PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nitram Eyricus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nat north (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nat north is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Eyricus
vs
north

184 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
212 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nitram Eyricus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, nat north!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyricus tries to clinch up.
Eyricus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

north has taken the fight to the clinch.
north stalling.
north is looking to break free of the clinch but Eyricus has double underhooks.
north tries to circle away but Eyricus has him pinned against the cage.
north wants to break the clinch but can't.
north is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eyricus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
north works on Eyricus's body with a couple of short punches.

north's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
north throws a jab when Eyricus was well out of range.
north throws a sloppy head kick and Eyricus moves out of range easily.
north fails to land the takedown.

north forces Eyricus back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
north has had enough of the clinch but Eyricus keeps him there for the moment.
north dodges an elbow strike from Eyricus.
north missing with knees to the body.

north's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
north misses with a series of wild punches.
north throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
nat north seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eyricus fails with the takedown

and north moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
north is trying to force a seperation but Eyricus has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Eyricus fails to land.

north breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eyricus tries to clinch but north moves away

and north counters by clinching up.
north prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nitram Eyricus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
north putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eyricus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eyricus tries to stall but north uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eyricus misses with a punch on the inside.
north will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eyricus up against the cage.
north is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus tries to pull guard but north holds him up against the cage and eventually Eyricus drops back down to his feet.
north drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

north breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
north throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eyricus swats away the attempt to clinch by north.

north clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
north tries to break free but Eyricus pushes him back against the cage.
Eyricus blocking some punches.
north gets underhooks to prevent Eyricus's takedown attempt.
Eyricus stalling in the clinch but north improves position.
A knee to the head by north.
north has Eyricus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eyricus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eyricus tries to pull guard but north won't allow it.

north breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
north lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eyricus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and north counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nat north dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Eyricus shoots and misses
and north makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
north misses with a wild combination.
Eyricus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and north counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
north misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
north connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eyricus. Eyricus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eyricus with a lazy takedown attempt
and north counters with a good low kick that Eyricus was not able to check.
Some wild striking there from north.

north closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nitram Eyricus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
north tries to break free but Eyricus pushes him back against the cage.

north's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
north scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eyricus in his tracks.
north scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
north fails to land the takedown.
north throws a right and a left that Eyricus avoids nicely.

north closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
north working hard to break the clinch.

north pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from north.
A head kick misses from north.
Eyricus closes the distance looking to clinch

and north counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by north.
north tries to break free but Eyricus pushes him back against the cage.
north wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
north prevents the takedown attempt.
Eyricus throws a punch but it's blocked by north.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

north breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eyricus checks a leg kick nicely.
north chopping away at his opponent's legs.

north clinches up against the cage.

north turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Eyricus sneaks back into half guard.

Eyricus is defending against the submission attempts here by north.

north seems to be looking for submissions.
north is breathing heavily.

north is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Eyricus has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eyricus is looking to get back to full guard here but north has managed to pass to side control instead.
Eyricus is working to get back to half guard.

north looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
north prevents Eyricus from getting the reversal.
Eyricus is working hard here to advance position.

Eyricus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from north.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nat north showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

north throws a head kick but Eyricus moves out of range.
north misses with a head kick.
north tries a head kick but it misses.

north gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as north takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

north's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eyricus darts in trying to clinch
and north counters with a good, hard body kick but Eyricus shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus with a lazy takedown attempt

and north counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

north breaks the clinch.
north swinging wilding here.
Eyricus closes the distance but north moves to the side

and north counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
north is trying to break the clinch but Eyricus is controlling him.
Eyricus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

north breaks from the clinch.
nat north is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

north has Eyricus up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from north.

north ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. north no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
north keeping moving, preventing Eyricus from controlling successfully.
north seems keen to control Eyricus's posture.
Eyricus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. north is keeping the position for now.
north is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus is looking to improve his position.
north working Eyricus over with strikes.

Eyricus is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! north is tapping! Great win for Eyricus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nitram Eyricus!