PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Madness Fighter (ranked 5323 p4p, 5538 weight class) and David Eagle (ranked 609 p4p, 625 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eagle's choice of entrance music: Pay money To my Pain - Weight of my pride. This should be fireworks!

Fighter
vs
Eagle

190 cm
18
175
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madness Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Eagle rushes Fighter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Fighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.

Eagle manages to pull guard.
Fighter is looking to stand up but Eagle won't let him.
Eagle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eagle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fighter's guard.

Eagle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fighter wants to stand but Eagle is controlling the position.
Eagle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Eagle throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Eagle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eagle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eagle stops Fighter from standing up.
Eagle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Eagle darts in and clinches Fighter up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Eagle lands a left hand.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
Eagle blocking some punches.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eagles head.
Eagle fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eagle.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle is trying to pull guard but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Fighter.
Eagle tries to pull guard but Fighter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Madness Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Eagle.
Eagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Eagle around his waist. Eagle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Fighter.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle blocks a body shot from Fighter.

Eagle decides to pull guard.
Eagle working a defensive guard here.
Eagle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fighter puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fighter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Eagle.
Eagle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fighter is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet.
Eagle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eagle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eagle trying to hold on to Fighter's head to control him but Fighter postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Eagle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Eagle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eagle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Eagle.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle blocking some punches.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle lands a left hand.
Eagle jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Eagle around his waist. Eagle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eagle jumps guard but Fighter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Madness Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Eagle.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eagles head.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle lands with a right to the head.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle is trying to pull guard but Fighter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
Eagle fails to pull guard.
Fighter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Eagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eagle.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Eagle fails to pull guard.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter presses Eagle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eagle lands an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Eagle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eagle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fighter smiles and moves away.
Fighter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eagle doesn't seem bothered though.

Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eagle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fighter to keep the fight standing.
Eagle tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.

Eagle pulls guard successfully.
Eagle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eagle is breathing heavily.
Fighter wanted to stand there but Eagle had control of the position.
Eagle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fighter wants to get up but he can't break Eagle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Eagle trying to keep a closed guard but Fighter is proving a slippery customer.
Eagle looking to control but Fighter passes into half guard.
Eagle is looking to control Fighter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eagle avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Madness Fighter dominated that second round.
That's time! Fighter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Eagle connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Eagle throws a sloppy body shot
and Fighter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Eagle misses with a wild combination.
Fighter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eagle looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Eagle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Eagle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eagle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fighter lands a nice looking body kick.
Fighter scores with a sloppy right hand. Eagle should have avoided that one.

Eagle is rocked!

Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
Eagle is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Eagle! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fighter is unloading with more strikes now! Eagle drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madness Fighter!
A victorious Madness Fighter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.