PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cael Eisner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Banchameck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banchameck has chosen pink - try as his entrance music. Buakaw Banchameck will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Eisner
vs
Banchameck

175 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Eisner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buakaw Banchameck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisner fails to land the takedown.
Banchameck looks to land a combination but Eisner avoids it well.
Banchameck lands a nice hook to Eisner's body. Eisner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eisner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Banchameck scores with a one two! Eisner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eisner misses with a takedown attempt
and Banchameck counters with a two punch combo.
Eisner shoots in and drives through. Banchameck sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Eisner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eisner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banchameck circles away.
Banchameck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eisner avoids the head kick by Banchameck.
Eisner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banchameck throws a series of punches but Eisner moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Banchameck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchameck stuffs the takedown.
Banchameck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eisner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banchameck is fending him off so far but Eisner persists. Nope, Banchameck circles away and we're back to standing.
Banchameck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eisner shoots in for a takedown but Banchameck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banchameck.
Banchameck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eisner fails with the takedown.
Banchameck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchameck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banchameck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eisner circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Banchameck.
Banchameck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eisner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banchameck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Banchameck.
Eisner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banchameck as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Banchameck.
Banchameck fails to land with a series of punches.
Banchameck looks gassed!
Eisner fails with a takedown attempt.
Banchameck lands a leg kick that knocks Eisner off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchameck scores with a head kick.
Eisner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banchameck is working the combinations to good effect here.
An inside leg kick lands from Banchameck.
Banchameck looks for the body kick but Eisner saw that one coming.
Eisner shoots in for a takedown but Banchameck shows good takedown defense.
Banchameck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eisner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Banchameck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchameck wants to slow Eisner down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banchameck lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eisner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eisner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Eisner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Banchameck manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Eisner wants to control from the top but Banchameck keeps moving.
Eisner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banchameck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eisner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eisner throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eisner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Banchameck dominated that round.
That's time! Eisner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Eisner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banchameck counters with a head kick. That will keep Eisner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Banchameck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cael Eisner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eisner shoots in but Banchameck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eisner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banchameck counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Eisner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchameck scores with a head kick. Eisner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Eisner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eisner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banchameck tries to buck Eisner off but Eisner is having none of it.
Eisner staying calm.
Banchameck is pushing Eisner's head away, looking to escape. Eisner manages to hold on to the position though.
Banchameck is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eisner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banchameck has escaped the position, nice work there.

Eisner is trying to get an arm triangle but Banchameck is defending well.
Banchameck pushes Eisner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eisner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Eisner is trying to get an arm triangle but Banchameck is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eisner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Eisner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eisner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eisner is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Banchameck is trying to escape and Eisner transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Banchameck is forced to tap! Nice work there by Eisner! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cael Eisner!