PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between martin eastmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Hutchins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that martin eastmann has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily martin eastmann seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

eastmann
vs
Hutchins

169 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

EFC Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, martin eastmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monroe Hutchins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
eastmann fails with the takedown.
eastmann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hutchins is fending him off so far but eastmann persists. Nope, Hutchins circles away and we're back to standing.
eastmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutchins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hutchins works eastmann's body with a nice hook.
Hutchins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
eastmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
eastmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hutchins is looking to clinch.
Hutchins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hutchins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hutchins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hutchins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hutchins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but eastmann circles away quickly and effectively.

Hutchins clinches up against the cage.
Hutchins is trying to break the clinch but eastmann has him pressed against the cage.

eastmann lands a takedown into guard.
Hutchins throws a couple of heel strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutchins is striking but eastmann is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

eastmann is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hutchins is just riding it out for now. eastmann eventually gives up the hold.
Hutchins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of eastmann's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take eastmann's back!
Hutchins lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
eastmann rolls, trying to escape but Hutchins keeps control of the position.
Hutchins punishes eastmann with strikes from the back mount.
eastmann covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on eastmann's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
eastmann is breathing heavily.
Hutchins scores with punches to the body.
The referee is taking a good look at eastmann as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hutchins!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins lands strikes to the head.
Hutchins wants to control but eastmann is keeping busy.
Hutchins lands shots from the back.
Hutchins scores with punches from the back.
eastmann is taking damage to the body and head.
Hutchins lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hutchins.
Hutchins lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
eastmann covers up after that shot from Hutchins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
eastmann is covering up but some of the strikes from Hutchins are getting through and doing damage.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hutchins. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hutchins.
Hutchins is working the ground and pound. Can eastmann escape?
Hutchins lands a shot to the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hutchins. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hutchins lands a shot to the head.
Hutchins lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns eastmann.
Hutchins lands punches and elbows.
Hutchins throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting eastmann!
Hutchins connects with a big shot to the side of eastmann's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hutchins gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hutchins gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hutchins apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hutchins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hutchins lands a jab-cross combination.
Hutchins scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Hutchins.

Hutchins moves into the clinch.
A short left from Hutchins.

Hutchins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hutchins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hutchins duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutchins looks to land a combination. eastmann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Hutchins instigates a clinch.
Hutchins wants to get back to striking at distance but eastmann won't allow it.
Hutchins can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
eastmann keeps control of Hutchins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hutchins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hutchins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hutchins drives through and clinches with eastmann against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monroe Hutchins dominated that round.
That's time! eastmann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

eastmann fails with a takedown attempt.
Monroe Hutchins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for eastmann with that takedown attempt.
Hutchins tries to clinch but eastmann moves out of range.
Hutchins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
eastmann has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
eastmann shoots in and drives through. Hutchins sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for martin eastmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutchins clobbers eastmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hutchins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
martin eastmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
eastmann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hutchins is fending him off so far but eastmann persists. Nope, Hutchins circles away and we're back to standing.
Hutchins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hutchins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hutchins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
eastmann prevents Hutchins from breaking the clinch.
eastmann keeps control of Hutchins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hutchins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as eastmann backs up against the cage.
Hutchins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hutchins looks to land a combination. eastmann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hutchins scores with a decent looking hook.

eastmann is rocked!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hutchins!
Oh eastmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hutchins has managed to clinch.
Hutchins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
eastmann seems to have got his legs back now.

Hutchins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hutchins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe Hutchins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hutchins forces eastmann back against the cage and clinches.
Hutchins lands a hook that snaps the head of eastmann backwards.
Hutchins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hutchins can't break the clinch.
A short right from Hutchins on the inside.
Hutchins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hutchins wants the takedown. eastmann is fighting it off but Hutchins persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in eastmann's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

eastmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hutchins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hutchins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins scoring with some ground and pound.
Hutchins tries to stand but eastmann is controlling from the bottom.
Hutchins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hutchins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hutchins gets to his feet - eastmann follows without any prompting.
Hutchins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Hutchins rushes eastmann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hutchins scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins wants to get back to striking at distance but eastmann won't allow it.
Hutchins is trying to break the clinch but eastmann has him pressed against the cage.
Hutchins wants to get back to striking at distance but eastmann won't allow it.

Hutchins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Hutchins.

Hutchins drives through and clinches with eastmann against the cage.
Hutchins stops a takedown attempt from eastmann.

Hutchins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hutchins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hutchins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hutchins.
Hutchins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent eastmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hutchins works over eastmann's head and body with a nice combination.
Hutchins stalks eastmann and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into eastmann's face. eastmann staggers backwards, shaken.
Hutchins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down eastmann rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hutchins.
Hutchins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hutchins works over eastmann's head and body with a nice combination.

Hutchins clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hutchins.
eastmann takes a shot to the head.
Hutchins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but eastmann has him pressed against the cage.
eastmann misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hutchins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
eastmann fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutchins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hutchins.
Hutchins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as eastmann backs up against the cage.
eastmann dodges the punch combination from Hutchins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutchins scores with a one two! eastmann had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
eastmann shoots in for a takedown but Hutchins shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monroe Hutchins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hutchins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hutchins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Hutchins.
Danga de danga de dang - Hutchins scores with a four punch combination!
Hutchins throws a combination that misses

and eastmann decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hutchins's guard.

Hutchins pushes eastmann off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hutchins tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hutchins!
eastmann slips a jab and a cross from Hutchins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
eastmann thuds a left hand into Hutchins's body.
Hutchins is working the combinations to good effect here.
eastmann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hutchins but Hutchins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hutchins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hutchins throws a combination. eastmann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hutchins does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of eastmann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
eastmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hutchins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hutchins throws a series of punches but eastmann avoids them all with ease.
Hutchins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
eastmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hutchins!
eastmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
eastmann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
eastmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hutchins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as eastmann backs up against the cage.
Hutchins lands a two punch combo.
Monroe Hutchins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hutchins fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
eastmann is looking to clinch but Hutchins is avoiding it.

Hutchins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with eastmann, pushing him back against the cage.

eastmann breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hutchins.
eastmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
eastmann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
eastmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Hutchins misses.
Hutchins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before eastmann has time to react.
Hutchins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hutchins.
Hutchins tries to clinch but eastmann is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eastmann shoots for a takedown but Hutchins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hutchins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hutchins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hutchins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by eastmann.
eastmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Hutchins circles away.
Hutchins looks to land a combination. eastmann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A right-left combo lands from Hutchins.
Hutchins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hutchins doesn't manage to clinch there - eastmann circles away.
Hutchins lands a really nice looking cross but eastmann seems unphased.

Hutchins moves into range and clinches up with eastmann.
Hutchins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hutchins wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hutchins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
eastmann misses with a double jab
and Hutchins counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins lands a jab-cross combination.
Hutchins stuffs the takedown attempt from eastmann. eastmann gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for martin eastmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
eastmann tries to clinch up
enabling Hutchins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hutchins scores with a three punch combo!
Hutchins tries to clinch there but eastmann circles away.
Hutchins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches eastmann on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Hutchins.
Hutchins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
eastmann shoots for a takedown but Hutchins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hutchins tries to clinch but eastmann moves out of range.
Hutchins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as eastmann backs up against the cage.
martin eastmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe Hutchins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hutchins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe Hutchins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hutchins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monroe Hutchins!