PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Asbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Asbra
vs
Hardy

191 cm
22
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
187 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Sun-Tzu

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Asbra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Hardy.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asbra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Asbra.
Hardy throws a hook but Asbra blocks it.
A slow jab from Asbra misses its intended target.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asbra manages to avoid it.
Asbra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asbra.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asbra.
Asbra misses with a jab to the body
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asbra.
Asbra misses with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asbra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asbra throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Decent striking displayed by Asbra there.
Asbra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asbra lands a really nice looking cross but Hardy seems unphased.
Asbra takes one on the button.
Asbra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Asbra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Asbra.
Asbra throws an off balance right hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papa Asbra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asbra misses the jab.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asbra with a body shot.
Asbra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a hook. Asbra ducked under it nicely.
Hardy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Asbra to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asbra scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asbra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Asbra.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Asbra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asbra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asbra throws a good cross that connects.
Asbra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy slips a jab from Asbra.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asbra slips a jab from Hardy.
Nice body kick from Asbra.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Asbra lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Asbra misses.
Asbra throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Asbra.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Asbra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Asbra moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Asbra is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asbra tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asbra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asbra counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Hardy finds it's target.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Asbra.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Asbra misses the target.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asbra with a body shot.
A left lands for Asbra.
Asbra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Asbra moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Asbra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asbra.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asbra tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Asbra.
Asbra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Asbra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Asbra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Asbra walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asbra looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Asbra is looking to chop away at Hardy's legs.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asbra slips a jab from Hardy.
Asbra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asbra circles away quickly and effectively.
Asbra slips a jab from Hardy.
Asbra fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardy just manages to avoid it.
Asbra lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asbra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asbra throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Asbra swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asbra.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asbra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asbra slips a straight right by Hardy.
Asbra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Asbra scores with a nice head shot.
Asbra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy throws out a counter right but Asbra avoids it with no problem.
Asbra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a jab when Asbra was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asbra.
Asbra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asbra.
A jab from Asbra misses.
Hardy takes a swing at Asbra's ribcage but misses.
Asbra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asbra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asbra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papa Asbra is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Asbra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Asbra slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asbra misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asbra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy jabs Asbra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Asbra misses the target.
Hardy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Asbra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Asbra missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asbra takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hardy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asbra has got the better of the exchanges.
Asbra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Asbra's shoulder, as Asbra tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut lands for Asbra. That snapped Hardy's head back.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Asbra.
Asbra cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Asbra throws out a powerful jab.
Asbra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardy.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Asbra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asbra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy swings for the body but Asbra moves out of range.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asbra.
Asbra misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Asbra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asbra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy swings for the body but Asbra moves out of range.
Asbra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asbra slips a jab from Hardy.
It looked like Asbra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hardy.
Asbra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Asbra ducks down to avoid it.
Asbra lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Asbra dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Asbra scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
Good work by Hardy as he checks the leg kick.
Asbra throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Asbra throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Asbra.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asbra drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Asbra misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asbra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asbra throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asbra is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Asbra strikes.
Asbra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Asbra.
Asbra takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asbra. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Asbra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asbra.
Hardy is looking for the big counter here.
Asbra throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardy misses with a hook. Asbra ducked under it nicely.
Asbra needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Asbra's head but Asbra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Asbra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Asbra shakes it off.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Asbra misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Hardy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asbra.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asbra. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asbra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
A little feinted left hand from Asbra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asbra with a hook.
Asbra cracks a nice hook into Hardy's ribs.
Asbra misses with a straight right.
Asbra misses with a straight left.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Asbra counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy throws a hook but Asbra avoids it easily.
Asbra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asbra.
Hardy throws the left hand but Asbra avoids the punch easily.
Asbra sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asbra with a hook.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardy slips a straight right by Asbra.
Asbra lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Asbra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asbra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asbra lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Asbra misses with a jab to the body
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asbra thinking.
Hardy throws a hook but Asbra avoids it easily.
Asbra lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Hardy misses.
A swing and a miss from Asbra.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Asbra misses with a looping right.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Asbra seems unphased.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy takes a swing at Asbra's ribcage but misses.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Papa Asbra did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Asbra throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asbra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asbra connects with a crisp jab.
Asbra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asbra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Asbra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asbra throwing a counter right hand but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Asbra fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Hardy slips a jab from Asbra.
Asbra throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a body punch but Asbra moves out of range.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Asbra saw that one coming.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Asbra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy cracks Asbra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asbra delivers a nice body kick.
Asbra scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asbra throws a big shot that misses.
Asbra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Asbra lands a nice shot to the body.
Asbra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asbra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Asbra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asbra.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Asbra is just out of range.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asbra.

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!
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Asbra moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Asbra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Asbra looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asbra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asbra misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Asbra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asbra avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asbra.
Asbra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Asbra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Asbra swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Asbra lunges at Hardy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardy's hand.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Asbra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to move into range but Asbra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asbra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asbra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Asbra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asbra connects with a right hand. Hardy shakes it off.
Asbra throws a big shot that misses.
Asbra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Asbra lands a really nice looking cross but Hardy seems unphased.
Asbra looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Asbra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Asbra misses with a hook.
Hardy slips under a jab from Asbra.
Asbra with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Asbra had his way with Brian Hardy in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Asbra misses with a body shot.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asbra.
Asbra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asbra.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asbra works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Asbra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asbra.
Asbra misses with a body shot.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asbra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Asbra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Asbra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asbra throws a one two combo.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Asbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy punishes Asbra's body with a nice straight punch.
Asbra throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Asbra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asbra scores with a body shot.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Asbra misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Asbra defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Asbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Asbra.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Asbra moved out of range nicely.
Asbra throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardy takes a swing at Asbra's ribcage but misses.
Asbra misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Asbra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Asbra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asbra misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Asbra moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Asbra connects with a body shot.
Brian Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asbra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Asbra misses its intended target.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Asbra's shoulder, as Asbra tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy misses with a body punch
and Asbra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Asbra.
Papa Asbra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asbra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asbra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asbra throws a big shot that misses.
Asbra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
A jab lands there for Asbra.
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 telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Asbra moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Asbra.
Nice body punch from Asbra.
Asbra lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Asbra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asbra 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Asbra!
Papa Asbra retains his middleweight title!
Papa Asbra thanked the fans post fight for their support.