PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Newton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superman. Cam Newton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Newton
vs
Eikmeyer

196 cm
22
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
272 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eikmeyer shoots in and gets a takedown into Newton's guard.

Eikmeyer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Newton pulls Eikmeyer in close to prevent any damage.
Eikmeyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Eikmeyer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Newton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eikmeyer wants to pass the guard but Newton is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eikmeyer works over Newton with some ground and pound from guard.
Eikmeyer being controlled here momentarily.
Eikmeyer throws an elbow that misses. Newton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eikmeyer's guard. Nice move by Newton!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eikmeyer working for submissions but it's allowed Newton to get to half guard.

Eikmeyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Eikmeyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
Newton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Eikmeyer is defending well.
Newton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Eikmeyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Eikmeyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Newton trying to pass the guard but Eikmeyer defending well.

Eikmeyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Eikmeyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Eikmeyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eikmeyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Newton.
Eikmeyer is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton trying to control from half guard but Eikmeyer is working away.
Eikmeyer tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.

Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Newton wants to control but Eikmeyer is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eikmeyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Eikmeyer actively working from the bottom here.
Newton is pressing down on Eikmeyer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eikmeyer is holding on for now.

Eikmeyer actively working from the bottom here.
Newton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton controlling from the full mount.
Eikmeyer can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cam Newton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newton sprawls well. Newton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eikmeyer gets slowly back to his feet.

Eikmeyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newton to the mat! Newton manages to get full guard.

Newton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eikmeyer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Eikmeyer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Newton dives on top into guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Newton drops back looking for a leg! Eikmeyer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eikmeyer manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Eikmeyer's guard.
Eikmeyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newton's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eikmeyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eikmeyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Eikmeyer drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Eikmeyer as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Newton screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Eikmeyer! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mario Eikmeyer!
In his post fight interview, Mario Eikmeyer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.