PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Squiggy Squirrelly (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!

Squirrelly
vs
Eaton

179 cm
29
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
34
161 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squiggy Squirrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrelly lands with a cross.
Squirrelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Squirrelly scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eaton.
Squirrelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eaton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Squirrelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Squirrelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eaton wants to counter with a clinch but Squirrelly pushes him away.
Eaton with a poor takedown
and Squirrelly counters with a nice body shot.
Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Eaton.
Squirrelly tests Eaton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Squirrelly connects with a single shot there.
Eaton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squirrelly connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot.
Squirrelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eaton momentarily.
Squirrelly looks to land a combination. Eaton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eaton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Squirrelly's waist but Squirrelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eaton off to one side.
Squirrelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Eaton. Eaton gets slowly back to his feet.
Squirrelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Squiggy Squirrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Eaton.
A jab lands there for Squirrelly.
Eaton tries for a takedown but Squirrelly circles away easily
and Squirrelly counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Squirrelly.
Eaton thinks about the counter body kick.
Eaton shoots in but Squirrelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Squirrelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot.
Eaton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squirrelly blocks a jab.
Squirrelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Squirrelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that Eaton semi-blocks.
Eaton moves forwards but Squirrelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Squirrelly jabs Eaton to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Eaton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Squirrelly misses with a body punch.
Eaton blocks a body shot from Squirrelly.
Eaton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Squirrelly smiles and moves away.
A big left from Squirrelly misses.
Eaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Squirrelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly lands a jab to the nose.
Eaton shoots for a takedown but Squirrelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eaton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eaton slips under a jab from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly leaves Eaton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Squirrelly is looking to score with low kicks.
A left lands for Squirrelly.
Eaton tries for a takedown but Squirrelly circles away easily
letting Squirrelly counter with a right hand.
Squirrelly lands with a straight right. Eaton didn't see that one coming.
Eaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Squirrelly lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Squirrelly as Eaton shoots in.
Squirrelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eaton ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly.
Eaton unleashes a big counter combination but Squirrelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Squirrelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Squirrelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eaton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Squirrelly connects with a single shot there.
Eaton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Squirrelly missing with a left hand there. Eaton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eaton throws a counter combo.
Squirrelly lands with a good body shot.
Squirrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Squiggy Squirrelly dominated that round.
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.

Eaton dives in for a single leg takedown but Squirrelly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eaton closes the distance and clinches up with Squirrelly, looking for a takedown. Eaton pushes Squirrelly against the cage but Squirrelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eaton dives in and grabs Squirrelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Squirrelly pushes down on Eaton's head and hops out.
Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Eaton.
Squirrelly slips under a jab from Eaton.
The crowd cheers as Squirrelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eaton doesn't seem phased though.
Squirrelly leaves Eaton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Squirrelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice takedown defense from Squirrelly. No joy for Eaton on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Eaton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Squirrelly!
Squirrelly dodges the ground and pound from Eaton.
Squirrelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Squirrelly parries the strikes from Eaton easily there. Eaton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Squirrelly to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Squirrelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eaton can do to turn this around?
Eaton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Squirrelly down.

Eaton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eaton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Squirrelly is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Eaton is controlling him well.
Eaton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Squirrelly's legs.
Squirrelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two 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 is trying to get an arm triangle but Squirrelly is defending well.
Squirrelly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Squirrelly is looking for a sweep. Eaton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Squirrelly is trying to stand back up but Eaton is controlling him

Eaton seems to be working for a kimura but Squirrelly defends the submission attempt.
Squirrelly tries to kick Eaton off but Eaton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Squirrelly gets full guard.
Eaton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eaton prevents Squirrelly from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Squirrelly is on top in guard.

Squirrelly postures up.
Squirrelly wanted to stand there but Eaton had control of the position.
Eaton keeping moving, preventing Squirrelly from controlling successfully.

Squirrelly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Eaton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Squirrelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with a takedown
letting Squirrelly counter with a right hand.
Eaton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eaton slips a jab and a cross from Squirrelly.
Squiggy Squirrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squirrelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Squirrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eaton moves away.
Squirrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Eaton is just out of range.
Squirrelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Squirrelly swings for the body but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eaton takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Squiggy Squirrelly dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Eaton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Squirrelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eaton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Squirrelly swivels and escapes.
Eaton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Squirrelly throws out the jab.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eaton.
Squirrelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown but Squirrelly shows good takedown defense.
Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Eaton.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Squirrelly misses with a straight right.
Squirrelly lands a really nice looking cross but Eaton seems unphased.
Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eaton manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Squirrelly as he jumps to the side.
Squirrelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot.
Eaton throws out a counter right but Squirrelly avoids it with no problem.
Eaton shoots for a double leg takedown but Squirrelly sprawls well. He's pushed Eaton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Squirrelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eaton at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eaton is defended easily by Squirrelly.
Eaton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eaton walks into a jab.
Eaton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Squirrelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eaton unleashes a big counter combination but Squirrelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses.
Eaton ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly.
Squiggy Squirrelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Squirrelly just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton slips under a jab from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly scores with a nice head shot.
Eaton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Squirrelly swivels and escapes.
Nice shot lands for Squirrelly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Squirrelly. That's going to slow Eaton down.

Eaton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eaton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eaton is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Eaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squirrelly wants to stand and escape but Eaton is having none of it.

Squirrelly pushes Eaton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Squirrelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Squirrelly loads up on a big right hand but Eaton slips the punch.

Eaton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Squirrelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Squirrelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Squirrelly keeps working.
Eaton cracks Squirrelly with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Eaton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Squirrelly, who protects the arm well.
Squirrelly is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Eaton is controlling him well.
Squiggy Squirrelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrelly tries to buck Eaton off but Eaton is having none of it.
Squirrelly tries to escape but Eaton is in control.

Eaton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Squirrelly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eaton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Squirrelly to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Squirrelly holds on to Eaton's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Squirrelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Eaton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Squirrelly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eaton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Squirrelly's legs.
Ashton Eaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Squirrelly pushes Eaton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eaton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Squirrelly throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Squirrelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Squiggy Squirrelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Squirrelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Squiggy Squirrelly!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Squiggy Squirrelly!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Squiggy Squirrelly!

Squiggy Squirrelly wins by unanimous decision!