PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asher Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Hugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugg has chosen All Right Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Asher Asher had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Asher
vs
Hugg

196 cm
21
256 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Asher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bigg Hugg!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asher throws a head kick but Hugg moves out of range.
A head kick by Asher misses

and Hugg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Asher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hugg has him pressed against the ropes.
Asher is trying to force a seperation but Hugg has the dominant position.
Asher tries to circle away but Hugg has him pinned against the ropes.
Asher avoiding damage as Hugg throws knees to the body.
Asher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg tries to land knees in the clinch but Asher avoids the damage to the body.
Hugg scores with a knee to the head.
Hugg missing with knees to the body.
Asher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Asher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Asher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asher throws a sloppy head kick and Hugg moves out of range easily.
Asher looks to throw a body kick

and Hugg moves into the clinch.
Hugg keeps control of Asher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher is trying to force a seperation but Hugg has the dominant position.

Asher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asher scores with a head kick.
Hugg avoids the head kick by Asher.
Asher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asher dips to his left and cracks Hugg with an uppercut!
Asher throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Asher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asher throws a head kick that misses.
Asher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hugg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Asher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hugg wants to clinch but Asher slips to the side
and Asher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hugg is looking to clinch but Asher is avoiding it.
Asher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Asher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Asher throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher misses the jab.
Asher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asher throws a shot from downtown. Hugg moves away and avoids it.
Asher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hugg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hugg staying out of range there.
Asher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asher swats away the attempt to clinch by Hugg.
Asher misses with a looping left.
Hugg fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher is looking to land body kicks.
Hugg blocks a head kick by Asher.
Hugg blocks a head kick by Asher.
Hugg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hugg staying out of range there.
Asher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hugg blocks a head kick by Asher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asher.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hugg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Asher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hugg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asher finds it's way round the side to connect with Hugg's head.
Bigg Hugg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asher throws a push kick but Hugg slaps the foot to one side.
Asher lands a really nice looking cross but Hugg seems unphased.
Hugg tries to clinch up.
Asher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asher connects with the punch.
Hugg tries to clinch up.
Asher scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hugg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher throws a sloppy head kick and Hugg moves out of range easily.
Asher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hugg manages to avoid it.
Hugg is looking to clinch but Asher is avoiding it.
Hugg tries to clinch up
and Asher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Asher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Asher misses

and Hugg counters by moving into the clinch.
Hugg tries to throw a body punch but Asher avoids it by throwing Hugg back against the ropes.
Asher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Asher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asher Asher is winning the standup battle so far.

Hugg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asher.
Asher managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Asher wants to break free but Hugg has control.
Asher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Asher tries to circle away but Hugg has him pinned against the ropes.
Asher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asher avoids it.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asher avoids it.
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asher.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hugg has a couple of punches blocked by Asher.
Asher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hugg has him pressed against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Hugg.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Asher is looking to control Hugg's arms but Hugg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asher has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
Asher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asher dodges an elbow strike from Hugg.

Asher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hugg wants to clinch.
Asher tries to land a leg kick but Hugg saw it coming and moves away.
Hugg avoids the head kick by Asher.
Asher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hugg tries to clinch but Asher moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Hugg counters by clinching up.
A short right from Asher.
Asher has had enough of the clinch but Hugg keeps him there for the moment.

Asher breaks the clinch.
Asher throws a chopping leg kick but Hugg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Hugg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Asher manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asher tries to land a front kick but Hugg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hugg tries to clinch up
letting Asher counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hugg tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigg Hugg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Asher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hugg wants to clinch.
Hugg is looking to clinch but Asher is avoiding it.
Hugg blocks a head kick by Asher.
Hugg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asher scores with a head kick.
Asher Asher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hugg rushes Asher and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asher.
Asher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Hugg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hugg has Asher pressed against the ropes, preventing Asher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Asher avoiding damage as Hugg throws knees to the body.
Asher is looking to break free of the clinch but Hugg has double underhooks.
Asher tries to circle away but Hugg has him pinned against the ropes.
Asher wants to break free but Hugg has control.
Hugg can't find room to land a body shot as Asher controls the action.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Asher fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Asher fails to land.
Hugg looking to throw knees to the head but Asher is blocking nicely.

Asher breaks from the clinch.
Asher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Asher throws a body kick that misses.
Hugg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asher throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hugg doesn't seem bothered though.

Hugg moves into the clinch.

Asher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asher throws a sloppy head kick and Hugg moves out of range easily.
Asher keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hugg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hugg doesn't manage to clinch there - Asher circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hugg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hugg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Asher counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugg tries to clinch but Asher moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Asher misses the target.
Hugg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hugg is looking to clinch.
Asher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hugg circles away quickly and effectively.
Asher keeps the fight on the outside.
Asher throws a half hearted mid kick.

Hugg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hugg has Asher pressed against the ropes, preventing Asher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Asher manages to break the clinch.
Hugg moves out of range as Asher throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugg moves to clinch but Asher breaks away
and Asher counters with a nice body shot.
Hugg wants to clinch.
Hugg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asher.
Asher connects with a high kick.
Hugg moves to clinch but Asher breaks away
and Asher counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hugg tries to clinch there but Asher circles away.
Asher throws the kick towards the body but Hugg avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Asher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Asher 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

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