PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond has chosen Nelly- Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sherk
vs
Eastmond

180 cm
24
179 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
174 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Eastmond scores with a four punch combination!
Eastmond throws a combination that misses

and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sherk trying to control but Eastmond is working from the bottom.
Sherk wants to pass the guard but Eastmond is keeping the position.
Sherk is fighting to break Eastmond's control of his arms but Eastmond is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Eastmond hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eastmond throws an off balance right hand
and Sherk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eastmond looks to land a combination but Sherk avoids it well.
Eastmond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sherk counters with a nice uppercut.
Eastmond misses with a two punch combination.
Sherk fails with the takedown
enabling Eastmond to counter with a crisp jab.
Sherk throws a shot to the body.
Eastmond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eastmond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk scores with a jab to the head.
Eastmond lands a jab-cross combination.
Eastmond throws a hook but Sherk avoids it easily.
Eastmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eastmond falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sherk to counter with a crisp jab.
Eastmond throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sherk to counter with a crisp jab.
Sherk misses with a hook
and Eastmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eastmond throws a right hand that Sherk ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherk also avoids with ease.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eastmond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sherks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eastmond throws a series of punches but Sherk moves out of range.
Eastmond throws a right hand that misses
and Sherk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sherk throws the left hand but Eastmond avoids the punch easily.
Eastmond throws out a loose jab but Sherk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sherk misses the body punch
and Eastmond counters with a straight right hand.
Sherk throws a sloppy body shot
and Eastmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sherk misses with a takedown
and Eastmond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sherk fails with the takedown
and Eastmond counters with a series of strikes. Sherk will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Sherk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk fails with the takedown.
Sherk moves out of range of the strikes.
Eastmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sherk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sherk thows a body shot but no joy.
Sherk thows a body shot but no joy.
Eastmond misses with a two punch combination.
Sherk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sherk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sherk misses with a jab to the body
and Eastmond counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Eastmond misses.
Eastmond 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.
Eastmond throws an off balance right hand
and Sherk counters with a left to the body.
Eastmond throws a left and a right that both miss

so Sherk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sherk wants to pass the guard but Eastmond is keeping the position.

Eastmond has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sherk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sherk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eastmond moves away.
Eastmond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sherk is out of range and Eastmond settles back down.
Sherk lands a nice hook to Eastmond's body. Eastmond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eastmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sherk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sherk throwing strikes from guard but Eastmond blocks nicely.
Sherk won't allow Eastmond to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sherk is one step ahead there.
Eastmond keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Bryan Sherk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sherk throws a right hand that misses
and Eastmond counters with a one-two to the body.
Sherk throws the left hand but Eastmond avoids the punch easily.
Eastmond misses with a hook
and Sherk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk misses the body punch
and Eastmond counters with a three punch combo that has Sherk backing up. Sherk nods at Eastmond to acknowledge the strikes.
Eastmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherk.
Sherk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sherk shoots for a takedown but Eastmond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eastmond throws a combination that misses
and Sherk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eastmond misses with a few strikes there.
Sherk shoots and misses
and Eastmond counters with a thumping low kick.
Sherk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sherk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sherk moves out of range of the strikes.
Eastmond misses with an uppercut

and Sherk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk controlling from the top position.
Sherk trying to control but Eastmond is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Sherk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sherk swings widly with a right hand
and Eastmond counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherk with a poor takedown
and Eastmond counters with a series of strikes. Sherk will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Sherk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sherk scores with a body shot.
Eastmond misses with a hook

and Sherk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eastmond!
Eastmond is looking to improve his position but Sherk isn't that keen on the idea.
Sherk lands a nice shot to the head.
Sherk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Eastmond tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk punching from mount but Eastmond doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Eastmond sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bryan Sherk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eastmond has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sherk is working away from the top position though.
Sherk trying to advance position but Eastmond counters by regaining guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sherk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sherk is stalling in the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sherk slips a straight right by Eastmond.
Sherk is looking to wear down Eastmond with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherk.
Sherk lands with a hook. Eastmond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eastmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sherk circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eastmond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sherk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sherk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sherk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eastmond pinned against the cage. Eastmond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bryan Sherk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eastmond looks to land a combination but Sherk avoids it well.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eastmond as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Eastmond misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sherk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eastmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eastmond missing with a left hand there. Sherk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sherk fails with the takedown
and Eastmond counters with a series of strikes. Sherk will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Sherk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherk looks to land a left hand but Eastmond moved out of range nicely.
Eastmond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eastmond loads up on a big right hand but Sherk slips the punch.
Eastmond throws a lazy uppercut

and Sherk counters with a single leg into guard. Eastmond didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Sherk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sherk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Sherk!