PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 500 p4p, 63 weight class) and Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 2248 p4p, 231 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Eugen
vs
Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

179 cm
26
154 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buonarroti Simoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buonarroti Simoni scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eugen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eugen backing away here, and Buonarroti Simoni unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has been cut.
Eugen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with a hook
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buonarroti Simoni connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eugen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buonarroti Simoni. Buonarroti Simoni obviously looking to wear him down.

Eugen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Eugen fails to land.
Eugen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eugen throws a punch but it's blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buonarroti Simoni obliges.
Buonarroti Simoni missing with knees to the body.
Eugen blocks a body shot from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eugen throws a head punch that misses.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
Eugen tries a body shot but Buonarroti Simoni blocks it.
Eugen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eugen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with some punches.
Eugen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eugen.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Eugen.
A body shot lands from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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!
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugen is defending well for now.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugen 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.
Eugen tries to work over Buonarroti Simoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eugen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eugen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eugen lands a right hand.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen gets underhooks to prevent Buonarroti Simoni's takedown attempt.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to stall but Eugen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni scores a nice knee to the body.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Eugen - that landed with a thud.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a body shot from Eugen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen blocking some punches.
Eugen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Eugen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugen misses with a body punch.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to take the fight to the mat but Eugen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Eugen presses Buonarroti Simoni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eugen swings wildly with an uppercut but Buonarroti Simoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eugen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni pushes off an throws an elbow but Eugen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eugen takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eugen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Eugen fails to land.
Eugen misses with a body punch.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Eugen gets through Buonarroti Simoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
Eugen scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.
Eugen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buonarroti Simoni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eugen's efforts to push away.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martin Eugen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by Buonarroti Simoni. That's going to slow Eugen down.

Eugen moves into the clinch successfully.
Eugen has a couple of punches blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eugen can't find room to land a body shot as Buonarroti Simoni controls the action.
Eugen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to throw knees to the head but Eugen is blocking nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugen avoids it.
Eugen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee to the head.
Eugen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eugen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eugen lands an uppercut.
Eugen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen misses with some punches.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eugen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands a left hand.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugen avoids it.
A hook to the body from Eugen.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eugen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugen is defending well for now.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eugen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Eugen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buonarroti Simoni after a bit of a struggle.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Eugen.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee strike.
Eugen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee to the head.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugen avoids it.
Eugen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugen lands a nice shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eugen scores with a hook to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni is breathing heavily.
Eugen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buonarroti Simoni's elbow.
Eugen lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Eugen.
Eugen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buonarroti Simoni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eugen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eugen scores with a hook to the body.
Eugen lands with a left to the head.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Eugen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buonarroti Simonis head.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Eugen stops a takedown attempt from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.
Eugen lands with a short shot to the head.
Eugen throws a head punch that misses.
Martin Eugen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buonarroti Simoni missing with knees to the body.
Eugen scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buonarroti Simoni.
A body shot lands from Eugen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eugen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eugen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eugen blocks it with crossed arms.
Eugen scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.
Buonarroti Simoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Eugen.

Buonarroti Simoni is rocked!
Eugen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buonarroti Simoni can do to turn this around?
Buonarroti Simoni blocks an uppercut.
Buonarroti Simoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Eugen finish him?
Eugen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with the head strike.
Buonarroti Simoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eugen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eugen as Buonarroti Simoni tries to tie him up.
Eugen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eugen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buonarroti Simonis head.

Eugen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buonarroti Simoni is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Eugen moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen!
Martin Eugen thanked the fans post fight for their support.