PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike eastman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

eastman
vs
larry

225 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, mike eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe larry!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
larry swinging wildly here.
larry misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from larry.
eastman moves in looking to clinch but larry pushes him off.
larry lands with a nice body punch.

eastman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

eastman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

eastman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and larry defends it well.

eastman is looking for a kimura but larry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for eastman to get the leverage.

eastman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
eastman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
larry is trying is best to control the position here.
larry works his way to full guard. Good work.
larry keeping moving, preventing eastman from controlling successfully.

larry pushes eastman off and scrambles back to his feet.

larry darts in and clinches eastman up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
larry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
larry can't break the clinch.
larry working hard to break the clinch.
eastman keeps control of larry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
eastman wants a takedown.

larry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

larry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than larry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eastman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

larry is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
larry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

larry clinches up against the cage.
eastman prevents larry from breaking the clinch.
larry tries to pull guard but eastman holds him up against the cage and eventually larry drops back down to his feet.
larry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

larry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
larry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. larry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
larry misses with a few strikes there.
larry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from larry.
larry misses with a jab, cross combination.

larry rushes eastman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
larry is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe larry 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.

larry tries to bum rush eastman with a series of wild strikes but eastman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
larry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
larry throws a right and a left that eastman avoids nicely.
larry misses with a jab, cross combination.
eastman dodges the punch combination from larry.
eastman clinches but larry breaks the clinch

and larry counters by clinching up.
larry wants to break the clinch but can't.
larry working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
larry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but eastman has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
larry is trying to break free.
larry managing to block the knees to the body from eastman.
larry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
eastman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but larry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
eastman keeps control of larry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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.
larry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but eastman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
larry is trying to force a seperation but eastman has the dominant position.
eastman wants a takedown.
larry tries to break the clinch but eastman is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eastman lands a knee to the head.

larry jumps guard.
larry has control of eastman's left arm, preventing eastman from doing any damage.

larry uses the cage to get back to his feet.
larry misses with the combination.

eastman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows larry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
larry controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
larry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

larry stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe larry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! eastman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by larry!
eastman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
mike eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as larry lands an impressive looking overhand right. eastman doesn't seem phased though.
eastman misses the shot to the body.
larry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
larry throws a right hand that eastman ducks under and follows up with a left that eastman also avoids with ease.
larry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but eastman circles away quickly and effectively.
larry throws a nice looking combination but eastman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
larry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

larry gets a takedown into half guard.

larry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for eastman to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for larry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
eastman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and larry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by larry.
larry can't break the clinch.
larry wants to get back to striking at distance but eastman won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
larry fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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.
larry wants to break the clinch but can't.
eastman keeps control of larry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
eastman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but larry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
larry wants to break free but eastman has control.
larry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
larry working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
larry working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

larry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
larry throws a nice looking combination but eastman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
larry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as eastman backs up against the cage.
larry throws a nice looking combination but eastman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
larry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like mike eastman has been cut.
A combination from larry does no damage.
larry throws a combination. eastman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
larry misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

larry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

eastman is rocked!

larry decides to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

larry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
eastman wants to stand and escape but larry is having none of it.
Joe larry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

larry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on eastman, up you get!
larry throws a right hand that eastman ducks under and follows up with a left that eastman also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - larry scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
larry misses with a series of wild punches.

larry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe larry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well larry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe larry!