PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Eastmond's choice of entrance music: Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naza
vs
Eastmond

185 cm
25
176 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

190 cm
24
174 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond lands with a straight right. Naza didn't see that one coming.
Naza wants to slow Eastmond down by chopping away at his legs.
Eastmond throws a series of punches but Naza avoids them all with ease.
Eastmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naza.
Eastmond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eastmond.
Naza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Naza shoots in but Eastmond avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Naza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eastmond to the mat! Eastmond manages to get full guard.
Eastmond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naza thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza is looking to work some ground and pound but Eastmond has wrist control.
Naza trying to control but Eastmond is working from the bottom.
Naza looking to sit in guard and control but Eastmond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eastmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Naza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eastmond throws a right and a left that Naza avoids nicely.
Naza slips a jab and a cross from Eastmond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Naza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Naza shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastmond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Naza backs up against the ropes.
Naza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eastmond misses with a looping right.
Eastmond looks to land a combination but Naza avoids it well.
Naza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naza dodges the punch combination from Eastmond.
Naza tries for a takedown but Eastmond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naza has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Eastmond as Naza shoots in.
Naza tried to score with a low kick but Eastmond checks it.
Naza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eastmond.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Naza.
Naza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Eastmond managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Naza.
Naza laying and praying for a moment but Eastmond takes advantage and regains half guard.
Naza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eastmond defending well though.
Eastmond is refusing to be controlled, as Naza sits in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Naza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eastmond sprawls well initially but Naza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Naza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Eastmond connects with a good right hand that stumbles Naza. Naza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horrible takedown by Naza or perhaps it was just good defense by Eastmond which made him look bad.
Eastmond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eastmond throws a hook to the side of Naza's head but Naza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eastmond misses with a two punch combination.
Naza throws a shot from downtown. Eastmond moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Eastmond bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Naza is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Eastmond is controlling him well.
Eastmond works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond is looking to take a break and control but Naza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naza is trying to buck Eastmond off.
The ground and pound from Eastmond seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Eastmond wants to control but Naza is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eastmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Naza throws a leg kick which misses Eastmond's front leg but catches the back leg as Eastmond tries to avoid it.
Eastmond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Eastmond.
Naza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Eastmond.
Nice takedown defense from Eastmond. No joy for Naza on that attempt.
Naza throws a leg kick but Eastmond checks it.
Naza misses with a takedown
and Naza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eastmond counters with a one-two to the body.
Naza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naza tries for a takedown but Eastmond circles away easily
and Eastmond counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond leaves Naza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eastmond throws a right and a left that Naza avoids nicely.
Eastmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Naza shoots in and bounces Eastmond off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Naza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eastmond is keeping the position for now.
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Naza trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Naza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Naza working some strikes from top position.
Naza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Eastmond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Naza has his takedown stuffed
letting Eastmond counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Eastmond finds it's target.
Naza shoots in for a double leg but Eastmond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Naza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eastmond's waist but Eastmond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Naza off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eastmond misses with a takedown attempt - Naza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Naza fails with the takedown
and Eastmond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond cracks Naza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eastmond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Naza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eastmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eastmond scores with a three punch combo!
Eastmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naza doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Eastmond to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Eastmond.
Naza tries for a takedown but Eastmond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naza dodges the punch combination from Eastmond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond tries to bum rush Naza with a series of wild strikes but Naza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Naza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eastmond's guard.
Naza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Naza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eastmond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naza throws and elbow that misses. Eastmond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naza's guard. Nice move by Eastmond!
Naza wants to stand and escape but Eastmond is having none of it.
Eastmond wants to pass the guard but Naza is keeping the position.
Eastmond wants to control from the top but Naza keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Naza's head.
Eastmond postures up.
Eastmond prevents Naza from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Eastmond as Naza shoots in.
Eastmond lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naza fails with a takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Naza.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eastmond is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Naza off and has taken his back!
Eastmond throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Eastmond working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Eastmond not allowing Naza to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Eastmond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eastmond has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!