour pulls guard successfully.
Sayers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sayers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ashour trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashour tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashour manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sayers manages to get himself to full guard.
Ashour throws a big elbow that misses.
Sayers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ashour controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ashour trying to control but Sayers is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sayers misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayers misses the target.
Sayers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ashour can do to turn this around?
Sayers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayers throws a shot from downtown. Ashour moves away and avoids it.
Sayers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashour.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Sayers has closed the distance and engaged Ashour in a clinch.
Ashour looking for a takedown.
Sayers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shane Sayers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ashour changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sayers fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Ashour fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sayers, pushing him back against the cage.
Sayers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayers tries to break the clinch but Ashour is controlling the position.
Sayers is struggling to control the position.
Ashour drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sayers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shane Sayers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geghard Ashour.
Sayers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayers lands a body punch.
Sayers stalling against the cage.
Sayers works on Ashour's body with a couple of short punches.
Ashour holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sayers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sayers is pushing Ashour up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sayers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sayers just leaning against Ashour, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashour has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sayers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ashour is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sayers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ashour is trying to pull guard but Sayers has him pressed against the cage.
Sayers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ashour's elbow.
Sayers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sayers stops a takedown attempt from Ashour.
Sayers slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shane Sayers.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayers. That snapped Ashour's head back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ashour fails with the takedown
and Sayers counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashour looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Sayers dominated that second round.
That's time! Sayers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ashour is looking to land body kicks.

Sayers rushes Ashour and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sayers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sayers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sayers.

Ashour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ashour dives in and grabs Sayers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayers pushes down on Ashour's head and hops out.
Ashour fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ashour shoots in looking for a takedown but Sayers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ashour's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shane Sayers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geghard Ashour.
Ashour takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashour misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayers misses with a hook. Ashour ducked under it nicely.

Sayers moves into the clinch.
Sayers lands an uppercut.
Sayers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sayers throws a head punch that misses.
Sayers lands a nice uppercut.
Sayers lands a nice uppercut.
Sayers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ashour jumps guard but Sayers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sayers stalls.
Sayers taking a breather.
Sayers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ashour backwards.
Ashour tries to score a body lock takedown but Sayers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ashour prevents Sayers from breaking the clinch.
Ashour tries to pull guard but Sayers won't allow it.
Sayers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sayers lands a nice uppercut.
Sayers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ashour tries to stall but Sayers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ashour is trying to pull guard but Sayers has him pressed against the cage.

Ashour jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashour keeping full guard, as Sayers tries to pass.
Sayers stopping the sweep attempt from Ashour.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayers tries to stand but Ashour is controlling from the bottom.
Sayers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sayers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashour swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sayers stays in close to Ashour's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ashour shoots in but no luck this time.
Ashour with a poor takedown
and Sayers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayers misses the shot to the body.
Ashour drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sayers defends it well.
Ashour slips a straight right by Sayers.
A big left from Sayers misses.
Ashour slips a straight right by Sayers.
A countering left hand to the body from Ashour misses.
Sayers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sayers is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayers wants to clinch up but Ashour keeps it at a distance.

Sayers gets a clinch.
Geghard Ashour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayers can't find room to land a body shot as Ashour controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Sayers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sayers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Sayers!