PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton's entrance music is Eminem - Berzerk. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Eaton
vs
Jane

170 cm
28
156 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

182 cm
42
169 lbs
47 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jane wants to clinch
and Eaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eaton lands with an overhand left.

Jane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Eaton chips away with some ground and pound.
Eaton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eaton throws a big elbow that misses.
Jane looking to control.
Eaton postures up in Jane's guard and throws a big left but Jane blocks it.
Eaton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton working some strikes from top position.
Eaton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eaton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eaton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eaton postures up in Jane's guard and throws a big left but Jane blocks it.
Eaton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jane wants to get back to his feet but Eaton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eaton passes Jane's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Eaton works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Eaton.
Eaton lands a nice shot to the head.
Eaton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton controlling his opponent.
Eaton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eaton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eaton controlling from the full mount.
Eaton wants to control the pace but Jane is squirming around nicely.
Eaton with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jane is squirming around, avoiding Eaton's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane tries to lock up and control but Eaton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eaton working the ground and pound effectively.
Eaton wants to control the pace but Jane is squirming around nicely.
Eaton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jane looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Jane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Eaton working for a guillotine from mount but Jane is in no mood to give up.
Eaton looking to finish Jane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jane!
Eaton lands a big shot there that rocks Jane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Eaton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eaton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jane looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eaton wants to control the pace but Jane is squirming around nicely.

Eaton looking for a guillotine from mount but Jane is having none of it.
Eaton working the ground and pound effectively.
Eaton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Eaton wants to control the pace but Jane is squirming around nicely.
Eaton with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Eaton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jane is squirming around, avoiding Eaton's attempts to control the action.
Eaton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashton Eaton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jane fails with the takedown

and Eaton counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Jane!

Jane is rocked!
Jane is staying active underneath Eaton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Eaton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jane is staying active underneath Eaton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Eaton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jane defends it well.
Eaton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jane is trying to maintain the position but Eaton is very close to passing his half guard.
Eaton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ashton Eaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton is nestled in close to Jane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jane tries to get to full guard but Eaton has control of the leg.
Eaton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eaton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jane trying to control but Eaton postures up.
Eaton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jane keeps working.
Eaton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eaton is nestled in close to Jane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Eaton is looking for a kimura here.
Eaton is stalling here. Jane is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Eaton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jane has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Eaton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jane is working away from the top position though.
Eaton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jane's back!
Eaton is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Eaton gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Eaton gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Eaton apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Eaton gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eaton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jane is trying to maintain the position but Eaton is very close to passing his half guard.
Eaton not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eaton is keen to just control but Jane is a slippery customer.

Eaton is working for a submission of some sort.
Jane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eaton is working away from the top position though.
Jane is trying to get back to full guard.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eaton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jane's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane is trying to control but can't.

Eaton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eaton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jane wants to control but Eaton is keeping busy.

Eaton seems to be looking for submissions.
Jane wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eaton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eaton is looking to advance position but Jane won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashton Eaton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eaton was well out of range. Poor timing from Jane.

Eaton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jane sprawls well initially but Eaton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jane can do to turn this around?
Jane is not content to let Eaton control the position.
Jane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eaton.

Jane looking for submissions off his back.
Eaton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jane is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Eaton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Eaton lands a nice short elbow.
Eaton winds up and cracks Jane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eaton controlling the pace.
Eaton wants to control but Jane is keeping him busy.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Jane looking for submissions off his back.
Jane is staying active underneath Eaton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eaton working Jane over with strikes.

Eaton seems to be working for a kimura but Jane defends the submission attempt.
Jane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eaton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane tries to get to full guard but Eaton has control of the leg.
Jane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eaton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Eaton prevents Jane from improving his position.
Eaton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eaton wants to take a breather but Jane is having none of it.
Eaton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Eaton is looking for a kimura but Jane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eaton to get the leverage.
Eaton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jane's head.
Jane tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Eaton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Eaton working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jane is looking to get to half guard.
Eaton with good strikes from the mount here!

Eaton is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Eaton extends the arm and Jane is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ashton Eaton!