PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastman comes to the cage accompanied by War Pigs - Black sabbath. Dan Eastman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aldo Lonni's chin.

Eastman
vs
Lonni

180 cm
26
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Lonni!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastman misses with a low kick.
Eastman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lonni avoids it really well and circles away.
Lonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eastman shoots in and drives through. Lonni sprawls well.
Lonni catches Eastman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.
Lonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eastman staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Lonni there.
Lonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Eastman.
Lonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lonni's corner calls for a 1-2. Lonni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eastman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eastman wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
Lonni swings for the body but Eastman moves out of range.
Lonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Eastman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lonni. That snapped Eastman's head back.
Dan Eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lonni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Lonni as Eastman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Eastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lonni stuffs the takedown.
Eastman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lonni blocks a jab.
Eastman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eastman walks into a straight right hand from Lonni.
Lonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eastman tries to clinch up.
Lonni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eastman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastman.
Lonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eastman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lonni lands a jab to the head.
Eastman closes the distance and clinches up with Lonni, looking for a takedown. Eastman pushes Lonni against the cage but Lonni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eastman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lonni tries to sprawl out of it but Eastman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lonni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eastman is breathing heavily.
Lonni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eastman shoots in looking for a takedown but Lonni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eastman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eastman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lonni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eastman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lonni lands with a shot to the body.
Eastman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eastman.
Lonni lands a nice shot that snaps Eastman's head back.
Eastman takes a swing at Lonni's ribcage but misses.
Lonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eastman.
Lonni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eastman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eastman on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Eastman or perhaps it was just good defense by Lonni which made him look bad.
Eastman doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonni circles away.

Eastman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lonni manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lonni keeping moving, preventing Eastman from controlling successfully.
Eastman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lonni pulls Eastman in close to his closed guard and prevents Eastman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lonni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eastman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lonni wants to stand and escape but Eastman is having none of it.
Eastman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eastman won't allow Lonni to get back to his feet.
Eastman wants to pass the guard but Lonni is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eastman closes the distance and clinches up with Lonni, looking for a takedown. Eastman pushes Lonni against the cage but Lonni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Eastman shoots in but Lonni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut there from Lonni.
Eastman tries to clinch up
and Lonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eastman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lonni.
Lonni takes a swing at Eastman's ribcage but misses.
Lonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eastman moves forwards but Lonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Lonni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lonni.
Lonni scores with a hook.
Lonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Eastman.
Eastman shoots for a takedown but Lonni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Lonni dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Eastman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lonni's waist but Lonni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eastman off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Lonni. No joy for Eastman on that attempt.
Eastman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Eastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eastman tries to work over Lonni's front leg with a kick but Lonni checks it.
Lonni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eastman.
Lonni lands a jab to Eastman's midsection.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Lonni misses.
Eastman shoots for a double leg takedown but Lonni sprawls well. He's pushed Eastman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lonni scores with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastman.
Eastman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eastman on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni throws a series of punches but Eastman moves out of range.
Lonni cracks Eastman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aldo Lonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lonni cracks Eastman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dan Eastman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lonni throws a shot to the body.
Eastman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eastman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lonni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eastman is looking to clinch.
Lonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lonni clobbers Eastman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Lonni scores with a punch to the head.
Lonni throws a shot to the body.
Lonni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eastman's hands.
Lonni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eastman's sensitive parts.
Lonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Lonni as he connects with a hook.
Lonni scores with a hook to the body. Eastman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eastman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lonni lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Lonni. Beautiful body shot.
Lonni lands with a hook. Eastman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lonni cracks a nice hook into Eastman's ribs.
A jab lands there for Lonni.
Lonni scores with a shot to the body.
Lonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eastman on the side of the head.
Lonni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eastman back to the cage. Lonni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Eastman is rocked!
Eastman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lonni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo Lonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lonni scores with a jab. Eastman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eastman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lonni cracks Eastman with a good jab.
An inside leg kick from Lonni misses.
Lonni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Eastman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eastman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eastman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lonni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lonni wants it to stay on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Lonni scores with a four punch combination!
Lonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eastman.
Oh Eastman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Eastman moves in looking to clinch but Lonni pushes him off.
Eastman seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Eastman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eastman needs to keep his hands up - Lonni had a free shot at his head there.
Eastman wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Lonni stuffs the takedown.
Lonni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lonni works the jab nicely.
Eastman ducks right into an uppercut from Lonni.
Lonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eastman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eastman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eastman finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Lonni's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Eastman falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Lonni!