PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes to the cage accompanied by Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Minard has chosen Walk as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

East
vs
Minard

182 cm
27
205 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

183 cm
27
215 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Minard!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minard lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
Minard throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
East misses with a straight right.
East throws a leg kick but Minard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Minard misses the shot to the body.
Minard avoids the body shot from East.
Minard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minard dips to his left and cracks East with an uppercut!

Minard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. East tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Minard is in East's guard.
East bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minard's guard.
East wants to control from the top but Minard keeps moving.
Minard controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East throwing strikes from guard but Minard blocks nicely.
Minard keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Klein East wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Minard takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
East throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hook to the side of Minard's head but Minard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
East takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Liam Minard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
East takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Minard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Minard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Minard cracks a nice hook into East's ribs.
Minard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Minard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by East.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East takes a body punch but keeps moving.
East lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Minard misses.
Minard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Minard.
Minard misses with a body kick.
Minard lands a nice hook to East's body. East takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard thows a body shot but no joy.
Minard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice jab there from Minard.
Minard lands a jab.
Minard swings widly with a right hand
and East makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minard.
Minard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Minard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
East will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minard moves away.
East shoots in for a takedown but Minard shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Minard blocks the low kick.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East misses with a low kick as Minard jumps back.
Minard misses with a hook to the body
and East connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minard wants to land a leg kick but East is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws an overhand right that lands on Minard's shoulder, as Minard tries to avoid the shot.
East moves out of range of the leg kick from Minard.
East wants to slow Minard down by chopping away at his legs.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minard.
East dodges the punch combination from Minard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
East misses the shot to the body.
East throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
East tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minard throws a looping overhand right but East ducks down to avoid it.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Minard checks it well.
East throws a wild body kick that Minard sees coming a mile off.
East lands a leg kick that knocks Minard off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from East.
Minard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping East at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Minard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam Minard will probably get the nod.
That's time! East's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Minard.
East is looking to chop away at Minard's legs.
East scores with a decent looking hook.
Minard avoids the body shot from East.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by East there.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Minard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Minard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but East circles away quickly and effectively.
Minard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. East sees it coming and avoids it easily.
East is looking to chop away at Minard's legs.
East throws a solid leg kick but Minard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at East.
Minard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minard tries to land a front kick but East steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
East slips a jab from Minard.
Minard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard throws a shot to the body.
Minard looks to land a body kick but East moved away.
Minard clobbers East with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Minard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before East can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Minard misses its intended target.
Minard misses with a wild combination.
Minard lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
East takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Minard.
Minard throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
Minard with a nice cross.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minard was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Minard swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
East throws a shot from downtown. Minard moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East cracks the inside of Minard's front leg.
East throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Minard throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
Minard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and East counters with a leg kick.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Minard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minard misses with an uppercut.
East slips a jab from Minard.
Minard moves out of range as East throws a body kick.
East tried to score with a low kick but Minard checks it.
East tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minard digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
East avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East misses with a looping right.
Minard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by East.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard scores with a body shot.
East throws the kick towards the body but Minard avoids it.
Minard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
Minard loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
East on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Minard. Minard obviously looking to wear him down.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
Minard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minard. That did some damage!
East misses with a body shot.
East takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Minard throws a right and a left that East avoids nicely.
A big left from Minard misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from East.
Minard misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a body shot.
Minard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
East connects with a leg kick. Minard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Minard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for East. That snapped Minard's head back.
Minard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
East connects with an inside leg kick.
East bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minard's head backwards.

East closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Minard tries to get to full guard but East has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klein East dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

East throws a head kick that misses.
Minard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from East. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut there from East.
Minard just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Minard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
East connects with a crisp jab.
East misses with a low kick.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Minard.
East takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Minard throws a big shot that misses.
East motions for Minard to come forward. East throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minard.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minard manages to avoid it.
East lands a nice looking kick to the body. Minard takes a step back to recover.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East cracks Minard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Minard throws the left hand but East avoids the punch easily.
East throws out a loose jab but Minard uses good head movement to avoid it.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
East misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Minard. That snapped East's head back.
Minard misses with a straight right.
Minard throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minard but Minard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East avoids the head kick by Minard.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Minard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard scores with a punch to the head.
East takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
East avoids the body shot from Minard.
Minard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and East counters with a slapping leg kick.
East misses with a low kick.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Minard is out of range.
Minard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Minard tries to work over East's front leg with a kick but East checks it.
A shot to the liver by East. Beautiful body shot.
East cracks a nice hook into Minard's ribs.
East throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
Minard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East cracks the inside of Minard's front leg.
East throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard checks a low kick from East.
Minard throws a predictable looking body shot
and East counters with an inside leg kick.
Minard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Minard swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East misses with a low kick as Minard jumps back.
Minard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
East connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
East scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minard shoots in looking for a takedown. East tries to sprawl out of it but Minard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. East manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
East tries a low kick but Minard avoids it.
East cracks Minard with an open hand slap.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Minard checks it well.
Minard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minard takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minard. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from East is defended easily by Minard.
East slips a jab from Minard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minard misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klein East showed his dominance in that final round.
Well East has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!
After the big win, Klein East made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.