PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fortunado
vs
Eberhard

199 cm
38
270 lbs
42 - 19 - 0

184 cm
33
225 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado misses with a double jab

and Eberhard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fortunado won't be happy with that.
Fortunado has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fortunado is trying to buck Eberhard off.
Eberhard trying to control the position but Fortunado is working away.
Fortunado can't do much from the bottom here.
Eberhard misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eberhard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Eberhard lands an elbow.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Eberhard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eberhard with the ground and pound but Fortunado regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fortunado trying to control from the bottom.
Eberhard controlling the pace.
Eberhard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eberhard thows a huge punch but Fortunado dodges it nicely.
Eberhard is looking to advance position but Fortunado won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fortunado is not content to let Eberhard control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eberhard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fortunado with a nice cross.
Fortunado moves out of range as Eberhard strikes.
A slow jab from Eberhard misses its intended target.
Eberhard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fortunado.
Donzel Fortunado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Eberhard as Fortunado shoots in.
Eberhard shoots in but no luck this time.
Fortunado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fortunado throws a leg kick
and Eberhard counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Donzel Fortunado has been cut.
Eberhard thuds his right hand into Fortunado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eberhard clinches up with Fortunado and pushes him back against the cage.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Eberhard as the two fighters clinch.
Eberhard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eberhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Fortunado.
Fortunado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fortunado gets through Eberhard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortunado.
Fortunado misses with some punches.
Fortunado struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberhard controls his hands.
Eberhard lands a body shot.
Fortunado crunches a lovely knee into Eberhard's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eberhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortunado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eberhard blocks it with crossed arms.
Eberhard lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado stalling the fight.
Fortunado is pushing Eberhard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eberhard tries to throw a body punch but Fortunado avoids it by throwing Eberhard back against the cage.
Fortunado digs a right hand underneath Eberhard's ribcage. Eberhard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eberhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortunado lands with a short shot to the head.
Eberhard takes a shot to the head.
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortunado uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Fortunado.
Eberhard lands a right hand.
Eberhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortunado blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortunado or not.
Fortunado trying to control the position but instead, Eberhard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortunado into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Eberhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donzel Fortunado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eberhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortunado lands with a nice combination. Eberhard backs away looking to recover.
Fortunado moves out of range as Eberhard strikes.
Eberhard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortunado.
Fortunado wants to clinch up but Eberhard keeps it at a distance.
Fortunado looks to score with a jab to the body but Eberhard is just out of range.
Fortunado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eberhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortunado is just out of range.
Fortunado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Eberhard misses with a takedown attempt - Fortunado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortunado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eberhard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Fortunado shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eberhard is trying to defend but Fortunado finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortunado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eberhard trying to keep a closed guard but Fortunado is proving a slippery customer.
Elias Eberhard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eberhard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberhard keeping moving, preventing Fortunado from controlling successfully.
Eberhard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fortunado preventing the sweep.
Fortunado throwing strikes but missing.
Eberhard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fortunado has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eberhard is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fortunado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fortunado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eberhard.

Eberhard tries to keep at a distance but Fortunado has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fortunado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortunado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Fortunado on the inside.
Fortunado connects with a knee to the head.
Eberhard throws a head punch that misses.
Fortunado blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eberhard misses with a punch on the inside.
Eberhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donzel Fortunado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fortunado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortunado.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fortunado throws a head punch that misses.
Fortunado prevents a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard tries to throw a body punch but Fortunado avoids it by throwing Eberhard back against the cage.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Fortunado.
Fortunado stalling.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eberhard blocks it with crossed arms.
Fortunado lands with a right to the head.
Eberhard can't find room to land a body shot as Fortunado controls the action.
Eberhard blocks a body shot from Fortunado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eberhard as Fortunado tries to tie him up.
Fortunado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortunado.
Eberhard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortunado throws a head punch that misses.
Fortunado tries to land knees in the clinch but Eberhard avoids the damage to the body.
Eberhard lands with a left to the head.
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!
Fortunado working aggressively here.
Fortunado struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberhard controls his hands.
Fortunado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortunado lands a good knee to the midsection. Eberhard won't want to take too many of those.
Fortunado stalling in the clinch but Eberhard improves position.
Eberhard misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortunado wants to get back to striking at distance but Eberhard won't allow it.
Eberhard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donzel Fortunado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donzel Fortunado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fortunado dives in for a single leg takedown but Eberhard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fortunado goes for a double leg but Eberhard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eberhard continues to drive forward.
Fortunado shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eberhard sprawls well. Eberhard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fortunado gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donzel Fortunado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eberhard ducks under a wild hook from Fortunado.
No joy there for Fortunado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Eberhard lands.
Fortunado wants to clinch up but Eberhard keeps it at a distance.
Fortunado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eberhard throws a jab when Fortunado was well out of range.
Eberhard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eberhard with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado scores with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Eberhard as he connects with a hook.

Eberhard gets a double leg takedown into Fortunado's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eberhard landing some decent shots from guard.
Eberhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortunado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eberhard dives in and grabs Fortunado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fortunado pushes down on Eberhard's head and hops out.

Eberhard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fortunado sprawls well initially but Eberhard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Eberhard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortunado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eberhard.
Eberhard is looking to take a break and control but Fortunado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eberhard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado taking some punishment here, with Eberhard in his half guard.
Eberhard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Eberhard is trying to control. Fortunado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Eberhard is pressing down on Fortunado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fortunado is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Eberhard lands a nice short elbow.
Eberhard is pressing down on Fortunado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fortunado is holding on for now.
Eberhard not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortunado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eberhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortunado moves to clinch but Eberhard breaks away
and Eberhard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortunado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eberhard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elias Eberhard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Eberhard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eberhard looks to land a right hand but Fortunado moved out of range.
Eberhard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortunado.
Eberhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Eberhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eberhard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Eberhard!