PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 2388 p4p, 217 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 388 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Eugen

160 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

179 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugen swinging wildly here.
King slips under a jab.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eugen throws a hook but King blocks it.
Good exchange - Eugen coming out on top.
Eugen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King is looking to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen lands a two punch combo.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eugen.
King tries to clinch
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Eugen circles away.
Eugen misses with a series of wild punches.
Eugen swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Eugen fails to land with a series of punches.
Eugen's coach down at My Yard 'Alcatraz' was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Eugen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eugen throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eugen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King is looking to clinch.
Eugen is looking for the big counter here.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Eugen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eugen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Eugen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eugen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugen.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eugen misses with a series of wild punches.
As Eugen tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Eugen manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
King slips a jab from Eugen.
Eugen moves out of range as King strikes.
Eugen connects with a looping right hand.
Eugen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eugen.
Eugen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eugen manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugen throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Eugen throws a hook but King blocks it.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Eugen circles away.
Eugen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eugen.
Eugen scores with a nice strike.
Eugen lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves out of range as Eugen strikes.
Eugen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Eugen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

King fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Martin Eugen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King misses with a hook.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eugen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eugen misses with a straight right.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eugen.
As Eugen tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Eugen manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch there but Eugen circles away.
Eugen throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether King might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eugen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eugen! But no joy.
King slips a jab from Eugen.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eugen.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eugen looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King tries to clinch
and Eugen counters with a straight right hand.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eugen misses with an uppercut.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eugen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eugen. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eugen clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King is looking to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martin Eugen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King slips a jab from Eugen.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eugen! But no joy.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Eugen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King wants to clinch but Eugen slips to the side
and Eugen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Eugen throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Eugen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King is looking to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch.

King rushes Eugen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Eugen scores with a nice short uppercut.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eugen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Our sources have told us that King has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Eugen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eugen to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by Eugen.
Eugen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Eugen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Eugen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

King tries to clinch there but Eugen circles away.
Eugen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eugen clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

King is rocked!
King wants to clinch but Eugen slips to the side
and Eugen counters with a huge left! King is in big trouble! He's backing up but Eugen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save King from any more damage. A dominating finish by Eugen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen! Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Martin Eugen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.