PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Hainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Eastman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Eastman
vs
Hainer

165 cm
22
164 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
21
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Hainer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hainer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eastman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hainer staying out of range there.
Eastman misses with an uppercut. Hainer saw that one coming.
A big left from Eastman misses.
Eastman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eastman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hainer looks to land a left hand but Eastman moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hainer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eastman moves away.
Eastman lands a jab to the head.
Hainer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Eastman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eastman looks to land a left hand but Hainer moved out of range nicely.
Eastman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hainer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Eastman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hainer is fending him off so far but Eastman persists. Nope, Hainer circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Eastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Eastman misses with a hook.
Eastman throws a lazy right hand but Hainer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Eastman.
Hainer jabs at Eastman's body.
Eastman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hainer was well out of range. Poor timing from Eastman.
Eastman looks to land a left hand but Hainer moved out of range nicely.
Hainer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eastman.
Hainer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hainer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastman throws out the jab.
Hainer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Hainer misses its intended target.
Hainer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eastman.
Eastman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hainer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hainer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hainer ducks under a wild hook from Eastman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman slips a straight right by Hainer.
A jab from Hainer misses.
Hainer swinging wildly here.
Eastman staying out of range there.
Eastman moves out of range as Hainer throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eastman is defended easily by Hainer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Hainer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hainer lands a jab to Eastman's midsection.
Hainer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hainer wants it to stay on the feet.
Eastman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hainer throws out the jab.
Eastman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hainer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hainer throws the left hand but Eastman avoids the punch easily.
Eastman misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer sizes up Eastman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hainer connects with a solid leg kick.
Eastman avoids the body shot from Hainer.
Hainer scores with a jab to the body.
Eastman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hainer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hainer takes one to the side of the head.
Hainer loads up on a big right hand but Eastman slips the punch.
Eastman slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman misses with a hook. Hainer ducked under it nicely.
Eastman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eastman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hainer is just out of range.
A punch combination from Hainer misses.
Hainer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Eastman misses its intended target.
Eastman throws an overhand right that lands on Hainer's shoulder, as Hainer tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastman throws out the jab.
Hainer stuffs the takedown attempt from Eastman. Eastman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Eastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastman throws a big shot that misses.
Hainer with a hook.
Eastman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hainer as he avoids it easily.
Hainer ducks under a wild hook from Eastman.
A big right from Hainer misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hainer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hainer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eastman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eastman moves away from the strike by Hainer.
Hainer looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastman is just out of range.
Eastman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hainer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Eastman misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Hainer 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! This is the final round!

Hainer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eastman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eastman. Hainer does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hainer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eastman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eastman is looking to work some ground and pound but Hainer has wrist control.
Eastman throwing strikes from guard but Hainer blocks nicely.
Hainer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Eastman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer trying to hold on to Eastman's head to control him but Eastman postures up.
Eastman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hainer gets back to full guard.
Hainer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eastman!
Hainer avoids the attempt from Eastman to control.
Tyrone Eastman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eastman 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.

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.
Eastman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hainer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Hainer avoids the attempt from Eastman to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Eastman.
I think Hainer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Hainer!