PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Eisel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eisel
vs
Funk

190 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Eisel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Funk!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Funk has Eisel up against the cage in a clinch.
Funk tries to circle away but Eisel has him pinned against the cage.
Eisel tries to pull guard but Funk won't allow it.
Funk has had enough of the clinch but Eisel keeps him there for the moment.
Eisel working hard to break the clinch.

Funk has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Eisel regains guard immediately.
Funk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funk is looking to advance position but Eisel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Eisel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eisel cracks Funk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eisel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funk taking shots to the head.
Eisel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisel content just to control the position here.
Funk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eisel punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Eisel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Funk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Funk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funk is squirming around, avoiding Eisel's attempts to control the action.
Funk is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eisel looking to secure an arm triangle but Funk defends it well.
Eisel thowing shots but they're missing.
Funk is looking to improve his position but Eisel isn't that keen on the idea.
Eisel is landing with some decent strikes but Funk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eisel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eisel is breathing heavily.
Funk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Eisel has hold of Funk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Funk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Funk is desperately trying to improve his position but Eisel has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice elbow there by Eisel.
Funk is desperately trying to improve his position but Eisel has a good base and remains in mount.
Eisel avoids the attempt from Funk to control.
Funk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Eisel 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.
Funk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Funk trying to control from the bottom.
Eisel slows the pace down in half guard.
Funk tries to roll over but Eisel keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Eisel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Funk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eisel is trying to get back to his feet.
Funk trying to control the action but Eisel is working from the bottom.

Funk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Eisel to his feet.
Funk digs a good hook to Eisel's body.

Funk gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Funk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funk 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk is pressing down on Eisel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eisel is holding on for now.
Funk throwing shots but Eisel is blocking nicely.
Funk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Funk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eisel defending well though.

Funk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eisel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Funk trying to control the pace.
Funk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eisel's head.
Funk wants to take a breather but Eisel is having none of it.
Eisel is trying to stand.
Funk wants to pass to mount but Eisel is defending the position.
Eisel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eisel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Funk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Funk lands a nice short elbow.
Funk controlling the action here.
Funk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funk working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk wants to control but Eisel is keeping him busy.
Funk wants to stand up but Eisel has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Funk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eisel is just riding it out for now. Funk eventually gives up the hold.
Funk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Funk working Eisel over with strikes.
Eisel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximillian Funk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Funk gets a takedown into half guard.
Funk trying to control from half guard but Eisel is working away.
Funk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Funk thows a huge punch but Eisel dodges it nicely.
Funk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Funk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eisel is not content to let Funk control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Funk lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisel taking some punishment here, with Funk in his half guard.
Funk thows a huge punch but Eisel dodges it nicely.
Funk working the head and body with strikes.
Funk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Funk not doing much here.
Funk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Funk working over Eisel with some ground and pound. Eisel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Funk is trying to control the action in half guard but Eisel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Funk seems content to control.
Funk trying to control from half guard but Eisel is working away.
Funk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Funk connects with a nice short shot to Eisel's temple.
Funk is trying to control. Eisel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Funk working over Eisel with some ground and pound. Eisel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eisel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Funk.

Funk is trying to work for a kimura but Eisel is defending well.
Eisel trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Funk controlling the action here.

Funk 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Funk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Funk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eisel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximillian Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Funk 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximillian Funk!