PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zombie Nation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ashton
vs
Jenkins

182 cm
25
189 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

188 cm
41
197 lbs
25 - 12 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton misses with a straight right.
Jenkins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ashton defends it well.
Ashton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins catches Ashton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ashton misses with a hook.
Ashton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ashton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jenkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Ashton ducks under and follows up with a left that Ashton also avoids with ease.
Ashton lands a leg kick that knocks Jenkins off balance momentarily.
Ashton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ashton scores with a nice right hand.
Ashton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ashton throws a jab when Jenkins was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Ashton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ashton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Ashton.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ashton.
Ashton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jenkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the cage and back into range.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
Jenkins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ashton looks for a takedown but Jenkins sprawls well.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jenkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashton moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashton throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Jenkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashton.
Jenkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ashton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Ashton misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Ashton is having none of it.
Ashton misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Ashton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Jenkins slips a jab from Ashton.
Ashton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
Ashton dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Ashton ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ashton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashton.
Ashton scores with a jab.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Ashton.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Ashton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jenkins wants to take a breather but Ashton is having none of it.

Jenkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Ashton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ashton trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins is working for a kimura but Ashton is defending it quite comfortably.
Ashton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jenkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ashton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ashton stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
Ashton throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Ashton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ashton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
Ashton lands a jab to the head.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashton.
Ashton throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Ashton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Ashton.
Jenkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Ashton saw that one coming.
And Ashton counters with a quick kick to the body but Jenkins blocks it.
Ashton walks into a jab.
Jenkins connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.

Ashton gets a double leg takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins trying to control the position.

Jenkins is looking for a triangle but Ashton pushes his legs off easily.

Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ashton defends it easily.
Ashton with a nice head shot there.
Ashton cracks Jenkins with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Ashton postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ashton escapes and throws Jenkins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.

Ashton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jenkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ashton scoring with punches from side control.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep.
Ashton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Ashton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Ashton trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is putting a hurting on Jenkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jenkins is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins is not content to let Ashton control the position.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ashton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Jenkins actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton working Jenkins over with strikes.
Ashton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashton slows the pace down in half guard.
Ashton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ashton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.

Jenkins looking for submissions off his back.
Ashton lands strikes from half guard.
Jenkins is pressing down on Ashton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eric Ashton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ashton scoring with some ground and pound.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Ashton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ashton throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashton throws out the jab.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
Ashton lands with a kick to the temple. Jenkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ashton missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ashton scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.
Eric Ashton is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Ashton.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Ashton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton misses the jab.
Ashton connects with a nice looking jab.

Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashton.
Ashton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ashton sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ashton misses the target.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashton manages to avoid it.
And Ashton counters with a quick kick to the body but Jenkins blocks it.
Ashton misses with a straight left.
Ashton missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ashton defends it well.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Ashton throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Ashton 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.
Jenkins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ashton defends it well.
Jenkins throws a push kick but Ashton slaps the foot to one side.
Ashton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Ashton saw that one coming.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Ashton throws a hook but Jenkins avoids it easily.
Thurgood Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins misses with a hook
enabling Ashton to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashton scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Ashton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashton lands with a slapping head kick.
Ashton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Ashton counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashton finish him?
Ashton throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Jenkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ashton keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Ashton pulls Jenkins in close to prevent any damage.
Ashton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins won't allow Ashton to sweep him here.
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ashton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ashton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ashton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.

Jenkins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ashton passes into half guard.
Jenkins moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Ashton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ashton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.

Jenkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ashton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkins, not yet.
Eric Ashton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ashton connects with a couple of short punches.

Jenkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Ashton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ashton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Ashton!
A very excited looking Eric Ashton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.