PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuel Eason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael comes to the cage accompanied by Stairway to Heaven. Eason has chosen Here Comes the Boom-Intimidation as his entrance music. The key to victory for Angelo Michael has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Michael
vs
Eason

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Nefarious Design House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Eason!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eason moves into the clinch.
Michael wants to break free but Eason has control.
Michael wants to break free but Eason has control.
Eason is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eason connects with a knee to the head.
Eason lands an elbow inside that Michael shrugs off.

It looks like Angelo Michael has been cut.
Eason scores a nice knee to the body.
Michael has had enough of the clinch but Eason keeps him there for the moment.
Michael is trying to break the clinch but Eason is controlling him.
Michael working hard to break the clinch.
Eason unloads a knee to the mid-section. Michael lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Michael tries to break the clinch but Eason is controlling the position.
Eason lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Eason.
Eason slowing the pace effectively.
Michael wants to get back to striking at distance but Eason won't allow it.
Eason lands a knee to the body.
Michael is breathing heavily.
Michael being controlled against the cage.
Eason keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michael's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eason scores with a knee to the head.
Eason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eason scores with a knee to the head.
Eason is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eason lands a good knee to the midsection. Michael won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Eason.
Eason has Michael pushed against the cage.
Eason lands a nice knee to the body.
Eason landing knees to the head.
Eason lands a damaging elbow.
Eason with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Eason gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Eason decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Michael tries to sprawl but Eason drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Eason keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Emanuel Eason has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Eason fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Michael to the ground. Eason is now in Michael's guard.

Eason decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michael takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eason lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Michael wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eason lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eason scores with a knee to the head.
Eason lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eason landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eason utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Eason.
Eason is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eason stalling.
Eason with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eason unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Eason gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eason controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emanuel Eason.

Eason pushes Michael up against the cage in a clinch.

Eason turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Eason manages to end up in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Eason stands up and beckons Michael to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Eason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Michael's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Eason closes the distance and clinches.
Eason keeps control of Michael as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Eason is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Michael can't fight it off and eventually Eason manages to take the fight to the floor. Michael looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Michael is looking to stand back up but Eason counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Michael.
Eason trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Angelo Michael has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Eason scores with a kick to the midsection.

Michael gets caught flat footed, as Eason shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Eason stands up and waves to Michael to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eason lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Eason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michael lands a jab to the head.
Eason gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eason.

Eason gets a clinch.

Eason has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Michael clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I would not like to be Michael right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emanuel Eason.

Eason gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.
Michael can't break the clinch.
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eason lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Eason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angelo Michael's cut.
That's time! Michael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Michael works over Eason's head and body with a nice combination.

Eason has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eason landing knees to the head.
Eason taking a breather.
Michael takes a knee to the side of the body.
Michael letting Eason take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emanuel Eason.

Eason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eason lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael tries to break free but Eason pushes him back against the cage.
Eason lands a nice knee to the body.
Eason is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Eason gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Eason stays in close to Michael's body and controls the position.
Emanuel Eason has got the better of the ground game so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Emanuel Eason has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Eason drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eason slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Emanuel Eason hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Eason drives through and clinches with Michael against the cage.
Eason lands a knee to the head.
Michael is trying to break the clinch but Eason has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eason pressing his opponent against the cage.

Eason breaks from the clinch.

Eason moves into the clinch.
Eason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eason.
Michael is trying to force a seperation but Eason has the dominant position.
Eason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eason obliges.
Eason lands an elbow just above Michael 's eye.
Eason lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emanuel Eason seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eason.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eason crunches a lovely knee into Michael's ribcage.
Eason lands a nice elbow.
Eason stalling against the cage.
Eason connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Eason.
Eason effectively controlling the action here.
Eason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.

Eason is trying to trip Michael. He has hold of a leg but Michael is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Eason persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Michael is wriggling around but Eason manages to pass to half guard.
Emanuel Eason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Eason decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Eason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eason lands with a kick to the temple. Michael shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Eason shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Michael manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eason looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Emanuel Eason has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Eason closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Eason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eason 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Eason!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Emanuel Eason made sure he mentioned Nefarious Design House, along with how happy he was to win his fight.