PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar De la Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De la Hoya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocky Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyrone Eastman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eastman
vs
De la Hoya

165 cm
22
164 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

179 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar De la Hoya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De la Hoya swinging wildly here.
Eastman slips a jab and a cross from De la Hoya.
De la Hoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
De la Hoya misses with a series of wild punches.
Eastman blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from De la Hoya.
Eastman works the jab nicely.

Eastman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Eastman wants to pass the guard but De la Hoya is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman wants to advance to full mount but De la Hoya doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Eastman tries to free his leg and advance position but De la Hoya is retaining full guard.
De la Hoya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eastman throws a strike but De la Hoya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eastman is trying to keep De la Hoya in close.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman wants to sweep here but De la Hoya controlling him for the moment.
Eastman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eastman is trying to keep De la Hoya in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Eastman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Eastman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice uppercut lands for De la Hoya. That snapped Eastman's head back.

Eastman shoots in and bounces De la Hoya off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Eastman stands and throws De la Hoya's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on De la Hoya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eastman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
De la Hoya manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman is looking to improve his position.
De la Hoya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two 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.
De la Hoya moves into full mount! Eastman won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De la Hoya controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman tries to lock up and control but De la Hoya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De la Hoya controlling his opponent.
Eastman is desperately trying to improve his position but De la Hoya has a good base and remains in mount.
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 Tyrone Eastman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Eastman lands a lovely overhand right.
De la Hoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De la Hoya misses with the combination.
Oscar De la Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De la Hoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De la Hoya throws a hook but Eastman avoids it easily.
De la Hoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eastman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De la Hoya misses with an uppercut.
Oscar De la Hoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De la Hoya throws out a loose jab but Eastman uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from De la Hoya misses.
Eastman dodges the punch combination from De la Hoya.
De la Hoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Eastman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from De la Hoya misses its intended target.
De la Hoya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eastman.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Eastman.
Eastman controls the position.
De la Hoya stops Eastman from passing to mount.
De la Hoya tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman controls the position.
Eastman wants to lay and pray for a moment but De la Hoya keeps working.
Eastman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Eastman working away.
Eastman working the head and body with strikes.
The strikes coming from Eastman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
De la Hoya parries the strikes from Eastman easily there. Eastman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De la Hoya to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De la Hoya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eastman tries to move into full mount but can't pass De la Hoya's legs.
Eastman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Eastman trying to control the position but De la Hoya is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De la Hoya regains half guard, as Eastman was trying to land strikes.
Oscar De la Hoya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eastman trying to advance position but De la Hoya counters by regaining guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Eastman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eastman 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Eastman!