PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Dude Guy (ranked 4613 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ashworth (ranked 5374 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dude Guy
vs
Ashworth

200 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tourney Dude Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Ashworth!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dude Guy with that takedown attempt.
Dude Guy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ashworth defends well and Dude Guy ends up having to push Ashworth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dude Guy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ashworth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tourney Dude Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ashworth in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ashworth lands a nice short elbow.
Dude Guy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ashworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ashworth looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Ashworth there.
Ashworth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ashworth is nestled in close to Dude Guy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ashworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ashworth works his way into full mount!
Dude Guy wants to hold on but Ashworth pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashworth with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude Guy is trying to escape the mount.
Ashworth postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Dude Guy is out cold - huge knockout for Ashworth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Ashworth!