PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weird Eric (ranked 4883 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Am Unbeatable (ranked 5362 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric comes to the cage accompanied by Every You, Every Me. Unbeatable has chosen Keep going as his entrance music. Weird Eric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Eric
vs
Am Unbeatable

191 cm
19
278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

203 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Weird Eric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, I Am Unbeatable!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbeatable stuffs the takedown.
Eric throws out a loose jab but Unbeatable uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Eric misses its intended target.
Unbeatable swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Eric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eric slaps away a takedown attempt from Unbeatable, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eric went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbeatable slips under a jab.
A big right from Eric misses.
Unbeatable lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Eric has Unbeatable up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Eric fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbeatable misses with the head strike.
Eric 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.
Unbeatable misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unbeatable lands a right hand.
Unbeatable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Eric manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Unbeatable wants to control from the top but Eric keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Eric holds on and takes a little breather.
Eric keeping moving, preventing Unbeatable from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Eric manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Eric has Unbeatable pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Unbeatable manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Unbeatable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Unbeatable lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eric pushes Unbeatable back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Eric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unbeatable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Unbeatable.
Unbeatable blocks an uppercut.
Eric throws a head punch that misses.
Unbeatable lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eric backwards.
Eric throws a head punch that misses.
Eric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unbeatable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbeatable throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erics head.
Unbeatable is pressed up against the cage. Eric has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Unbeatable down to the mat. Unbeatable avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weird Eric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unbeatable scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Unbeatable. That snapped Eric's head back.
Eric misses with a low kick.
Unbeatable shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eric as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Eric was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Unbeatable.
Jab from Unbeatable.
Unbeatable lands a nice hook to Eric's body. Eric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unbeatable.
Eric swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Unbeatable looks to score with a jab to the body but Eric is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Unbeatable there.
Unbeatable is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eric shoots in but Unbeatable avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unbeatable blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Unbeatable.
Unbeatable scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eric connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Unbeatable has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eric stuffs the takedown attempt from Unbeatable. Unbeatable gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Am Unbeatable dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice uppercut there from Unbeatable.
Eric drops his hands momentarily and Unbeatable takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eric tries a low kick but Unbeatable avoids it.
Eric slips a jab from Unbeatable.
Unbeatable dodges the punch combination from Eric.
Unbeatable throws out a counter right but Eric avoids it with no problem.
Unbeatable throws a head kick but Eric moves out of range.
Unbeatable is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbeatable swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eric.
A cross from Unbeatable lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Unbeatable. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Unbeatable looks to score with a jab to the body but Eric is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Eric with that takedown attempt.
Unbeatable misses with an uppercut
enabling Eric to counter with a crisp jab.
Eric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unbeatable.
Eric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Unbeatable ducks under a wild hook from Eric.
Unbeatable looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Unbeatable swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unbeatable slips under a jab.
Eric throws a series of punches but Unbeatable avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Unbeatable as Eric shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Unbeatable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbeatable throws a looping overhand right but Eric ducks down to avoid it.
Unbeatable defending well as Eric loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Eric misses the target.
Eric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eric throws a sloppy head kick and Unbeatable moves out of range easily.
Unbeatable slips a jab from Eric.
Eric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unbeatable.
A lazy body kick from Unbeatable
and Eric counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eric lunges at Unbeatable with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Unbeatable's hand.
Unbeatable waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eric.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Unbeatable.
Unbeatable misses with a wild combination.
Unbeatable moves in looking to clinch but Eric pushes him off.
Eric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Unbeatable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unbeatable unleashes a big counter combination but Eric bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Eric forces Unbeatable back against the cage and clinches.
Eric misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unbeatable.
Unbeatable throws a head punch that misses.
Eric is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weird Eric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unbeatable lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eric backwards.
Eric working aggressively here.
Eric throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Unbeatable on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Eric swings wildly with an uppercut but Unbeatable uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbeatable misses with the head strike.
Eric misses with some punches.
Unbeatable blocking some punches.
Unbeatable scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Unbeatable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Unbeatable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eric wants to take the fight to the mat but Unbeatable manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Unbeatable lands a shoulder strike.
Unbeatable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unbeatable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unbeatable lands a nice uppercut.
Unbeatable blocking some punches.
Eric misses with a body punch.
Unbeatable misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Eric.
Eric throws a punch but it's blocked by Unbeatable.
Eric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unbeatable misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Eric fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but I Am Unbeatable will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Unbeatable lands with a straight right. Eric didn't see that one coming.
Unbeatable throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Eric.
Unbeatable slips a straight right by Eric.
Eric throws a series of punches but Unbeatable avoids them all with ease.
Unbeatable lands with an uppercut that bounces Eric off the cage and back into range.

Eric moves into the clinch successfully.
Eric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbeatable misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unbeatable pushes Eric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eric goes for a takedown in the clinch but Unbeatable prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eric.
Eric lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unbeatable misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unbeatable.
Eric tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Unbeatable throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Unbeatable.
Eric throws a punch but it's blocked by Unbeatable.
Unbeatable misses with a punch on the inside.
Eric works on Unbeatable's body with a couple of short punches.
I Am Unbeatable seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eric misses with a punch on the inside.
Eric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eric can't find room to land a body shot as Unbeatable controls the action.
Unbeatable scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eric throws a punch but it's blocked by Unbeatable.
Eric working aggressively here.
Eric blocks an uppercut.
Eric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unbeatable with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Eric on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Unbeatable prevents a body shot from Eric.

Eric jumps guard.
Eric is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eric trying to keep a closed guard but Unbeatable is proving a slippery customer.

Eric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eric is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eric gets to his feet. Unbeatable looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Unbeatable walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Unbeatable 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.
Weird Eric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Weird Eric has been cut.
Eric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Unbeatable scores with a punch to the head.
Eric loads up on a big right hand but Unbeatable slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbeatable misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Unbeatable.
Unbeatable shoots in for a double leg but Eric sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eric.
Eric swats away the attempt to clinch by Unbeatable.

Unbeatable moves into the clinch successfully.
Eric misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eric looking to slow down the pace here.
Unbeatable blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Weird Eric showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unbeatable 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Am Unbeatable!
I Am Unbeatable spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.