PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Asham (ranked 425 p4p, 59 weight class) and Roman Divac (ranked 721 p4p, 105 weight class). Divac has chosen Nas- Do you hate me now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Asham
vs
Divac

185 cm
26
199 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

186 cm
35
198 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
VanDam Clothing

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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arron Asham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Asham.

It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Asham scores with a nice body kick.

Asham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asham blocking some punches.
Asham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asham prevents a body shot from Divac.
Divac lands a body shot.
Asham landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Asham.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Divac misses with a body punch.
Divac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asham has him pressed against the cage.
Divac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asham has Divac pressed against the cage, preventing Divac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Divac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asham struggles to land a body shot inside as Divac controls his hands.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Divac looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asham keeps control of Divac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Asham gets through Divac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Divac misses with the head strike.
Asham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Asham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Divac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Asham.
Asham lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Divac blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham working aggressively here.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divac.
Asham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Divac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Asham.
Asham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Asham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Divac.
Divac struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Asham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Divac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asham landing knees to the head.
Asham presses Divac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham presses Divac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Asham.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Asham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Divac.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asham.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham tries to work over Divac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham digs a right hand into Divac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Divac's gas tank.
Asham lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That has opened up Roman Divac's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Divac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Asham.
Asham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Divac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asham lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham cracks Divac with a nice body shot.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Divac controls the action.
Asham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Divac backwards.
Divac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Divac looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asham lands a knee to the body.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
Asham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Divac blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asham.
Asham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Divacs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arron Asham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Divac's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Divac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asham scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Asham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asham keeps Divac at a distance using the push kick.
Asham tries to clinch up but Divac circles away and keeps his distance.
Asham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asham, right into the meat.
Asham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asham lands a right hook to the body.
Asham lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Divac on the side of the head.

Divac is rocked!
Divac is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Asham clinches with his opponent.
Divac is still on wobbly legs! Can Asham finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Asham.
Asham lands a knee to the head.
Asham dips a shoulder and cracks Divac with a mighty uppercut! Divac falls back against the cage and Asham unloads with a barrage of strikes! Divac is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Asham screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arron Asham!
A very excited looking Arron Asham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Roman Divac spoke after the fight, saying 'Looks like the blind squirrel found a nut. Go play the lottery while you can b/c that 1 in a million shot ain't happening next time you bum!'.