PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory has chosen Kid Unknown - Nightmare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andrei East has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

East
vs
Bathory

181 cm
25
201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bathory closes the distance and clinches up with East, looking for a takedown. Bathory pushes East against the cage but East circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory shoots for a double leg takedown but East sprawls well. He's pushed Bathory's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrei East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Bathory.
East lands a slapping body shot.
East lands with a straight right. Bathory didn't see that one coming.

Bathory shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bathory is thwarting East's attempts to control the position.
East tries to get to full guard but Bathory has control of the leg.
Bathory misses with a head shot. East uses the momentum to regain guard.
East trying to control the position here.
Bathory must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bathory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bathory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bathory in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
East misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bathory.
East getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bathory closes this distance looking for a takedown but East circles away.
Bathory shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as East sprawls well. East wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bathory gets slowly back to his feet.
Bathory with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling East to score with a decent uppercut.

East gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East working Bathory over with strikes.
Bathory slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bathory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bathory wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
East is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
East has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bathory wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
East looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as East accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
East is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East thows a big elbow that misses.

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

Bathory feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bathory throws and elbow that misses. East uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bathory's guard. Nice move by East!
East postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bathory looking for a sweep. Not yet Bathory, not yet.
East with a nice head shot there.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
East loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
East content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bathory wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East cracks Bathory with a solid left hand.
East lands a couple of decent looking shots.
East stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bathory swivels though and keeps the full guard.
East is breathing heavily.
East working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
East is fighting to break Bathory's control of his arms but Bathory is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
East postures up.
East throws and elbow that misses. Bathory uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in East's guard. Nice move by Bathory!

East looking for a guillotine here but Bathory defends easily.
Bathory works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrei East will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bathory with a lazy takedown attempt

and East counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bathory!
Bathory wants to hold on but East pushes him away.
East landing shots from mount.
East working the ground and pound effectively.
Bathory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bathory slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bathory taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
East is thwarting Bathory's attempts to control the position.
East is trying to control. Bathory wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bathory tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bathory trying to control from the bottom.
East winds up and cracks Bathory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
East not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
East moves into full mount! Bathory won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by East.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, East cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bathory tries to hold on but East postures up.
Bathory is looking to improve his position but East isn't that keen on the idea.
Bathory is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
East lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bathory is in a horrible position here. East smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andrei East overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory regains half guard.
Bathory tries to roll over but East keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. East lands a nice short elbow.
East working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from East there.
East thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bathory wants to control but East is keeping busy and won't allow it.
East lands strikes from half guard.
Bathory works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bathory is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East wants to control from the top but Bathory keeps moving.
East is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bathory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. East manages to get himself to full guard.
Bathory throws and elbow that misses. East uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bathory's guard. Nice move by East!
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
East is looking to work some ground and pound but Bathory has wrist control.

That's four 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.
Bathory manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bathory avoids the attempt from East to control.
East is trying desperately to improve position.
Bathory with the ground and pound from mount.
East working to try and regain half guard.
East slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East trying to control from the bottom.
Bathory missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei East dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bathory fails with the takedown

and East counters with a shoot takedown. Bathory fights it but they end up in guard.
Bathory wants to sweep but no luck.
East working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Bathory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bathory has momentary wrist control but East slips an elbow through the middle.
Bathory manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bathory throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for East because Bathory loaded up on that one.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East tries to hold on but Bathory postures up.
Bathory working East over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory lands with some strikes.
East really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bathory landing strikes from the mount.
Bathory lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bathory dominating with strikes here.
East tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bathory punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bathory lands a big elbow.
Bathory landing punches.
Bathory fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bathory has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of East's face.
East is bucking up trying to escape but Bathory cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
East taking shots to the head.
Bathory has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of East's face.
A nice elbow there by Bathory.
Bathory unloading with bombs!
Bathory with shots to the head and body - East looks very uncomfortable down there.
Eli Bathory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bathory with the ground and pound from mount.
Bathory landing punches.
Bathory postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. East looks a forlorn figure.
Bathory looking to finish East with some ground and pound. This is bad for East!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Andrei East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
East is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Bathory connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bathory can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as East is looking to escape.
East is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
East is bucking up trying to escape but Bathory cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
East avoids a strike by Bathory and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Bathory's guard! Fantastic escape!
East passes Bathory's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bathory manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
East showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bathory throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bathory keeping full guard, as East tries to pass.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Bathory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think East has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrei East!