PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boets might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Штиль. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mario Eikmeyer enters the cage!

Boets
vs
Eikmeyer

195 cm
38
245 lbs
24 - 29 - 0

190 cm
25
272 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets misses with a series of wild punches.

Boets closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Boets is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Eikmeyer can't fight it off and eventually Boets manages to take the fight to the floor. Eikmeyer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Eikmeyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Eikmeyer is looking for a triangle but Boets pushes his legs off easily.
Eikmeyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Eikmeyer, not yet.

Boets drops back looking for a leg! Eikmeyer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eikmeyer manages to kick Boets off! Boets jumps back into Eikmeyer's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boets being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boets throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Eikmeyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boets can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boets postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Eikmeyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boets wants to control from the top but Eikmeyer keeps moving.
Boets working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boets trying to control but Eikmeyer is working from the bottom.
Boets distracts Eikmeyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eikmeyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boets defends well.
Eikmeyer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boets working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boets scoring with some ground and pound.
Boets makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eikmeyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Boets is posturing up here but Eikmeyer has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Boets tries to roll out but it's too tight and Boets has to tap! Slick submission there by Eikmeyer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Eikmeyer!
After the fight, Mario Eikmeyer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.