PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Air Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dale
vs
Easton

172 cm
23
137 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

L.A. Elite Clothing Co

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Air Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Easton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton tries to clinch there but Dale circles away.
Dale tries to clinch but Easton moves out of range.
Easton lands with an uppercut that bounces Dale off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Easton.
Dale wants to clinch.

Dale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Easton, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Easton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Easton looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Easton fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Easton takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easton.
Dale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Easton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dale backwards.
Easton struggles to land a body shot inside as Dale controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Dale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dale or not.
Dale connects with a knee to the head.
Dale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Easton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dale's elbow.
Dale connects with a knee to the head.
Dale throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale.
Dale lands an elbow that stopped Easton in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Easton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dale's elbow.
Dale blocks a body shot from Easton.
Easton has a couple of punches blocked by Dale.
Dale misses with a knee strike.
Dale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Easton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Easton misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Cody Easton has been cut.
Easton wants to stall.
Dale lands an elbow that stopped Easton in his tracks for a moment.
Dale throws an elbow that misses.
Easton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
Dale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cody Easton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cody Easton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Easton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Easton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Easton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Easton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Easton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dale was well out of range. Poor timing from Easton.
Easton throws a body punch but Dale moves out of range.
Dale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Easton.
Easton works Dale's body with a nice hook.
Easton feints a jab promting Dale to slip. Easton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dale slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Easton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dale has Easton up against the cage in a clinch.
Dale pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton just leaning against Dale, taking a breather.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easton.
Dale lands an elbow inside that Easton shrugs off.
Easton can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
Dale letting Easton take a breather here.
Easton throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Easton throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dale manages to break the clinch.
Dale is looking to clinch but Easton is avoiding it.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch but Easton moves out of range.
Easton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale tries to clinch there but Easton circles away.
Dale tries to clinch but Easton is having none of it.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dale walks into a left hand.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Easton misses with a wild combination.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Easton misses with a straight right.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Dale keeps the fight on the outside.
Dale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Easton to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dale has Easton up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Easton.
Dale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Dale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Easton trying to stall but Dale improves his position.
Easton pushes Dale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easton tries to work over Dale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cody Easton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cody Easton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dale needs to keep his hands up - Easton had a free shot at his head there.
Easton keeps the fight on the outside.
Dale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Easton.
Dale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Easton throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dale moves into the clinch successfully.
Easton stalling in the clinch but Dale improves position.
Air Dale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Dale prevents a body shot from Easton.
Dale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Easton fails to land.
Easton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Easton fails to land.

Dale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Easton just misses with a punch to the body.
Dale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dale tries to clinch but Easton moves out of range.
Easton jabs Dale to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Easton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dale manages to avoid it.
Dale is looking to clinch.

Dale drives through and clinches with Easton against the cage.
Easton lands a shoulder strike.
Dale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Easton lands a nice uppercut.
Easton avoiding damage as Dale throws knees to the body.
Dale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale.
Easton trying to control the position but instead, Dale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Easton into the cage.
Dale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Easton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easton is leaning against Dale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Easton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dale blocks a body shot from Easton.
Easton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Air Dale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Easton misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Easton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Easton 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Easton!
Cody Easton made sure to mention his sponsor, L.A. Elite Clothing Co in his post fight interview.