PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

White
vs
Ash

177 cm
32
164 lbs
26 - 19 - 4

178 cm
38
161 lbs
23 - 18 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 26 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Ash wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ash.
White lands with a straight right. Ash didn't see that one coming.
Ash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White tries to move into range but Ash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ash tries to clinch up.
A combination from White does no damage.

Ash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ash.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White blocks a body shot from Ash.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Ash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ash backwards.
Ash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ash fails to land.
Ash has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ash can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Ash.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.

Ash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White slips a jab from Ash.
White throws out a leg kick but Ash moves out of range and White only half commits.
White throws a series of punches but Ash avoids them all with ease.
Ash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
Ash tries a head kick but it misses.
Ash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Adam Ash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a low kick.
Ash misses with an uppercut
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White ducks under a wild hook from Ash.
White misses with the combination.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ash tries to clinch
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a leg kick but Ash moved away.
Ash looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.

Ash forces White back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ash misses with some punches.
White working aggressively here.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ash is defending well for now.
Ash drops down looking for an ankle pick but White pulls his leg out and moves away.
White slips a straight right by Ash.
White tried to counter with a leg kick but Ash avoided it.
Ash looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ash tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ash shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

White manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Ash was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ash walks into a straight right hand from White.
Ash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with an outside leg kick.
Ash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Ash.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White throws a front kick aimed at Ash's knee but Ash avoids it well.
Ash misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Ash just misses with a punch to the body.
White feints and then cracks Ash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ash down.
Ash slips under a jab.
Ash misses with a hook.
Ash stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ash misses with a few strikes there.
Ash fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Freddy White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Ash's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freddy White is winning the standup battle so far.
Ash throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White ducks under a wild hook from Ash.
Ash throws a combination. White tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Ash shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Ash to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is looking to slow Ash down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Ash misses
and White counters with a thumping low kick.

Ash instigates a clinch.
Ash tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash throws a punch but it's blocked by White.

Ash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Ash.
Ash throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ash blocks a low kick nicely.
Ash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
Freddy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from White misses.

Ash scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

White throws Ash to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a front kick aimed at Ash's knee but Ash avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Ash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White slips a straight right by Ash.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Ash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ash digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Ash swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Ash.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Ash throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
White lands with a right hand.
Ash misses with an uppercut.
Ash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ash connects with a crisp jab.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Ash.
A jab from White misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to work over Ash's front leg with a kick but Ash checks it.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ash shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White throws a solid leg kick but Ash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ash just manages to avoid it.
Ash uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Ash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ash scores with a hook.
Ash dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White cracks Ash with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Ash throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White ducks under a wild hook from Ash.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ash misses the body punch
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ash cracks White with a good jab.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Ash.
White tries to work over Ash's front leg with a kick but Ash checks it.
A low kick from White is predictable there
letting Ash counter with a right hand.

White tries to keep at a distance but Ash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ash looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Ash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Ash's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ash looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White half committed to a counter leg kick.

Ash closes the distance and clinches.
Ash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Ash.
Ash lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands with a right to the head.
Adam Ash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ash has a couple of punches blocked by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Ash's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ash tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Ash back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ash.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ash.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Ash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White misses with some punches.
Ash stalling in the clinch but White improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Ash looking to stall.
Ash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ash pressing his opponent against the cage.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ash effectively controlling the action here.
White misses with some punches.
Ash lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ash.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ash misses with some punches.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ash misses with a hook.
White connects with a leg kick. Ash looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White with a hook.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Ash throws a jab when White was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ash scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ash throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ash.
White does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Ash on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ash wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White misses with a low kick.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White walks into a straight right hand from Ash.
Ash lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
Ash tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White misses with a hook. Ash ducked under it nicely.
White throws a lazy right hand but Ash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ash swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Ash.
I think Ash has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adam Ash!
A relieved looking Adam Ash thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Freddy White spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the drawing board '.