PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 634 p4p, 3170 weight class) and Pupp Eye (ranked 90 p4p, 342 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pandeya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clan In Da Front. Saurabh Pandeya is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pandeya
vs
Eye

170 cm
24
160
11 - 6 - 1

174 cm
25
165
4 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Pupp Eye!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya throws a jab but it's blocked by Eye.
Pandeya misses with a looping right.
Pandeya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eye throws out the jab.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Pandeya throws out a powerful jab.
Pandeya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eye under the eye.
Eye avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandeya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eye throws out the jab.
Eye throws a big shot that misses.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut.
Pandeya misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Pandeya misses.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Pandeya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandeya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandeya's head.
Pandeya throws a lazy right hand but Eye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Pandeya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eye looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Eye!
Eye can't escape the position.
Pandeya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Eye for as long as he can get away with.
Pandeya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Eye is desperately trying to improve his position but Pandeya has a good base and remains in mount.
Eye is still trying to improve position.
Eye tries to lock up and control but Pandeya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pandeya controlling his opponent.
Eye tries to reverse the position but Pandeya maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pandeya tries to control but Eye wriggling away.
Pandeya controlling from the full mount.
Eye felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Eye tries to reverse the position but Pandeya maintains control.
Pandeya controlling the pace for now.
Pandeya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pandeya tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eye can't escape the position.
Eye is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pandeya with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Pandeya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eye is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya controlling from mount.
Pandeya wants to take his opponent's back but Eye doesn't allow it.
Pandeya controlling from the full mount.

Pandeya is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Eye can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Eye is looking to improve his position but Pandeya isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saurabh Pandeya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eye throws a big shot that misses.
Eye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eye misses with a hook
and Pandeya counters with a leg kick.
Pandeya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandeya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eye's hands.
Eye takes one to the side of the head.
Pandeya scores with a decent looking hook.
Eye catches Pandeya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saurabh Pandeya is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandeya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Pandeya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Eye catches Pandeya right on the button with a cross.
Eye misses with a looping left.
Pandeya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Pandeya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandeya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eye sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pandeya somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Eye.

Pandeya darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eye tries to roll over but Pandeya keeps him under control.
Pandeya is controlling the pace.
Eye manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Eye working for a triangle but Pandeya defends it easily.
Pandeya stays in close to Eye's body and controls the position.
Pandeya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eye can do to turn this around?
Eye is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Eye is thwarting Pandeya's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya is refusing to be controlled, as Eye sits in half guard.
Well, if Eye is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pandeya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pandeya.
Eye is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pandeya is on top in guard.

Pandeya's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pandeya controlling from the top position.
Pandeya trying to control but Eye is working from the bottom.
Eye seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pandeya advances to half guard.
Pandeya is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pandeya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pandeya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eye.
Eye throws a hook to the side of Pandeya's head but Pandeya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandeya appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pandeya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eye throws out a loose jab but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eye was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Eye checks a leg kick nicely.
Eye throws out a counter right but Pandeya avoids it with no problem.
Eye ducks right into an uppercut from Pandeya.
Eye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandeya moves away.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandeya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eye finds it's way round the side to connect with Pandeya's head.
Eye throws a lazy right hand but Pandeya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eye digs a good hook to Pandeya's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
Pandeya is looking to slow Eye down with leg kicks.
Eye might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eye scores with a jab. Pandeya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pandeya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eye misses with a looping right.
Eye clobbers Pandeya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
Eye moves out of range as Pandeya strikes.
Pandeya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eye throws a hook but Pandeya blocks it.
Eye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandeya was well out of range. Poor timing from Eye.
Pandeya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eye.
Pandeya moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandeya misses with a low kick as Eye jumps back.
Pandeya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pandeya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eye takes one on the button.
Eye walks into a stiff left hand from Pandeya.
Eye blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Eye misses its intended target.
Pandeya digs a good hook to Eye's body.
Eye misses with a hook.
Eye fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eye slips a jab from Pandeya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye looks to land a combination but Pandeya avoids it well.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eye moves away.
A nice side step and Eye releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Eye misses with a wild body shot.
Eye misses with a straight left.
Eye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eye misses with a straight left.
Pandeya throws a big shot that misses.
Pandeya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eye's sensitive parts.
Eye ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
Eye throws a looping overhand right but Pandeya ducks down to avoid it.

Pandeya closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eye did well to prevent Pandeya getting side control.

Pandeya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eye sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pandeya content to control rather than advance.
Pandeya wants to take a breather but Eye is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye wants to get back to full guard.
Pandeya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eye tries to get to full guard but Pandeya has control of the leg.
Eye is refusing to be controlled, as Pandeya sits in half guard.
Pandeya with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Pandeya is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eye is just riding it out for now. Pandeya eventually gives up the hold.
Pandeya keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pandeya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eye keeps working.
Eye preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pandeya with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
Eye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandeya finds it's way round the side to connect with Eye's head.
Eye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eye misses with a looping left.
Pandeya misses the shot to the body.
Eye moves out of range as Pandeya strikes.
Eye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pupp Eye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saurabh Pandeya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheers as Pandeya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eye doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pandeya 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
Our winner, Saurabh Pandeya, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.