PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virtua Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bird
vs
Ashton

170 cm
23
189 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virtua Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton misses with the combination.
Bird misses with a takedown attempt - Ashton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ashton misses with a takedown attempt

and Bird moves into the clinch.
Ashton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bird lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ashton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bird smiles and moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ashton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bird is looking to regain half guard here but Ashton keeps moving and retains side control.
Ashton trying to control the action but Bird is working from the bottom.
Bird tries to bench press Ashton off him but Ashton keeps the position.

Ashton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bird is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bird is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ashton pulls his head out easily.

Bird looking for submissions off his back.
Bird tries to get to full guard but Ashton has control of the leg.
Ashton is pressing down on Bird's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bird is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ashton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ashton is looking for a kimura here.

Ashton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ashton looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bird makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bird.

Ashton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bird working a defensive guard here.
Bird throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Bird looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bird had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ashton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bird Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ashton's back instead.

Ashton is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bird is working the ground and pound. Can Ashton escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bird cracks Ashton with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ashton from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Bird doesn't have the hooks in and Ashton manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Ashton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ashton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ashton trying to control but Bird is working from the bottom.

Bird is looking for a triangle but Ashton pushes his legs off easily.
Ashton postures up.
Bird doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ashton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bird's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bird is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ashton throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bird's body to avoid the submission. Bird has instead reached around Ashton's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bird arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Virtua Bird!
Virtua Bird retains his middleweight title!