PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Ashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley has chosen Epic by Farhan Khan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wills
vs
Ashley

175 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
28
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabe Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Winston Ashley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashley throws a looping overhand right but Wills ducks down to avoid it.
Ashley misses with a double jab

and Wills counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ashley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wills is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ashley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ashley's back!
Wills cracks Ashley with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ashley from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wills lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wills misses with a punch to the head.
Ashley turns into Wills and is now in his guard.
Wills keeping full guard, as Ashley tries to pass.
Ashley throws and elbow that misses. Wills uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ashley's guard. Nice move by Wills!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wills's guard.
Ashley controlling from the top position.
Ashley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wills controlling the position.
Ashley wanted to stand there but Wills had control of the position.
Wills keeping moving, preventing Ashley from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wills not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wills takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wills swings for the body but Ashley moves out of range.
Ashley misses with an uppercut
enabling Wills to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashley lands with a right hand.
Wills moves out of range of the leg kick from Ashley.
Ashley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wills backs up against the cage.
Wills checks a leg kick.
Jab from Ashley.
Wills throws an off balance right hand
and Ashley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wills lands with a nice body punch.
Wills throws a right hand that misses
and Ashley counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashley throws a poor cross that misses
and Wills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wills misses with a takedown attempt - Ashley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wills throws the left hand but Ashley avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wills misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wills.
Wills slips a jab and a cross from Ashley.
A big left from Ashley misses.
Wills moves out of range of the strikes.
Wills throws a poor cross that misses
and Ashley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wills misses with an uppercut
and Ashley counters with an outside leg kick.

Wills gets the takedown into side control.
Wills throws a strike aimed at the side of Ashley's head but Ashley avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wills shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ashley pinned against the cage. Ashley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ashley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Wills to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashley 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.
Ashley looks to throw the jab but Wills is out of range.
Wills uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashley.
Wills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ashley.
Wills walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashley is looking to chop away at Wills's legs.
Wills throws a lazy uppercut
and Ashley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashley throws a right hand that misses
and Wills counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashley misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wills.
The fighters circling - Ashley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wills with a poor takedown
and Ashley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wills looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashley is just out of range.
Wills misses with a right hand
and Ashley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Ashley.
A slow jab from Wills misses its intended target.
Ashley misses with a wild combination.
Ashley is looking to chop away at Wills's legs.

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.
Wills has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Wills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wills uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ashley.
Wills walks into a stiff left hand from Ashley.
Ashley throws a poor cross that misses
and Wills counters with a left to the body.
Wills misses with a hook
and Ashley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashley throws a poor cross that misses
and Wills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ashley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wills.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills throws a jab when Ashley was well out of range.
Wills throws a right hand that misses
and Ashley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wills moves out of range as Ashley strikes.
Ashley swings widly with a right hand
and Wills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ashley throws a poor cross that misses

and Wills counters with a shoot takedown. Ashley fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills with a nice head shot there.
Wills with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wills throwing strikes from guard but Ashley blocks nicely.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills cracks Ashley with a solid left hand.
Ashley looking for a sweep. Not yet Ashley, not yet.
Wills loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wills cracks Ashley with a solid left hand.

Ashley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wills gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wills landing with the ground and pound.
Ashley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wills postures up in Ashley's guard and throws a big left but Ashley blocks it.
Wills with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Wills dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Wills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wills smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ashley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wills moves out of range as Ashley strikes.
Ashley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Wills counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ashley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wills drops an elbow to the side of Ashley's head.
Wills thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ashley to regain full guard.
Ashley 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.
Wills sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ashley's guard.
Ashley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wills throws and elbow that misses. Ashley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wills's guard. Nice move by Ashley!
Wills controls Ashley momentarily but Ashley frees himself.
Ashley throws and elbow that misses. Wills uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ashley's guard. Nice move by Wills!
Wills distracts Ashley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ashley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wills throws a strike but Ashley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wills keeping moving, preventing Ashley from controlling successfully.
Wills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills is looking to sweep but instead, Ashley has passed into half guard.
Wills is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills tries to roll over but Ashley keeps him under control.
Wills trying to control from the bottom.
Winston Ashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ashley is keen to just control but Wills is a slippery customer.
Wills is looking to improve his position.
Ashley stalling away here and it's allowed Wills to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ashley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gabe Wills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ashley looking to sit in guard and control but Wills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ashley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wills!
Ashley is stalling here but it's allowed Wills to get half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Wills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wills, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Wills!