PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Libre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leifr Eiriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Libre
vs
Eiriksson

185 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nacho Libre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leifr Eiriksson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eiriksson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Libre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eiriksson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eiriksson misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Libre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Libre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Libre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Libre pushing down on Eiriksson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Eiriksson wants to get back to his feet.
Libre lands with a punch from half guard.
Eiriksson is trying to get back to full guard.
Libre looks to land a strike but Eiriksson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Eiriksson is pulling down on Libre's head. It's preventing any offense from Libre, at least for the moment.
Libre postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Libre throwing strikes from guard but Eiriksson blocks nicely.
Libre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Libre tries to free his leg and advance position but Eiriksson is retaining full guard.
Eiriksson keeping moving, preventing Libre from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Libre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eiriksson to the mat! Eiriksson manages to get full guard.
Eiriksson wants to get back to his feet but Libre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Libre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libre throwing strikes but missing.
Eiriksson being controlled here, momentarily.
Eiriksson is looking to stand up but Libre isn't so interested in that idea.
Libre postures up in Eiriksson's guard and throws a big left but Eiriksson blocks it.
Eiriksson looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eiriksson keeping full guard, as Libre tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eiriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eiriksson is looking to clinch but Libre is avoiding it.
Libre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eiriksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eiriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Eiriksson tries to bum rush Libre with a series of wild strikes but Libre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eiriksson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nacho Libre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Eiriksson gets caught flat footed, as Libre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Libre distracts Eiriksson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Libre trying to control the position from guard on top but Eiriksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eiriksson wants to sweep here but Libre controlling him for the moment.
Libre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eiriksson keeping moving, preventing Libre from controlling successfully.
Eiriksson is looking to stand up but Libre isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eiriksson looks gassed!
Libre wants to control from the top but Eiriksson keeps moving.
Libre postures up in Eiriksson's guard and throws a big left but Eiriksson blocks it.
Libre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Libre wants to pass the guard but Eiriksson is keeping the position.
Libre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nacho Libre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eiriksson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Libre pinned against the cage. Libre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Libre scores with a punch to the head.

Libre feints and as Eiriksson raises his hands in defense, Libre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eiriksson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Libre.
Libre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Libre throws and elbow that misses. Eiriksson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Libre's guard. Nice move by Eiriksson!

Libre pushes Eiriksson off and gets back to his feet.
Eiriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Libre counters with a left to the body.
Eiriksson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Libre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eiriksson is refusing to be controlled, as Libre sits in half guard.
Libre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eiriksson is staying active underneath Libre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Libre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Libre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Libre lands strikes from half guard.
Libre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nacho Libre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Libre wants to take a breather but Eiriksson is having none of it.
Eiriksson wants to control but Libre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Libre winds up and cracks Eiriksson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Libre is looking to stall here but Eiriksson recovers full guard.
Libre trying to control the position from guard on top but Eiriksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Libre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eiriksson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libre preventing the sweep.
Libre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Libre postures up in Eiriksson's guard and throws a big left but Eiriksson blocks it.
Libre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Libre trying to control but Eiriksson is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Libre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eiriksson, pushing him back against the cage.
Libre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eiriksson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eiriksson tries to break the clinch but Libre is controlling the position.
Libre can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Libre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eiriksson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nacho Libre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eiriksson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Libre has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Eiriksson is trying to keep an underhook but Libre manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Libre throws a strike but Eiriksson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Libre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eiriksson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eiriksson working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nacho Libre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Libre tries to bum rush Eiriksson with a series of wild strikes but Eiriksson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Eiriksson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eiriksson throws a body punch but Libre moves out of range.

Libre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eiriksson is trying to defend but Libre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Libre with the ground and pound but Eiriksson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Libre prevents Eiriksson from getting back to his feet.
Libre wants to control from the top but Eiriksson keeps moving.
Libre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Libre trying to control the position from guard on top but Eiriksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Libre looking to sit in guard and control but Eiriksson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Libre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Libre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eiriksson!
Libre with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libre looking to control but Eiriksson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Libre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Eiriksson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Libre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Libre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Eiriksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Libre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Libre working Eiriksson over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eiriksson is in a horrible position here. Libre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Libre looking to finish Eiriksson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eiriksson!
Libre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Libre looking to control but Eiriksson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nacho Libre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Libre controlling his opponent.
Libre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Libre tries to control but Eiriksson wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libre controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Nacho Libre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Eiriksson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Libre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Libre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eiriksson is looking to stand up but Libre isn't so interested in that idea.
Libre stays in close to Eiriksson's body and controls the position.
Leifr Eiriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nacho Libre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Libre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nacho Libre!