PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Long (ranked 4063 p4p, 3841 weight class) and Big Mouth (ranked 248 p4p, 238 weight class). Mouth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dominick . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Long
vs
Mouth

170 cm
26
140
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
130
7 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mouth misses with a wild combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mouth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Long shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mouth pinned against the cage. Mouth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mouth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mouth cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mouth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth throws a nice head kick!
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Mouth circles away.
Mouth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling.
Mouth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mouth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mouth thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Long if he has to take too many more of those.
Mouth misses with the combination.
Mouth jabs at Long's body.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Mouth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouth lands a high kick!
Mouth throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Mouth lands but Long takes it in his stride.
Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Mouth punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mouth defends well and Long ends up having to push Mouth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long looking for a takedown.

Mouth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mouth lands a jab-cross combination.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
Mouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Big Mouth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mouth stalks Long and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Long's face. Long staggers backwards, shaken.

Mouth gets caught napping as Long dives in and scores a takedown. Mouth manages to retain guard.

Mouth pushes Long off and gets back to his feet.
Mouth lands a right hook to the body.
Mouth scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mouth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mouth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Mouth scores with a four punch combination!
Mouth lands with a nice combination. Long backs away looking to recover.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long shoots in for a double leg but Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mouth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mouth lands with a nice body kick.
Mouth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Long rather than just go for the knockout.
Long tries to clinch up.
Mouth throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long shoots in for a double leg but Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mouth feints the counter takedown.
Mouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mouth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mouth's waist but Mouth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Mouth throws a head kick that misses.
Long was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mouth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mouth. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mouth. No joy for Long on that attempt.
Mouth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mouth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mouth works over Long's head and body with a nice combination.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mouth jabs Long right on the nose. Long blinks but takes it well.
Long throws a head kick but Mouth moves out of range.
A punch combination from Mouth misses.
Mouth lands a nice shot to the body.
Mouth looks to land a combination. Long sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mouth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Long will feel that in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mouth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mouth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mouth is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Mouth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mouth lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Eric Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mouth scores with a head kick. Long tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Long tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mouth swivels and escapes.
Mouth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Mouth lands a jab-cross combination.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouth as he avoids it easily.
Mouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mouth. That one must have hurt.
Mouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouth slaps away a takedown attempt from Long, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouth throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling.
No joy there for Mouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mouth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Long back to the cage. Mouth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Long was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mouth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Mouth scores with a four punch combination!
Mouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Long walks into a jab.
Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Long eats them both and turns towards Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mouth lands with a nice combination. Long backs away looking to recover.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Mouth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouth cracks Long with a good jab.
Mouth throws a one two combo.
Mouth throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouth is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mouth's waist but Mouth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Mouth swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Long shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Long wants to take a breather but Mouth is having none of it.

Long is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eric Long!
In defeat, Big Mouth stepped up to the mic, saying 'A big thanks on Odense MMA - Fight Or Die for the offer to fight here tonight, I'll back much better as tonight, sorry, but tonight my opponent was better as myself. I will come back to do better as tonight !'.