PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 442 p4p, 50 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 226 p4p, 28 weight class). Eugen has chosen Kickboxer - Advanced Training as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Liu
vs
Eugen

173 cm
22
146 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

179 cm
30
154 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liu with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Eugen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eugen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liu with a body shot.
Eugen misses with a double jab.
Eugen slips under a jab.
Eugen throws a series of punches but Liu avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Eugen does no damage.
Eugen throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Eugen misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Eugen as he checks the leg kick.
Liu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eugen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Liu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eugen throws a lazy right hand but Liu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu slips under a jab from Eugen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eugen misses with a two punch combination.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Eugen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eugen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eugen swinging wildly here.
Eugen walks into a jab.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu misses with a series of wild punches.
Eugen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Eugen scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Eugen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Eugen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eugen slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
A countering left hand to the body from Eugen misses.
Eugen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eugen looks to land a combination but Liu avoids it well.
Eugen blocks the body kick.
Eugen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eugen feints a jab promting Liu to slip. Eugen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eugen moves out of range of the body kick.
Eugen misses with a looping right.
Liu lands a head shot.
Eugen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eugen throws a series of punches but Liu moves out of range.
Eugen misses with a few strikes there.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Eugen moved out of range nicely.
Eugen swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen staying out of range there.
Eugen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eugen. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Liu finds it's target.
Liu slips under a jab from Eugen.
Eugen misses with a few strikes there.
Liu lunges at Eugen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eugen's hand.
Eugen throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Liu cracks a nice hook into Eugen's ribs.
Eugen lands a nice hook to Liu's body. Liu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eugen misses with a combination
and Liu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liu - that will leave a mark!
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eugen.
Liu throws a hook but Eugen blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Eugen.
Eugen lands with an overhand left.
Eugen misses with a series of wild punches.
Eugen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Liu feints and then cracks Eugen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eugen down.
Liu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eugen backs up against the cage.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
Eugen throws a right and a left that Liu avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eugen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu feints and then cracks Eugen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eugen down.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
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 Balagot Liu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Eugen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eugen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Liu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Liu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Eugen misses with a hook.
Liu throws a jab when Eugen was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Eugen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Liu.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eugen throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
A nice combination there by Eugen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eugen slips under a jab.
Liu misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Eugen misses.
Eugen moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liu!
Liu slips under a jab from Eugen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eugen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liu - the referee stops the clock and Eugen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liu. Eugen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eugen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eugen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liu.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eugen takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Eugen.
Liu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Eugen misses with a series of wild punches.
Liu tried to counter with a leg kick but Eugen avoided it.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eugen manages to avoid it.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu slips under a jab from Eugen.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eugen throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eugen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eugen throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu misses with a low kick as Eugen jumps back.
Eugen takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eugen.
Eugen thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
Eugen swinging wildly here.
Liu moves out of range as Eugen strikes.
Liu throws a body punch but Eugen moves out of range.
Liu cracks Eugen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eugen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a head kick but Eugen moves out of range.
Eugen lands with a good body shot.
Eugen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liu backs up against the cage.
Eugen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Eugen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eugen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Eugen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eugen lands with a good body shot.
Eugen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eugen misses with a double jab.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eugen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liu.
Eugen moves out of range of the body kick.
Eugen throws a lazy uppercut
and Liu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Liu slams his shin into Eugen's torso.
Eugen misses with a double jab.
Liu motions for Eugen to come forward. Liu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eugen throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Liu scores with a four punch combination!
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liu.
Eugen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liu.
Liu lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin Eugen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liu throws a series of punches but Eugen avoids them all with ease.
Eugen loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eugen slips a straight right by Liu.
Eugen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liu lands a front kick.
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eugen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Balagot Liu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Eugen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liu circles away quickly and effectively.
Eugen swings widly with a right hand
and Liu counters with a body kick that stops Eugen in his tracks momentarily.
Eugen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eugen avoids a kick to the body.
Eugen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liu scores with the left hand. Eugen knows he should have avoided that one.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu throws a big counter combination but Eugen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eugen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eugen.
Liu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Liu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Eugen misses with an uppercut
and Liu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eugen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eugen misses with a straight right.
Liu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eugen takes a step back to recover.
Eugen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Eugen avoids it.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Liu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eugen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liu circles away quickly and effectively.
Liu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eugen.
Eugen lands a nice shot that snaps Liu's head back.
Liu throws a shot to the body.
Eugen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu looks for the body kick but Eugen saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Eugen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Liu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
Liu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eugen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eugen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eugen moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu lands a head kick. Eugen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Liu slips a jab from Eugen.
Liu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Eugen coming out on top.
Eugen throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Liu punishes Eugen's body with a nice straight punch.
Eugen lands with a straight right. Liu didn't see that one coming.
Liu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eugen.
Liu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liu slips under a jab from Eugen.
Eugen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen misses with an uppercut. Liu saw that one coming.
Eugen throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Liu counter with a right hand.
Liu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eugen takes a step back to recover.
Eugen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eugen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin Eugen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu cracks Eugen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eugen lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Liu both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu lands a high kick!
Liu looks to land a left hand but Eugen moved out of range nicely.
Eugen wants to counter with a clinch but Liu pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen misses with the combination.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Eugen misses.
Liu slips a straight right by Eugen.
Liu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eugen's head.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu slips under a jab from Eugen.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eugen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eugen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eugen. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That kick from Liu tenderised Eugen's leg. Eugen is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
A victorious Balagot Liu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Martin Eugen spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.