PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carey Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Ashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Duke
vs
Ashman

173 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carey Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ernest Ashman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashman.
Ashman throws a series of punches but Duke avoids them all with ease.

Duke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ashman can't do much from the bottom here.
Ashman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duke working the ground and pound.
Ashman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashman struggling a bit here.
Ashman is trying to get back to half guard.
Ashman struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Duke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Duke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ashman has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ashman manages to get back to half guard.
Duke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duke prevents Ashman from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ashman looking for submissions off his back.
Ashman manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ashman has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Duke doesn't defend quickly enough and Ashman has managed to lock this one up! Can Duke escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ashman on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ernest Ashman!