PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Ryan Eastmond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eastmond
vs
Hume

190 cm
35
174 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

200 cm
35
168 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Hume.
Hume wants to clinch.
Eastmond cracks Hume with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eastmond lands a nice hook to Hume's body. Hume takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hume throws a leg kick which misses Eastmond's front leg but catches the back leg as Eastmond tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eastmond misses with a lunging right hand

and Hume counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eastmond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eastmond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eastmond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hume avoids it.
Eastmond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hume tries for a takedown but Eastmond manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eastmond blocks it with crossed arms.
Eastmond working aggressively here.
Eastmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Hume controls his hands.
Hume scores with a knee to the head.
Eastmond takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hume is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eastmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hume jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eastmond walks away with a smile on his face. Hume gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan Eastmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hume moves into range and clinches up with Eastmond.
Eastmond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eastmond lands with a left to the head.
Eastmond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hume.
Hume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hume tries a knee to the head but Eastmond blocks it.
Eastmond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eastmond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eastmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hume has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eastmond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan Eastmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Hume.
Eastmond digs a right hand into Hume's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hume's gas tank.
Hume misses with a knee to the head.
Eastmond trying to land knees to the body.
Hume throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eastmond blocks it with crossed arms.
Eastmond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hume blocks it with crossed arms.
Eastmond misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eastmond lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eastmond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eastmond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hume blocks it with crossed arms.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eastmond misses with a punch to the body.
Eastmond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hume blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eastmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Hume blocks a body shot from Eastmond.
Hume tries a knee to the head but Eastmond blocks it.
Hume lands a nice knee to the body.
Hume's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Eastmond.
Hume landing knees to the head.
Eastmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond looking to throw knees to the head but Hume is blocking nicely.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hume is pressed up against the cage. Eastmond has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hume down to the mat. Hume avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eastmond blocks a head kick by Hume.
Eastmond scores with a hook.
Hume dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hume thuds a left hand into Eastmond's body.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eastmond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Hume lands.
Eastmond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hume tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hume. No joy for Eastmond on that attempt.
Eastmond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastmond throws out the jab.
Eastmond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hume. Hume obviously looking to wear him down.

Eastmond sends Hume crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Eastmond is motioning to the referee to let Hume up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Hume is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Hume misses.
Hume is still on wobbly legs! Can Eastmond finish him?
Hume throws a leg kick but Eastmond sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eastmond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hume sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eastmond jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eastmond checks it well.
Eastmond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hume ducks under a wild hook from Eastmond.
Hume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hume tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eastmond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hume throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a lazy right hand but Hume sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hume seems to have recovered his senses.
Hume cracks the inside of Eastmond's front leg.
Hume scores with a leg kick.
Eastmond misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Hume there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eastmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hume - that will leave a mark!
Eastmond looks to land a left hand but Hume moved out of range nicely.
Hume throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hume connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eastmond momentarily.
Eastmond avoids the body shot from Hume.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eastmond blocks a head kick by Hume.
Hume lands with a slapping head kick.
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hume throws a head kick but Eastmond moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Eastmond dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eastmond lands a jab-cross combination.
Hume throws a head kick that misses.
Hume lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hume ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eastmond misses the jab.
Hume is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eastmond rather than just go for the knockout.
Hume misses with a head kick.
Eastmond jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Eastmond throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Hume tumbling to the canvas!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eastmond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hume wants to hit a switch here but Eastmond passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hume there!
Hume tries to lock up and control but Eastmond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hume can't escape the position.

Eastmond working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hume tries to lock up and control but Eastmond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eastmond with shots to the head and body - Hume looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hume is trying desperately to improve position.
Eastmond unloads with some shots from mount but Hume bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hume tries to hold on but Eastmond postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastmond thowing shots but they're missing.

Eastmond working for a guillotine from mount but Hume is in no mood to give up.
Hume working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond raining down shots from the mount!
Hume working to try and regain half guard.
Eastmond wants to control the pace but Hume is squirming around nicely.
Eastmond is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Hume goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Eastmond!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryan Eastmond!
Ryan Eastmond thanked the fans post fight for their support.