PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eashy Eash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lionel Bojan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bojan
vs
Eash

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lionel Bojan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eashy Eash!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eash as he avoids it easily.
Bojan throws a series of punches but Eash moves out of range.
Bojan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bojan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bojan misses with a low kick.
Eash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eash but Eash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bojan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bojan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Eash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eash showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eash in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bojan controls Eash momentarily but Eash frees himself.
Eash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bojan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bojan keeping moving, preventing Eash from controlling successfully.
Bojan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eash is one step ahead there.
Bojan wants to stand but Eash is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan is breathing heavily.
Eash is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eashy Eash was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Eash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bojan as he jumps to the side.

Eash looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bojan manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown but Eash shows good takedown defense.
Bojan tries to clinch but Eash is having none of it.
Bojan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eash pinned against the cage. Eash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eash fails with a takedown attempt.

Eash clinches up with Bojan and pushes him back against the cage.
Eash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eash has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bojan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bojan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eash is trying to push Bojan away but Bojan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bojan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Eash pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eash tries to pull guard but Bojan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bojan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eash is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bojan to keep the fight standing.

Bojan breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bojan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eash misses with a takedown attempt - Bojan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eashy Eash will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bojan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eash circles away.
Eash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eash fails to land with a series of punches.
Bojan scores with a head kick.
Bojan fails with a takedown attempt.

Eash closes the distance and clinches.
Bojan looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bojan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eash gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eash goes for a takedown attempt but Bojan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lionel Bojan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bojan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eash defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bojan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eash looking to sit in guard and control but Bojan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Eash has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bojan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bojan trying to control the position from guard on top but Eash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lionel Bojan just wasn't active enough.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan moves in looking to clinch but Eash pushes him off.
Bojan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bojan gets caught flat footed, as Eash shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eash preventing the sweep.
Eash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bojan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eash wants to control from the top but Bojan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bojan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eash is controlling him.
Eashy Eash has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eash throws a strike but Bojan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Eash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bojan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eash thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eashy Eash 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!

Eash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bojan as he jumps to the side.
Bojan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eash.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown but Eash shows good takedown defense.
Eash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bojan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eash sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bojan somewhat.
Eash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bojan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bojan darts in and clinches Eash up against the cage.

Eash breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bojan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan shoots in but Eash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eash shoots in for a takedown but Bojan shows good takedown defense.
Bojan tries to clinch but Eash is having none of it.
Bojan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Eash with that takedown attempt.
Bojan tries to clinch but Eash moves out of range.
Eash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bojan.
Eash tries to clinch but Bojan moves away
and Bojan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bojan.
Bojan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eash counters with a solid body kick.
Bojan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bojan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eash wants it to stay on the feet.
Eash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bojan swivels and escapes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bojan.
Lionel Bojan is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bojan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eash shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bojan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eash is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bojan trying to control the position.
Eash's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bojan is trying to keep Eash in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eash shoots in but no luck this time.
Bojan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eash circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eash dives in and scores a takedown into Bojan's guard.
Bojan working a defensive guard here.
Eash advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bojan is not content to let Eash control the position.
Bojan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Eash off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bojan working for a choke but Eash is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eashy Eash.
I've got Eash winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eashy Eash!
Our winner, Eashy Eash, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.