PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eberhart has chosen South Side as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cell
vs
Eberhart

170 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
146 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhart misses with an uppercut. Cell saw that one coming.

Eberhart gets tackled into the cage by Cell. Cell maintains the clinch.
Cell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cell tries to throw a body punch but Eberhart avoids it by throwing Cell back against the cage.
Cell tries to throw a body punch but Eberhart avoids it by throwing Cell back against the cage.
Cell misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cell.
Cell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eberhart is trying to break free.
Cell working aggressively here.
Cell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eberhart blocks an uppercut.
Cell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cell.
Eberhart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cell is defending well.
Cell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eberhart is trying to break free.
Cell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eberhart backwards.
Cell swings wildly with an uppercut but Eberhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cell.
Cell stalls.
Cell keeps control of Eberhart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eberhart blocks a body shot from Cell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cell misses with some punches.
Cell misses with some punches.
Eberhart blocks a body shot from Cell.
Eberhart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eberhart blocks an uppercut.
Cell throws a punch but it's blocked by Eberhart.
Eberhart blocks an uppercut.
Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Eberhart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cell misses with a kick to the body.
Eberhart fails with the takedown

and Cell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a punch on the inside.
Eberhart is working for takedown but Cell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stem Cell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Eberhart.
Cell scores with a shoulder strike.
Eberhart blocks an uppercut.
Cell lands a right hand.
Cell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cell stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cell fails to land.
Eberhart blocking some punches.
Eberhart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cell misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with the head strike.
Cell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eberhart's efforts to push away.
Cell lands a left hand.
Eberhart is trying to break the clinch but Cell is controlling him.
Cell cracks Eberhart with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Cell.
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!
Cell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eberhart is trying to force a seperation but Cell has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eberhart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cell misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stem Cell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cell moves out of range as Eberhart strikes.

Eberhart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Eberhart is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Eberhart goes for an armbar but Cell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cell.

Eberhart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cell defends well.

Eberhart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cell is aware though and is defending well.
Eberhart keeping moving, preventing Cell from controlling successfully.

Eberhart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Eberhart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cell defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eberhart has an active guard here but Cell has managed to pass into half guard.

Eberhart looking for submissions off his back.
Eberhart is looking to improve his position.

Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eberhart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eberhart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Cell there.

Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eberhart tries to get to full guard but Cell has control of the leg.
Cell works his way into full mount!
Eberhart is working to get back to half guard.
Cell controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell tries to control but Eberhart wriggling away.
Eberhart is trying desperately to improve position.
Cell looking to control but Eberhart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eberhart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cell trying to control but Eberhart is having none of it.
Eberhart working to try and regain half guard.
Cell landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eberhart bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cell looking to control.
Cell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberhart throwing strikes from guard but Cell blocks nicely.
Cell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stem Cell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eberhart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cell, not yet.
Eberhart stands up over Cell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Eberhart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cell!
Cell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Eberhart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cell misses with a straight right.
Eberhart 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cell.
Cell is looking to land body kicks.
Cell lands with a kick to the ribs.

Cell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cell is working Eberhart over against the cage.
Cell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhart is trying to force a seperation but Cell has the dominant position.
Cell working aggressively here.
Cell lands a left hand.
Eberhart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cell misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell misses with a body punch.
Cell lands a shoulder strike.
Cell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eberhart's elbow.
Cell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eberhart or not.
Stem Cell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cell.
Eberhart wants a takedown.
Cell tries to throw a body punch but Eberhart avoids it by throwing Cell back against the cage.
Cell tries to throw a body punch but Eberhart avoids it by throwing Cell back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cell fails to land.
Eberhart is trying to force a seperation but Cell has the dominant position.
Cell misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cell.
Cell misses with some punches.
Cell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eberhart takes a shot to the head.
Cell lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberhart is trying to force a seperation but Cell has the dominant position.
Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart prevents a body shot from Cell.
Cell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cell lands a nice uppercut.
Eberhart prevents a body shot from Cell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eberhart.
Cell lands with a left to the head.
Cell tries to work over Eberhart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cell can't find room to land a body shot as Eberhart controls the action.
Eberhart has Cell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cell scores with a shot to the side of Eberhart's head.
Cell lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cell.
Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eberhart prevents a body shot from Cell.
Cell throws a head punch that misses.
Cell misses with some punches.
Eberhart prevents a body shot from Cell.
A nice left hand lands by Cell.
Come on Cell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Cell misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Eberhart turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cell is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stem Cell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stem Cell!
Our winner, Stem Cell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.