PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton has chosen Eminem - Berzerk as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brandy
vs
Eaton

174 cm
32
152 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
156 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Grand Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eaton throws a hook but Brandy avoids it easily.
Brandy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eaton throws a counter combo.
Rubicon Brandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton lands with a kick to the temple. Brandy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Rubicon Brandy has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Eaton as he connects with a hook.
Eaton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Eaton throws a leg kick but Brandy moved away.
Eaton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eaton misses with a combination
and Brandy counters with a three punch combo that has Eaton backing up. Eaton nods at Brandy to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eaton throws a jab when Brandy was well out of range.
Brandy fails to land with a series of punches.
As Brandy backs off Eaton throws a huge counter combo but Brandy manages to avoid it all.

Brandy clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy has a couple of punches blocked by Eaton.
Brandy blocking some punches.
Eaton gets through Brandy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eaton prevents it.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Brandy avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the cage.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Eaton lands a left hand.
Eaton effectively controlling the action here.
Eaton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandy taking a breather.
Eaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton tries a body shot but Brandy blocks it.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by Brandy.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brandy manages to break the clinch.
Eaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Eaton is quick to defend against it.
A head kick by Brandy misses
and Eaton counters with a straight right hand.
Eaton avoids the head kick by Brandy.
Eaton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eaton misses with a two punch combination.
Brandy misses with a takedown attempt - Eaton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eaton cracks Brandy with an open hand slap.
Brandy checks a low kick from Eaton.
Brandy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ashton Eaton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eaton looks to land a right hand but Brandy moved out of range.
Brandy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubicon Brandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eaton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eaton throws out a counter right but Brandy avoids it with no problem.
Nice takedown defense from Eaton. No joy for Brandy on that attempt.
Eaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandy lands a head kick. Eaton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brandy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eaton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brandy throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton throws a nice looking combination but Brandy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eaton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eaton throws a series of punches but Brandy moves out of range.
Eaton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandy circles away quickly and effectively.
Eaton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandy circles away quickly and effectively.
Eaton throws a series of punches but Brandy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandy darts in looking for a takedown but Eaton gets double underhooks and turns Brandy into the cage.
Eaton is looking for the big counter here.
Brandy is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.

Brandy gets the takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Eaton but he's now mounted!
Brandy avoids the attempt from Eaton to control.
Brandy prevents Eaton from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashton Eaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubicon Brandy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brandy throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Eaton. Those never looked like landing.
Eaton throws a right hand that Brandy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandy also avoids with ease.
Brandy shoots in looking for a takedown. Eaton tries to sprawl out of it but Brandy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eaton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandy is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
Eaton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Eaton connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton jabs Brandy right on the nose. Brandy blinks but takes it well.
Eaton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eaton scores with a hook to the body. Brandy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandy wants to clinch.
Rubicon Brandy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton throws a body punch but Brandy moves out of range.
Eaton throws a jab when Brandy was well out of range.
Brandy moves to clinch but Eaton breaks away
and Eaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Brandy shoots in but Eaton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eaton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandy. That did some damage!
Eaton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooh a lovely combination from Eaton sends Brandy down but not out. Eaton dives into side control looking to finish.

Brandy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eaton throwing strikes but Brandy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Oh Brandy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eaton is looking to reverse the position.
Brandy seems to have got his legs back now.
Eaton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eaton trying to control but Brandy flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Eaton is trying to break free.
Brandy avoiding Eaton 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton tries to break free.
Brandy not allowing Eaton to control his hands.
Brandy doesn't have the hooks in and Eaton manages to turn into his guard.
Brandy has control of Eaton's left arm, preventing Eaton from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Eaton stacks Brandy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Eaton!
Brandy is trying to control Eaton's posture but Eaton avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Eaton.
Eaton staying calm.
Eaton working the ground and pound but Brandy is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashton Eaton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rubicon Brandy'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Eaton swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandy.
Eaton tries to land a front kick but Brandy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Brandy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eaton was covering up waiting for the punch and Brandy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brandy postures up.

Eaton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton working a defensive guard but Brandy passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton trying to hold on to Brandy's head to control him but Brandy postures up.
Eaton has a hand on Brandy's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brandy takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandy avoids the attempt from Eaton to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eaton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brandy trying to control but Eaton is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is working to get back to half guard.
Eaton keeps trying to improve his position.
Brandy trying to control but Eaton is having none of it.
Eaton wants to control but Brandy is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eaton tries to hold on but Brandy postures up.
Eaton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Eaton wants to control but Brandy is keeping busy.

That's four 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.
Eaton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rubicon Brandy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandy connects with a couple of short punches.

Eaton working for submissions but it's allowed Brandy to get to half guard.
Eaton trying to control but Brandy postures up.
Ashton Eaton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Eaton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brandy pulls his head out easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubicon Brandy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eaton 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashton Eaton!