PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Eaton (ranked 5318 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Rice (ranked 25056 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Eaton
vs
Rice

214 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Rice!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice jabs at Eaton's body.

Rice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eaton is trying to defend but Rice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eaton tries to roll over but Rice keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice slows the pace down in half guard.
Eaton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Eaton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eaton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton controlling the position.
Eaton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Eaton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton pulls Rice in close to prevent any damage.
Rice 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 is striking off his back. Rice thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eaton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eaton looking to control.
Rice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eaton's guard.
Eaton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rice's guard.

Eaton throwing strikes from guard but Rice blocks nicely.
Eaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eaton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eaton lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Eaton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Rice drives through with a takedown into Eaton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rice looks winded!
Rice postures up in Eaton's guard and throws a big left but Eaton blocks it.
Eaton working a defensive guard here.
Eaton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Eaton is working for a kimura but Rice is defending it quite comfortably.
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!

Eaton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rice has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eaton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rice misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Eaton is working for a kimura but Rice is defending it quite comfortably.

Eaton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Eaton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Eaton seems to be looking for submissions.
Rice is trying to control but can't.
Rice makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rice.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rice is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rice looking to control.
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 Eduardo Eaton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Eaton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rice to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rice is fighting to break Eaton's control of his arms but Eaton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eaton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton pulls Rice in close to prevent any damage.
Eaton is trying to control the position but Rice postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eaton's head.
Rice trying to control but Eaton is working from the bottom.
Rice is breathing heavily.
Eaton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Rice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eaton wants to control but Rice postures up.
Rice tries to advance to mount but Eaton denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice working away.
Eaton is not content to let Rice control the position.
Eaton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Eaton trying to control here.
Rice tries to pass to full mount but Eaton defends it.
We've been informed that Rice has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice throwing shots but Eaton is blocking nicely.
Rice is trying to control. Eaton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eaton is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Eaton is not content to let Rice control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Rice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Eaton is working Rice over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Rice is working an open guard so Eaton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Eaton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Rice won't allow Eaton to sweep him here.
Eaton controlling Rice's posture.
Eaton trying to control the position.
Nicholas Rice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rice lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Rice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eaton, pushing him back against the cage.
Eaton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rice is defending well.

Rice works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Eaton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Eaton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Eaton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Eaton seems to be working for a kimura but Rice defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice is looking to improve his position.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Eaton is working for a submission of some sort.
Rice wants to get back to his feet.
Rice trying to control but Eaton postures up.

Eaton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rice doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eaton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Eaton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rice sees it coming and defends easily.
Rice wants to get back to full guard.
Rice trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eaton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rice defends it well.

Eaton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eaton blocks the strikes from Rice.
Eaton is thwarting Rice's attempts to control the position.

Eaton seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rice is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eduardo Eaton!