PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Einstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einstein comes to the cage accompanied by Gold Soundz. This should be a great matchup!

Einstein
vs
Fallon

174 cm
21
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Einstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fallon.
Einstein misses with a low kick.
Fallon throws a lazy right hand but Einstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Einstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fallon's calf.
Fallon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fallon shoots in for a takedown but Einstein shows good takedown defense.
Einstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fallon.
Fallon shoots in but no luck this time.
Einstein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Einstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fallon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Einstein thows a body kick. Fallon tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Fallon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fallon throws a strike aimed at the side of Einstein's head but Einstein avoids it well.

Fallon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fallon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Einstein is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein controlling the position well.
Einstein is looking for a sweep. Fallon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Einstein is controlling Fallon's trapped leg to prevent Fallon from advancing to side control.
Fallon is keen to just control but Einstein is a slippery customer.

Fallon seems to be working for a kimura but Einstein defends the submission attempt.
Fallon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Einstein is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fallon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fallon looking to ground and pound but Einstein is blocking nicely.
Fallon wants to control the pace but Einstein is squirming around nicely.
Einstein reaches up to try and control the position but Fallon seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Einstein rolls and tries to escape and now Fallon has his back!
Fallon missing with punches from the back.
Einstein has hold of Fallon's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon not allowing Einstein to control his hands.
Fallon controlling well, preventing Einstein from escaping the position.
Fallon lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Fallon seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Einstein's chin but Einstein turns very nicely into Fallon's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Einstein.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fallon wants to sweep but no luck.

Fallon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fallon is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein wanted to stand there but Fallon had control of the position.

Fallon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Einstein defends well.
Einstein has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fallon is proving hard to escape from.
Fallon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Einstein is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fallon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Fallon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Einstein throws a sloppy head kick and Fallon moves out of range easily.
Einstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Fallon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fallon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fallon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Einstein's legs.
Einstein sneaks back into half guard.
Fallon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Fallon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Einstein is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein is working hard here to advance position.

Fallon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Einstein defends it well.
Fallon controlling the pace.

Fallon is trying to work for a kimura but Einstein is defending well.
Fallon not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Einstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fallon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Einstein.
Einstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fallon.
Einstein motions for Fallon to come forward. Einstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Einstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Einstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Einstein slips a jab and a cross from Fallon.
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Fallon is just out of range.
Fallon throws a shot from downtown. Einstein moves away and avoids it.
Fallon misses with a looping right.
Fallon moves out of range as Einstein throws a body kick.
Einstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fallon tries for a takedown but Einstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fallon throws a jab but it's blocked by Einstein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon scores with the left hand. Einstein knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Einstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fallon throws a lazy right hand but Einstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Einstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fallon misses with a looping left.
Einstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fallon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Einstein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fallon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Einstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Einstein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Einstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Einstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fallon moves away.
Einstein tries a low kick but Fallon avoids it.
Fallon throws a looping overhand right but Einstein ducks down to avoid it.
Fallon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Albert Einstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Einstein, right into the meat.
Einstein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Einstein is looking to clinch.
Einstein moves away from the strike by Fallon.
A clash of legs there as Fallon blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Einstein. That's going to slow Fallon down.
Fallon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Einstein on the side of the head.
Einstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fallon scores with a jab. Einstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Einstein misses with a looping right.
Einstein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fallon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fallon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Einstein staying out of range there.
Fallon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Einstein moves out of range as Fallon strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Fallon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fallon throws a jab when Einstein was well out of range.
Einstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Einstein lands a nice hook to Fallon's body. Fallon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Fallon is just out of range.
Einstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fallon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Fallon as he checks the leg kick.
Fallon shoots in for a takedown but Einstein shows good takedown defense.
Einstein misses with a head kick.
Einstein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fallon doesn't seem bothered though.
Einstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Einstein slams his shin into Fallon's torso.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fallon!

Fallon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fallon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Einstein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fallon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Einstein is keeping the position for now.
Fallon controlling from the top position.
Fallon trying to control the position from guard on top but Einstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fallon stopping the sweep attempt from Einstein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fallon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fallon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Einstein moves out of range as Fallon strikes.
Einstein throws a leg kick but Fallon checks it.
Fallon lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Einstein.
Albert Einstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallon throws a hook but Einstein avoids it easily.
Einstein misses with a low kick.
Einstein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fallon.
Fallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Einstein.
Fallon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Einstein.
A solid leg kick lands there for Einstein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon misses with a straight right.
Einstein slips a jab and a cross from Fallon.
Fallon scores with a shot to the body.
Einstein lands with a kick to the temple. Fallon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Einstein defending well as Fallon loads up on a big left hand.
Einstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Fallon misses.
Einstein is looking to wear down Fallon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Einstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Einstein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fallon checks it well.
Einstein throws a body punch but Fallon moves out of range.
Einstein throws a leg kick but Fallon checks it.
Einstein motions for Fallon to come forward. Einstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fallon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fallon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Einstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Einstein misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Einstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Einstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Fallon circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Einstein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fallon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fallon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Einstein 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.
Fallon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Albert Einstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Fallon.
Fallon digs a good body shot into Einstein's ribs.
Einstein is looking to chop away at Fallon's legs.
Fallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Einstein thows a body shot but no joy.
Einstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Einstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fallon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Einstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Einstein misses with a low kick.
Einstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fallon.
Albert Einstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Einstein misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Fallon.
I've got Fallon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Fallon!