PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldon Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orgrim Doomhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sloan
vs
Doomhammer

176 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eldon Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orgrim Doomhammer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doomhammer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Doomhammer working away.
Sloan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doomhammer on the ground.
Sloan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Doomhammer trying to control the position but Sloan is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sloan's face as Doomhammer controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doomhammer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sloan, who protects the arm well.
Sloan struggling a bit here.
Doomhammer takes a little break here. Sloan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Doomhammer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sloan is trying to control Doomhammer's posture but Doomhammer avoids it.
Sloan tries to bench press Doomhammer off him but Doomhammer keeps the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloan has a takedown stuffed.
Sloan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Doomhammer counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Sloan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Doomhammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloan has double underhooks.

Sloan successfully pulls guard.

Sloan has an active guard here but Doomhammer has managed to pass into half guard.
Doomhammer trying to control from half guard but Sloan is working away.

Doomhammer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sloan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Doomhammer prevents Sloan from improving his position.
Sloan wants to control but Doomhammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doomhammer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan pushes Doomhammer off looking to stand but Doomhammer dives back in and keeps control.

Eldon Sloan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doomhammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloan is breathing heavily.

Doomhammer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sloan's guard.
Doomhammer lands a couple of digs.

Sloan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doomhammer defends it easily.
Doomhammer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orgrim Doomhammer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doomhammer pushes Sloan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sloan keeps control of Doomhammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sloan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Doomhammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Doomhammer trying to pass the guard but Sloan defending well.

Doomhammer is working for a kimura but Sloan is defending it quite comfortably.
Sloan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sloan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomhammer wants to pass the guard but Sloan is defending well.
Doomhammer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sloan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Doomhammer is looking to take a break and control but Sloan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan trying to control here.
Doomhammer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sloan trying to hold on to Doomhammer's head to control him but Doomhammer postures up.
Doomhammer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sloan manages to get to full guard.
Sloan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doomhammer is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doomhammer has gone for a leg lock! Sloan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Doomhammer's guard.
Doomhammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Doomhammer is adopting a defensive guard.
Doomhammer looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Doomhammer pulls Sloan in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloan trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomhammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eldon Sloan just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doomhammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloan closes the distance and clinches up with Doomhammer, looking for a takedown. Sloan pushes Doomhammer against the cage but Doomhammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doomhammer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sloan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orgrim Doomhammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloan tries to clinch but Doomhammer moves out of range.

Doomhammer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Doomhammer is stalling here. Sloan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Doomhammer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sloan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Doomhammer can't do much from the bottom here.
Doomhammer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sloan off and has taken his back!
Doomhammer lands strikes to the head.
Orgrim Doomhammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloan is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomhammer controlling the position well here. Sloan rolled but Doomhammer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Doomhammer scores with punches to the body.
Doomhammer loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Sloan hold on?
Sloan is in bad spot here.
Sloan grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sloan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doomhammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer looking to hold on to the position here but Sloan rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Sloan keeping moving, preventing Doomhammer from controlling successfully.
Doomhammer wants to get up but he can't break Sloan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Doomhammer trying to control but Sloan is working from the bottom.

Doomhammer drops back looking for a leg! Sloan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sloan manages to kick Doomhammer off! Doomhammer jumps back into Sloan's guard.
Sloan wants to control but Doomhammer passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Doomhammer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sloan sees it coming and defends easily.
Doomhammer stops Sloan from getting back to his feet.
Sloan is not content to let Doomhammer control the position.
Doomhammer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sloan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doomhammer moves into full mount! Sloan won't be happy about that!

Doomhammer looking for a guillotine from mount but Sloan is having none of it.
Doomhammer is looking to stand but Doomhammer has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Eldon Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orgrim Doomhammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doomhammer wants to control the pace but Sloan is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orgrim Doomhammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doomhammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orgrim Doomhammer!