PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Everson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes into the arena with Cold as Ice- M.O.P. blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

East
vs
Everson

182 cm
22
205 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

187 cm
25
217 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Knock Out Artistry
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rusty Everson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Everson checks a leg kick.
East scores with a leg kick.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by East.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from East. No joy for Everson on that attempt.

Everson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Everson lands in his opponent's guard.
East avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Everson distracts East with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Everson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Everson cracks East with a solid left hand.
East wants to sweep here but Everson controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everson thows a big elbow that misses.
Everson wants to control from the top but East keeps moving.
Everson stopping the sweep attempt from East.
Everson throwing strikes from guard but East blocks nicely.
East working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
East connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
East looking to land some kicks to the body here.

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.
Everson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but East avoids it really well and circles away.
Everson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around East's waist but East gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Everson off to one side.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Everson.
Everson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from East as Everson shoots in.
A clash of legs there as Everson blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from East.
Nice body punch from East.
Everson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but East swivels and escapes.
Everson looks gassed!
East misses with a takedown attempt
letting Everson counter with a right hand.
Everson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and East counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East throws a body punch but Everson moves out of range.
Everson slips a jab from East.
Everson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and East counters with a low kick, right behind Everson 's knee.
East throws a leg kick but Everson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Everson misses
and East cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses Everson's sensitive parts.
Everson walks into a jab.
Everson blocks a leg kick.
East throws a leg kick which misses Everson's front leg but catches the back leg as Everson tries to avoid it.
Everson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everson shoots and misses
and East counters with a right hand to the body.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
East lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Everson.
East feints and then cracks Everson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Everson down.
Everson moves out of range of the leg kick from East.
East wants to slow Everson down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - East looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
East cracks Everson with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Everson slips a straight right by East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klein East dominated that round.
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.

East throws a leg kick but Everson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Everson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and East counters with a leg kick.
East throws the left hand but Everson avoids the punch easily.
East ducks right into an uppercut from Everson.
Everson missing with a left hand there. East was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from East finds it's way through Everson's defenses.
Everson fails with the takedown
and East counters with a lovely straight right hand!
East throws a hook but Everson avoids it easily.
East looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
East throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East throws a leg kick but Everson checks it.
East throws a hook but Everson blocks it.
East throws a leg kick but Everson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
East misses with a low kick.
Everson tries for a takedown but East circles away easily
and East counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Everson.
Everson is breathing heavily.
East throws a sloppy body shot

so Everson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Everson throwing strikes but missing.
East lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Everson!
Everson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by East there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
East scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Everson?
Everson wants to control but East is having none of it.
East dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Everson because East loaded up on that one.
Everson can't escape the position.
Everson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Everson is looking to improve his position but East isn't that keen on the idea.
East unloading with bombs!
East thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Everson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by East there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four 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.
Everson is desperately trying to improve his position but East has a good base and remains in mount.
East trying to control but Everson is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Everson can do anything to dispel that myth.
East punching from mount but Everson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
East sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
East with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klein East dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

East bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Everson tries for a takedown but East circles away easily
and East counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
East tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Everson shoots and misses
and East counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
East scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Everson doesn't seem bothered though.
Everson ducks under a wild hook from East.
East throws a leg kick but Everson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
Everson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Everson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by East. East obviously looking to wear him down.
East tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Everson is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East tries a low kick but Everson avoids it.
Everson shoots in but East avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Everson.
Everson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and East counters with a leg kick.
East scores with a crisp jab that stopped Everson in his tracks.
Everson shoots and misses
and East counters with an inside leg kick.
Everson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
East throws a body punch but Everson moves out of range.
East throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Everson ducks under a wild hook from East.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a leg kick but Everson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
Everson fails with the takedown
and East connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
East throws a big shot that misses.
East turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
East throws a chopping leg kick but Everson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Everson has his takedown stuffed
and East counters with a nice low kick that buckles Everson's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
East closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
Good leg kick by East there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East misses with a double jab
and Everson counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Everson as he checks the leg kick.
East is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Everson can do to turn this around?
Everson scores with a decent looking hook.
Everson fails with the takedown
and East counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klein East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Everson fails with the takedown
and East counters with a good low kick that Everson was not able to check.
A good leg kick by East.
Everson checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everson with a lazy takedown attempt
and East counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
East ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Everson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
East takes a swing at Everson's ribcage but misses.
East misses with a wild combination.
East moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by East as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East misses with a low kick.
Rusty Everson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
East throws a shot from downtown. Everson moves away and avoids it.
East lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klein East showed his dominance in that final round.
Well East 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!