PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Asher (ranked 3621 p4p, 4038 weight class) and Marius Carp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Combat 84 - Barry Prudom. Augustus Asher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Asher
vs
Carp

192 cm
25
187
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
198
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Augustus Asher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marius Carp!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carp scrambles back to his feet.
Asher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carp's hands.
Carp throws a right hand that Asher ducks under and follows up with a left that Asher also avoids with ease.
Carp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carp throws a sloppy head kick
and Asher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asher scores with a sloppy right hand. Carp should have avoided that one.
Asher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carp on the side of the head.
Carp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carp misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asher lands a head shot.
Asher scores with a punch to the head.
Carp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asher circles away quickly and effectively.
Carp throws a series of punches but Asher avoids them all with ease.
Carp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carp misses with a two punch combination.
Carp tries to clinch up but Asher circles away and keeps his distance.
Asher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher cracks Carp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Asher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A bone on bone clash there as Asher blocks the leg kick.
Carp misses with an uppercut.
Carp moves forwards but Asher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asher lands a lovely overhand right.
Asher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carp's head.
Carp throws a hook but Asher avoids it easily.
Asher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carp on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Asher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asher.
Asher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carp is looking to clinch but Asher is avoiding it.
Asher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carp tries to clinch there but Asher circles away.
Asher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Asher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher connects with a right hand. Carp shakes it off.
Carp swinging wildly here.
Carp takes one on the button.
Asher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carp ducks under a wild hook from Asher.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carp! But no joy.
Carp walks into a straight right hand from Asher.
Asher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carp.
Asher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asher misses with a hook.
Asher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carp's head.
Asher throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
The fighters circling - Asher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carp throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Asher to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Asher.
Carp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asher throws a good cross that connects.
Asher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carp.
Carp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carp misses with the combination.
Asher walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher misses with a hook. Carp ducked under it nicely.
Asher scores with a jab. Carp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asher connects with a jab.
Carp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carp blocks a jab.
Asher misses with a looping left.
Carp misses with a wild combination.
Carp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carp circles away quickly and effectively.
Carp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asher finds it's way round the side to connect with Carp's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Asher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asher, as that shot connected.
Carp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Augustus Asher is winning the standup battle so far.
Carp tries to clinch but Asher moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Carp might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asher has got the better of the exchanges.
Carp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asher throws a shot to the body.
Asher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left lands for Asher.
Asher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Carp pushes Asher up against the cage in a clinch.
Asher working hard to break the clinch.
Asher tries to break free but Carp pushes him back against the cage.
Carp prevents Asher from breaking the clinch.
Carp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Asher just stands there and leans against the cage.

Asher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carp misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Asher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carp under the eye.
Asher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carp.
Nice cross by Asher.
Carp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Asher misses the target.
Asher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carp misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Asher.
A jab from Asher misses.
Carp tries to clinch there but Asher circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher misses with a straight right.
Asher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Asher.
Asher throws a jab when Carp was well out of range.
Carp scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carp walks into a jab.
Asher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Asher there.
Asher misses with a looping right.
Asher misses with an uppercut.
Carp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carp looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Asher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carp doesn't seem phased though.
Asher throws a shot from downtown. Carp moves away and avoids it.
Carp slips a jab from Asher.
Asher throws an overhand right that lands on Carp's shoulder, as Carp tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carp swings for the body but Asher moves out of range.
Carp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asher misses with an uppercut. Carp saw that one coming.
Carp moves in looking to clinch but Asher pushes him off.
Asher throws out a loose jab but Carp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carp tries to clinch but Asher moves away
and Asher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asher lands an overhand right.
Asher throws a jab when Carp was well out of range.
Asher misses with a looping left.
Asher misses with a straight left.
Carp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher scores with a hook.
Asher throws out a loose jab but Carp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asher jabs Carp right on the nose. Carp blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Asher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asher connects with a right hand. Carp shakes it off.

Carp is rocked!
Asher throws a looping overhand right but Carp ducks down to avoid it.
Carp tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carp.
Carp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asher circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Asher dominated that second round.
That's time! Asher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carp is looking to clinch.
Asher misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Carp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asher throws a good cross that connects.
Carp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carp misses with a double jab.
Asher lands with a shot to the body.
Asher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carp throws a series of punches but Asher avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asher avoids the head kick by Carp.
Carp moves out of range as Asher strikes.
Carp changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Asher throws a jab when Carp was well out of range.
Carp tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carp swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher misses with a hook.
Asher throws a jab when Carp was well out of range.
Carp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asher.
Carp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carp takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Asher misses the target.
Asher looks to land a right hand but Carp moved out of range.
Carp moves away from the strike by Asher.
A jab from Asher finds it's way through Carp's defenses.
A jab from Asher misses.
Carp fails to land with a series of punches.
Asher misses with a straight right.
Marius Carp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carp ducks under a wild hook from Asher.
Carp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Asher misses.
Carp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher looks to land a left hand but Carp moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Carp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asher throws a looping overhand right but Carp ducks down to avoid it.
Asher loads up on a big right hand but Carp slips the punch.
Carp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carp is looking to clinch but Asher is avoiding it.
Carp misses with a wild combination.
Asher lands a head shot.
Asher lands with an uppercut that bounces Carp off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Carp misses.
Carp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asher circles away quickly and effectively.
Asher scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carp tries to clinch there but Asher circles away.
Asher scores with a punch to the head.
Carp throws a nice looking combination but Asher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Asher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Asher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carp fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Asher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asher throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asher misses with a looping right.
Carp looks to land a combination but Asher avoids it well.
Carp moves out of range as Asher strikes.
Asher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carp can do to turn this around?
Asher throws a hook to the side of Carp's head but Carp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carp defending well as Asher loads up on a big left hand.
Asher works the jab nicely.
Asher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carp misses the jab.
Asher throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carp throws a counter combo.
Carp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asher throws out the jab.
Carp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Carp clinches up with Asher and pushes him back against the cage.

Asher manages to break the clinch.
Asher throws an overhand right that lands on Carp's shoulder, as Carp tries to avoid the shot.
Carp moves away from the strike by Asher.
Carp changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Asher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carp.
Carp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asher.
Carp ducks under a wild hook from Asher.
Asher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carp on the side of the head.
Asher cracks Carp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marius Carp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asher connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Asher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Asher!