PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lacy Eaton (ranked 7754 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Ben Rahal (ranked 5364 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalid Ben Rahal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lacy Eaton's chin.

Eaton
vs
Ben Rahal

185 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lacy Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Ben Rahal!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Rahal has his takedown stuffed

and Eaton counters with a single leg into guard. Ben Rahal didn't expect that.
Ben Rahal wants to get back to his feet but Eaton passes into half guard.
Ben Rahal 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 thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ben Rahal wants to control but Eaton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ben Rahal taking some punishment here, with Eaton in his half guard.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben Rahal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eaton working Ben Rahal over with strikes.
Ben Rahal is trying to get back to full guard.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton stops Ben Rahal from getting back to his feet.
Eaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Eaton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Eaton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Eaton working over Ben Rahal with some ground and pound. Ben Rahal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eaton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Eaton working over Ben Rahal with some ground and pound. Ben Rahal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton working over Ben Rahal with some ground and pound. Ben Rahal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben Rahal wants to control but Eaton is keeping busy.
Eaton lands strikes from half guard.
Eaton slips a nice elbow through Ben Rahal's hands, connecting with Ben Rahal's forehead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Eaton in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ben Rahal tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Eaton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lacy Eaton!