PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nick eat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fyodor Pending has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

eat
vs
Pending

175 cm
21
134 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
8 - 22 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, nick eat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
eat cracks Pending with a good jab.
Pending avoids a punch combination nicely.
eat scores with a hook.
Pending doesn't manage to clinch there - eat circles away.
Pending slips a jab and a cross from eat.
eat feints a jab promting Pending to slip. eat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pending slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts eat, as that shot connected.
eat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sloppy strikes from eat. Those never looked like landing.
Pending takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pending walks into a left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pending.
eat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
eat throws a right and a left that both miss.
eat misses with a series of wild punches.
Pending takes one on the button.
Pending fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
eat throws a right and a left that both miss.
eat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
eat lands a nice hook to Pending's body. Pending takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pending tries to close the distance and clinch but eat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
eat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
eat misses with a wild combination.
Pending should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
eat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
eat dips to his left and cracks Pending with an uppercut!
Pending dodges the punch combination from eat.
eat is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
eat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
eat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
eat stuns Pending with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
nick eat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pending looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pending ducks right into an uppercut from eat.
eat cracks Pending with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
eat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from eat misses.
Pending looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
nick eat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Pending.
eat misses with a two punch combination.
eat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
eat throws a right and a left that both miss.
eat is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pending is on the wrong end of a nice combination from eat.
eat lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - eat scores with a four punch combination!
A punch lands to the side of Pending 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pending walks into a jab.
eat throws a series of strikes that have Pending backpedaling.
eat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by eat.
eat scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
eat misses with a wild combination.
eat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nick eat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

eat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
eat throws a one two combo.
eat misses with a two punch combination.
Pending slips a jab and a cross from eat.
eat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pending can do to turn this around?
Danga de danga de dang - eat scores with a four punch combination!
eat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Pending is rocked!
Pending has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
eat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pending is still on wobbly legs! Can eat finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pending has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pending there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pending.
nick eat is winning the standup battle so far.
eat lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Pending goes down and covers up as eat starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). nick eat!