PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dai bando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eshe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

bando
vs
Eshe

190 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, dai bando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Eshe!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eshe swinging wildly here.
Eshe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Eric Eshe has been cut.
bando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eshe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bando circles away quickly and effectively.
bando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bando swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from bando. Eshe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eshe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eshe looks to land a combination but bando avoids it well.
bando wants to clinch up but Eshe keeps it at a distance.
Eshe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and bando counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bando stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eshe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bando is breathing heavily.
Eshe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eshe keeping moving, preventing bando from controlling successfully.
Eshe wants to stand up but bando is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eshe can do anything to dispel that myth.
bando is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Eshe wants to stand up but bando is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eshe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eshe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and bando counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eshe can't break the clinch.
Eshe is looking to break free of the clinch but bando has double underhooks.
bando missing with knees to the body.
Eshe tries to break free but bando pushes him back against the cage.

bando manages to break the clinch.
bando dodges the punch combination from Eshe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bando shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eshe as he avoids it easily.
Eshe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from bando.
Eshe throws a combination that misses
and bando counters with a left and a right that stings Eshe.
bando walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eric Eshe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eshe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
bando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eshe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eshe works over bando's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like dai bando has been cut.
Eshe looks to land a combination but bando avoids it well.
Eshe misses with a wild combination.
Eshe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eshe misses with the combination.
Eshe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bando circles away quickly and effectively.
bando misses with a body kick.
A combination from Eshe does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eshe connects with a good right hand that stumbles bando. bando circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eshe throws a right hand that bando ducks under and follows up with a left that bando also avoids with ease.
Eshe tries to bum rush bando with a series of wild strikes but bando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bando wants to clinch.
Eshe misses with a few strikes there.
Eshe throws a right and a left that both miss.
bando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eshe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bando looks for a takedown but Eshe sprawls well.
Eshe lands a nice shot that snaps bando's head back.
Eshe lands with a nice combination. bando backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Eshe does no damage.
Eshe throws a series of punches but bando moves out of range.
bando takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eshe looks to land a combination. bando sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eshe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice jab there from Eshe.
Eshe throws a series of strikes that have bando backpedaling.
A combination from Eshe does no damage.
Eshe tries to bum rush bando with a series of wild strikes but bando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

bando closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eshe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eshe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eshe's efforts to push away.
Eshe prevents a body shot from bando.
Eshe is trying to break the clinch but bando is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eshe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bando has Eshe pressed against the cage, preventing Eshe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
bando has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eshe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dai bando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eshe wants to break free but bando has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Eshe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Eshe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and bando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
bando jabs at Eshe's body.
Eshe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eshe throws a series of punches but bando avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Eshe.
bando fails to land the takedown.
Eshe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Eshe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eshe tries to bum rush bando with a series of wild strikes but bando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bando looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eshe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eshe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eshe looks to land a combination but bando avoids it well.
Eshe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eshe tries to bum rush bando with a series of wild strikes but bando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bando shoots in for a takedown but Eshe shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dai bando. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eshe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eshe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bando circles away quickly and effectively.
bando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eshe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eshe throws a right and a left that bando avoids nicely.
bando fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eshe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eshe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Eshe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
bando gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eshe tries to bum rush bando with a series of wild strikes but bando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bando takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eshe misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

bando clinches with his opponent.
Eshe wants to get back to striking at distance but bando won't allow it.
Eshe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bando has him pressed against the cage.

bando manages to break the clinch.

bando clinches.
bando prevents Eshe from breaking the clinch.
bando lands a body punch.
Eshe is trying to break free.
Eshe is looking to break free of the clinch but bando has double underhooks.
Eshe is trying to break the clinch but bando is controlling him.
Eshe working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Eshe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
bando lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eshe working hard to break the clinch.

bando manages to break the clinch.
bando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eshe swats away the attempt to clinch by bando.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bando moves in looking to clinch but Eshe pushes him off.
bando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eshe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eshe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eshe lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eshe.
Eshe tests bando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
bando tries to clinch up but Eshe circles away and keeps his distance.
Eshe lands with a straight right. bando didn't see that one coming.
bando misses with a series of wild punches.
Eshe throws a combination. bando tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab by Eshe.
Eshe misses with a double jab.
Eric Eshe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eshe throws a series of punches but bando moves out of range.
Eshe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eshe throws a series of punches but bando moves out of range.
bando lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

bando has managed to clinch.

bando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eshe throws a combination that misses

and bando holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eshe can't break the clinch.

bando manages to break the clinch.
Eshe lands a two punch combo.
Eshe lands a nice shot that snaps bando's head back.
Eshe fails to land with a series of punches.
bando tries to close the distance and clinch but Eshe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bando misses with a looping right.
bando looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bando tries to clinch but Eshe is having none of it.
Eshe lands a nice looking body shot.
Eshe 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.
bando on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eshe misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Eshe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Eshe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eshe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
bando dodges the punch combination from Eshe.
bando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eshe throws a nice looking combination but bando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
bando looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eshe throws a series of punches but bando moves out of range.
bando wants to clinch.
Eshe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eshe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eshe throws a right hand that bando ducks under and follows up with a left that bando also avoids with ease.
dai bando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eshe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eshe throws a right hand that bando ducks under and follows up with a left that bando also avoids with ease.
bando tries to clinch but Eshe moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bando looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
bando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eshe fails to land with a series of punches.

bando pushes Eshe up against the cage in a clinch.
Eshe wants to break free but bando has control.
Eshe wants to break free but bando has control.

bando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bando fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Eshe both land. Nice combination.
bando tries to clinch but Eshe moves out of range.
bando looks to land a combination. Eshe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eshe lands with a nice combination. bando backs away looking to recover.
bando tries to clinch up but Eshe circles away and keeps his distance.
bando throws a hook but Eshe blocks it.
bando misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eshe throws a nice looking combination but bando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bando wants to clinch.
Eshe misses with a series of wild punches.
Eshe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
bando works Eshe's body with a nice hook.
Eshe swats away the attempt to clinch by bando.
Eshe scores with a jab.
bando takes a swing at Eshe's ribcage but misses.
Eshe throws a series of punches but bando avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - bando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bando has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from bando there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eshe misses with a series of wild punches.
bando slips a jab and a cross from Eshe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eshe misses with a series of wild punches.
bando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bando wants to clinch up but Eshe keeps it at a distance.
bando shoots in but no luck this time.
Eshe stalks bando and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into bando's face. bando staggers backwards, shaken.
bando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eshe throws a series of punches but bando moves out of range.
bando wants to clinch up but Eshe keeps it at a distance.
Eshe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

bando has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Eshe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
bando presses Eshe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eshe working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eshe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bando closes the distance and clinches up with Eshe, looking for a takedown. bando pushes Eshe against the cage but Eshe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dai bando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eshe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bando shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eshe as he jumps to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Eshe as he connects with a hook.
Eshe throws a right hand that bando ducks under and follows up with a left that bando also avoids with ease.
Eshe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eshe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eshe wants it to stay on the feet.
dai bando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

bando darts in and clinches Eshe up against the cage.
bando is working for takedown but Eshe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eshe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bando has him pressed against the cage.
Eric Eshe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bando is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
bando can't find room to land a body shot as Eshe controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Eshe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eshe 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Eshe!