PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 1794 p4p, 204 weight class) and Erik Eriksson (ranked 2483 p4p, 278 weight class). Eriksson has chosen The Script - Hall of Fame as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Erik Eriksson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bimbotinque
vs
Eriksson

181 cm
24
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eriksson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eriksson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eriksson walks into a straight right hand from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque shoots in for a takedown but Eriksson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eriksson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been told by Bimbotinque's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eriksson throws a jab when Bimbotinque was well out of range.
Eriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbotinque.
Eriksson throws a hook but Bimbotinque blocks it.
Nice jab there from Bimbotinque.
Eriksson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bimbotinque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque missing with a left hand there. Eriksson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eriksson moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eriksson throws a hook but Bimbotinque avoids it easily.
It looked like Bimbotinque wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bimbotinque clobbers Eriksson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque blocks a jab.
Bimbotinque throws a big shot that misses.
Bimbotinque cracks Eriksson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Eriksson. Beautiful body shot.
Bimbotinque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eriksson.

Bimbotinque closes the distance and clinches.
Bimbotinque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bimbotinque lands a shoulder strike.
Eriksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bimbotinque struggles to land a body shot inside as Eriksson controls his hands.
Eriksson blocks an uppercut.
Eriksson tries to work over Bimbotinque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eriksson blocks an uppercut.
Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches.

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!

Eriksson breaks the clinch.
Bimbotinque just misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksson throws out a counter right but Bimbotinque avoids it with no problem.
Bimbotinque misses with a looping right.
A jab from Eriksson misses.
Erik Eriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bimbotinque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bimbotinque tries to bum rush Eriksson with a series of wild strikes but Eriksson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bimbotinque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eriksson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bimbotinque lands with a shot to the body.
Bimbotinque just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eriksson! But no joy.
Eriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bimbotinque.
Eriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbotinque.
Eriksson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Meltroco Bimbotinque has been cut.
Bimbotinque swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bimbotinque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bimbotinque has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bimbotinque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eriksson's elbow.
Bimbotinque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bimbotinque.
Eriksson is pressed up against the cage. Bimbotinque has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eriksson down to the mat. Eriksson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bimbotinque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bimbotinque.
A counter left hand to the body from Bimbotinque misses its target.
Bimbotinque lands with an uppercut that bounces Eriksson off the cage and back into range.
Bimbotinque scores with a sloppy right hand. Eriksson should have avoided that one.
Eriksson throws out a loose jab but Bimbotinque uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bimbotinque jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bimbotinque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eriksson.
Bimbotinque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Bimbotinque takes the fight into the clinch.
Eriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bimbotinque turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Eriksson bucks up and tries to throw Bimbotinque off but instead Bimbotinque has got his back!
Bimbotinque punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bimbotinque punishes Eriksson with strikes from the back mount.
Eriksson trying to get back to his feet but Bimbotinque is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bimbotinque closes the distance and pushes Eriksson back into the cage.
Eriksson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bimbotinque lands a shoulder strike.
Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bimbotinque.
Eriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eriksson has a couple of punches blocked by Bimbotinque.
Eriksson wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bimbotinque.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eriksson.
Bimbotinque lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Eriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksson catches Bimbotinque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eriksson throws a shot to the body.
Erik Eriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bimbotinque is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bimbotinque.
Eriksson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bimbotinque swings for the body but Eriksson moves out of range.
Bimbotinque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bimbotinque throws a big shot that misses.

Bimbotinque shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eriksson is trying to defend but Bimbotinque finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bimbotinque is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bimbotinque cracks Eriksson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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!
Bimbotinque thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Eriksson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bimbotinque tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bimbotinque scoring with strikes but Eriksson is staying in there.
Bimbotinque punching from mount but Eriksson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbotinque with shots to the head and body - Eriksson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bimbotinque cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Eriksson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bimbotinque looking to ground and pound but Eriksson is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bimbotinque thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bimbotinque working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Eriksson tries to buck Bimbotinque off but he can't manage it.
Bimbotinque landing shots from mount.
Eriksson is bucking up trying to escape but Bimbotinque cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Eriksson is rocked!
Bimbotinque connects with a bit shot that sees Eriksson covering up! More strikes from Bimbotinque and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bimbotinque is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meltroco Bimbotinque!
An out of breath Meltroco Bimbotinque thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Erik Eriksson was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better fighter this time. You win lose, and you some some.'.