PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Askren (ranked 324 p4p, 44 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 513 p4p, 73 weight class). Matt Askren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Askren
vs
Weight

175 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
177 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Bee Krazy

Groove Gear
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Askren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren slips under a jab.
Weight misses with a left hand

and Askren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Weight won't be happy with that.
Askren scoring with punches and elbows.
Askren working the ground and pound but Weight is defending the strikes.
Weight takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Askren trying to control the position but Weight is working away.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weight tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Askren presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren wants to control the pace but Weight is squirming around nicely.
Askren looking to finish Weight with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weight!
Weight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Askren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Askren working Weight over with strikes here.
Weight blocking the ground and pound.
Weight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Askren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Askren thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren unloading with bombs!
Askren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Askren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Askren breaks from Weight's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Askren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Askren looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Weight is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Askren working the ground and pound effectively.
Askren landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Askren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Weight is rocked!
Askren trying to control but Weight is having none of it.
Askren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Askren lands a big shot there that rocks Weight but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Askren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weight looks a forlorn figure.
Askren landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren wants to control the pace but Weight is squirming around nicely.
Askren landing punches.
Askren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Askren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Weight is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Weight is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?

It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.
Askren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weight looks a forlorn figure.
Weight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Askren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Welter Weight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Askren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weight seems to have recovered his senses.
Askren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weight.
Askren misses with a hook to the body
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab.
Weight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Askren.
Weight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Askren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Weight throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Askren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Weight!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Askren looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weight is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weight can do anything to dispel that myth.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren landing strikes.
Askren misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Askren are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Weight is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Askren working the head with strikes.
Askren creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Weight sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Weight is letting Askren control him for a moment.
Askren in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Askren tries for a kimura but Weight is defending well.
Weight tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weight is avoiding damage well.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but Weight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Weight taking punishment in the form of punches.

Askren is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Weight looks calm but he's in trouble here. Askren gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Weight is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Askren lets go of the hold and Weight can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Askren!
Matt Askren retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Matt Askren thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.