PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Eggman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Poirier had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Poirier
vs
Eggman

173 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
29
185 lbs
6 - 21 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Poirier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Eggman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirier stuns Eggman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eggman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poirier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poirier.
Eggman shoots in but Poirier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poirier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eggman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poirier.
Poirier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eggman's hands.
Eggman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eggman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eggman tries to clinch but Poirier moves out of range.
Eggman fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Poirier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poirier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poirier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eggman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poirier as he jumps to the side.
Anton Poirier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Eggman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eggman dives in and grabs Poirier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poirier pushes down on Eggman's head and hops out.
Poirier is looking to counter punch.
Eggman is looking to clinch.
A cross from Poirier lands.
Eggman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poirier as he avoids it easily.
Eggman needs to keep his hands up - Poirier had a free shot at his head there.
Eggman tries to clinch but Poirier is having none of it.
Poirier scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poirier. Eggman shrugs it off though.
Eggman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poirier delivers a nice body kick.
Poirier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poirier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poirier lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eggman tries to close the distance and clinch but Poirier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It appears Poirier was looking to counter with a kick there.
Eggman throws a right and a left that Poirier avoids nicely.
It looked like Poirier was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Eggman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anton Poirier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eggman moves forwards but Poirier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eggman misses with a takedown attempt - Poirier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab by Poirier.
Eggman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poirier connects with a body shot that sends Eggman's belly button to the back.
Poirier scores with a head kick.
Eggman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poirier. Poirier obviously looking to wear him down.
Poirier jabs Eggman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poirier throws a big shot that misses.
Poirier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poirier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eggman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poirier.
Jab from Poirier.
Eggman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poirier pinned against the cage. Poirier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poirier lands a right hook to the body.
Eggman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eggman drops his hands momentarily and Poirier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poirier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eggman misses with a head kick.
Eggman shoots for a double leg takedown but Poirier sprawls well. He's pushed Eggman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eggman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poirier can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirier lands a high kick!
Poirier misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eggman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poirier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poirier misses the shot to the body.
Eggman tries to clinch there but Poirier circles away.
Poirier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eggman is looking to clinch but Poirier is avoiding it.
Eggman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poirier. Poirier obviously looking to wear him down.
Eggman walks into a jab.
Eggman tries a low kick but Poirier avoids it.
Poirier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Poirier connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Poirier.
Poirier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poirier wants it to stay on the feet.
Poirier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poirier lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Poirier dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Poirier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eggman unleashes a big counter combination but Poirier bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Poirier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poirier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eggman can do to turn this around?
Poirier moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eggman goes for a double leg but Poirier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poirier continues to drive forward.
Eggman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poirier throws a head kick that misses.
Poirier digs a good body shot into Eggman's ribs.
Eggman throws a sloppy head kick and Poirier moves out of range easily.
Anton Poirier is winning the standup battle so far.
Poirier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poirier throws a hook but Eggman avoids it easily.
Poirier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eggman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poirier throws out the jab.
Eggman moves away from the strike by Poirier.
Eggman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eggman shoots and misses
and Poirier counters with an outside leg kick.
Eggman swings for the body but Poirier moves out of range.
Poirier lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eggman misses with a wild combination.
Poirier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eggman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poirier lands with a shot to the body.
Eggman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poirier is looking to slow Eggman down with leg kicks.
Poirier swats away the attempt to clinch by Eggman.
Eggman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poirier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eggman moves forwards but Poirier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poirier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poirier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirier lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Poirier jabs Eggman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eggman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Poirier is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eggman.
Eggman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poirier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poirier looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Poirier lands a front kick.
Anton Poirier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poirier tests Eggman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poirier tests Eggman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poirier scores with a hook.
Poirier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eggman.
Eggman moves to clinch but Poirier breaks away
and Poirier counters with a nice body shot.
Poirier lands with a right hand.
Poirier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Eggman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eggman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poirier pulls guard successfully.

Poirier is looking to cinch up a triangle. Eggman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Poirier's body to avoid the submission. Poirier has instead reached around Eggman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Poirier arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anton Poirier!
Anton Poirier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.