PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Binzo has chosen Hair of the Dog by Nazareth as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

East
vs
Binzo

182 cm
26
205 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

185 cm
26
221 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Binzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract East.
East tries to clinch but Binzo is having none of it.
East throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Binzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Binzo throws an overhand right that lands on East's shoulder, as East tries to avoid the shot.
Binzo looks to land a right hand but East moved out of range.
Binzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Binzo throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by East.
East lands a high kick!
Binzo throws a series of strikes that have East backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Binzo misses.
Binzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Binzo misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East misses with a hook.
East throws a solid leg kick but Binzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at East.
Binzo looks to land a right hand but East moved out of range.
East gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Binzo.
East on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
East slips under a jab.
Binzo Binzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binzo throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binzo thows a body shot but no joy.
East lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binzo takes one to the side of the head.
East has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Binzo finds it's way round the side to connect with East's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
East lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East thumps Binzo with a low kick.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binzo.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Binzo scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by East.
East changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Binzo looks gassed!
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Binzo.
Binzo misses with a hook.
Binzo misses with a hook. East ducked under it nicely.
East fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Binzo on the side of the head.
East throws a jab but it's blocked by Binzo.
East scores with a jab to the head.
East digs a good hook to Binzo's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for East.
East thumps Binzo with a low kick.
East cracks a nice hook into Binzo's ribs.
East's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and East duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Binzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
East jabs at Binzo's body.
Binzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Binzo ducks right into an uppercut from East.
Binzo tries to move into range but East moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from East.
East bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Binzo's head backwards.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Binzo.
East misses with a low kick.
East lands a nice looking body shot.
East fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from East finds it's target.
East punishes Binzo's body with a nice straight punch.
East is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
East throws a series of strikes that have Binzo backpedaling.
East lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Binzo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East throws a body punch but Binzo moves out of range.
East connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Binzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Binzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Binzo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, East has got the better of the exchanges.
Binzo swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
East fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Binzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Binzo misses.
An inside leg kick lands from East.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
East cracks Binzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Binzo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East connects with a single shot there.
Binzo avoids the head kick by East.
Binzo throws a jab but it's blocked by East.
Good standup being displayed there by East as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Binzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
East throws a nice outside leg kick.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Binzo misses with a straight right.
East misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
Binzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by East.
Binzo is still on wobbly legs! Can East finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!

Binzo gets caught napping as East dives in and scores a takedown. Binzo manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
East controlling from the top position.
Binzo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
East is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Binzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
East is looking to work some ground and pound but Binzo has wrist control.
East tries to free his leg and advance position but Binzo is retaining full guard.
East wants to control from the top but Binzo keeps moving.
East is looking to work some ground and pound but Binzo has wrist control.
East 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 three minutes gone in the round.
East throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Binzo keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Klein East wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
East scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Binzo doesn't seem bothered though.
East lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
East throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from East, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from East.
A jab from East does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A low kick from Binzo is predictable there
and East counters with a solid body kick.
East lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

East instigates a clinch.

East has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Binzo uses from the top position.
Binzo preventing the sweep.
East manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Binzo manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East forces his way into half guard.
East sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Binzo defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klein East dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Binzo cracks East with an open hand slap.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
Binzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Binzo misses with a hook to the body
and East counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Binzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binzo. East does a little dance to reset his feet.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Binzo.
Binzo looks to throw the jab but East is out of range.
Binzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Binzo misses with a body shot

and East counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
East passes to side control.

East looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East working the ground and pound but Binzo is defending the strikes.
East wants to control but Binzo is keeping him busy.
Binzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
East is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Binzo's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo is not content to let East control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
East connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Binzo some visible discomfort.
East wants to control for a moment but Binzo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
East is looking to advance position but Binzo won't allow it.
Binzo is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if East 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.
East wants to lay and pray for a moment but Binzo keeps working.
Binzo Binzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klein East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
East with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Klein East wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Binzo moves forwards but East connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Binzo scores with a hook to the body. East takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
East is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Binzo can do to turn this around?
Binzo throws a leg kick
and East counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws a low kick but Binzo avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for East. That snapped Binzo's head back.
Binzo scores with a body shot.
Binzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Binzo.
East moves away from the strike by Binzo.
Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Binzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick
and East counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Binzo misses with a left hand
and East makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Binzo takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klein East showed his dominance in that final round.
Well East 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!