PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill The Kid has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Askren
vs
The Kid

177 cm
36
185 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

186 cm
32
186 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren swinging wildly here.
The Kid tries a quick counter leg kick but Askren is wise to it.
Askren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Askren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Kid backs up against the cage.
Askren connects with a looping right hand.
The Kid scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren lands a jab to The Kid's midsection.
Askren clobbers The Kid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Kid avoids the body shot from Askren.
The Kid throws out a counter right but Askren avoids it with no problem.
The Kid has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Askren misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Askren throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The Kid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Askren is in The Kid's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The Kid manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Askren digs a right hand underneath The Kid's ribcage. The Kid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Kid misses with a punch on the inside.
The Kid is pressed up against the cage. Askren has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Kid down to the mat. The Kid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Askren scores with a jab to the body.
The Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Kid looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
Askren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Askren staying out of range there.
Askren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Askren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Askren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Askren scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Kid is not content to let Askren control the position.
Askren with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid is refusing to be controlled, as Askren sits in half guard.
Askren controlling the pace.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Kid defending well though.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Kid keeps working.
Askren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Kid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Askren.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Kid wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Askren slips a jab from The Kid.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. The Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Kid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Kid.
The Kid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Kid moves away from the strike by Askren.
The Kid doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Askren closes the distance and pushes The Kid back into the cage.
The Kid lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The Kid breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Askren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Kid misses with a straight left.
The Kid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Askren feinted with a counter takedown.
Askren with a jab.
Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
The Kid throws a counter combo.
The Kid throws out a loose jab but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Askren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askren.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from The Kid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

The Kid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Askren wants to control from the top but The Kid keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren throwing strikes but missing.
Askren 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.
The Kid wants to stand up but Askren is controlling him.
Askren wants to control from the top but The Kid keeps moving.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Kid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Askren works over The Kid with some ground and pound from guard.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Askren trying to control but The Kid is working from the bottom.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The Kid is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The Kid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Askren or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
A short right from The Kid.
The Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
The Kid is trying to break free.
Askren is trying to drag The Kid to the mat but The Kid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Askren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Kid lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Kid throws a head punch that misses.
Askren has The Kid pressed against the cage, preventing The Kid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Kid misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Kid.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Askren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Askren is trying to maintain a safe position but The Kid gets an underhook and turns Askren into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
Come on Askren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bill The Kid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

The Kid misses the jab.
The Kid avoids the body shot from Askren.
The Kid doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Kid tries to land a front kick but Askren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Askren lands a slapping body shot.
Askren is looking to wear down The Kid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Kid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Askren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Askren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Kid moves away.
The Kid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Askren throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Kid! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Askren lands a nice shot to the body.
The Kid avoids the body shot from Askren.
The Kid feints a counter leg kick.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Kid can do to turn this around?
The Kid loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
Askren looks to land a right hand but The Kid moved out of range.
The Kid ducks right into an uppercut from Askren.
Askren lands with a good body shot.
The Kid cracks Askren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Askren shoots in for a double leg but The Kid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jon Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a hook to the body
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Askren.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Askren.

Askren clinches with his opponent.
Askren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Kid gets through Askren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
The Kid misses with some punches.
Askren is stalling here.
The Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries for a takedown but The Kid manages to get underhooks.
The Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Askren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Askren misses with some punches.
Askren avoiding damage.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as The Kid controls his hands.
The Kid gets through Askren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bill The Kid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Kid has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
The Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
The Kid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Kid has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Askren lands a right hand.
The Kid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Askren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
A short uppercut from Askren.

Askren successfully pulls guard.
Askren is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Kid manages to get himself to full guard.

Askren trying to control but The Kid is working from the bottom.
The Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Askren is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Askren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Askren!
Jon Askren bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.