PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eastmond's choice of entrance music: Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hume
vs
Eastmond

200 cm
35
168 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

190 cm
35
174 lbs
31 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Eastmond.
Eastmond thows a body shot but no joy.
Eastmond throws an overhand right that lands on Hume's shoulder, as Hume tries to avoid the shot.
Hume throws a head kick but Eastmond moves out of range.
Hume keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eastmond.
Eastmond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eastmond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eastmond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hume was well out of range. Poor timing from Eastmond.
Eastmond takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eastmond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hume has time to react.
Eastmond throws a hook but Hume avoids it easily.
Hume bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan Eastmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hume swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eastmond misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eastmond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hume's waist but Hume gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eastmond off to one side.
Eastmond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hume throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eastmond throws a jab when Hume was well out of range.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Hume. Beautiful body shot.
Eastmond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eastmond lands a really nice looking cross but Hume seems unphased.

Hume is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume tries to clinch but Eastmond is having none of it.
Oh Hume is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hume lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hume seems to have got his legs back now.
Eastmond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hume bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eastmond slips under a jab.
Hume really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eastmond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hume punishes Eastmond's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Eastmond misses.
Eastmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eastmond throws a series of punches but Hume avoids them all with ease.
Eastmond connects with an inside leg kick.
Hume connects with a leg kick. Eastmond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eastmond misses with an uppercut.
Hume connects with a leg kick. Eastmond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eastmond shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hume sprawls well. Hume wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eastmond gets slowly back to his feet.
Hume thumps Eastmond with a low kick.
Hume lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Hume.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond working aggressively here.
Hume using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eastmond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eastmond is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Eastmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Hume is trying to trip Eastmond. He has hold of a leg but Eastmond is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hume persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hume sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hume trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eastmond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hume.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond keeping full guard, as Hume tries to pass.
Hume throws an elbow that misses. Eastmond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hume's guard. Nice move by Eastmond!
Hume looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eastmond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eastmond postures up in Hume's guard and throws a big left but Hume blocks it.
Eastmond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eastmond prevents Hume from getting back to his feet.

Hume is working an open guard so Eastmond takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eastmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eastmond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hume lands with a kick to the temple. Eastmond shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Eastmond does it's job there.
Hume misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume lands a slapping body shot.
Hume lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hume connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eastmond momentarily.
Hume tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eastmond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hume leaves Eastmond with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Desmond Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eastmond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eastmond avoids the head kick by Hume.
A jab lands there for Hume.
Hume lunges at Eastmond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eastmond's hand.
Hume uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eastmond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Hume will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hume throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Desmond Hume is winning the standup battle so far.

Hume changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eastmond looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eastmond is not content to let Hume control the position.
Hume throws an elbow but Eastmond slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hume throwing strikes but Eastmond manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Eastmond stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Eastmond looks to land a right hand but Hume moved out of range.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Eastmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume connects with a looping right hand.
Hume scores with a shot to the body.
Eastmond throws a shot from downtown. Hume moves away and avoids it.
Hume throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hume misses with a head kick.
Hume throws a leg kick which misses Eastmond's front leg but catches the back leg as Eastmond tries to avoid it.
Eastmond stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eastmond.
Eastmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eastmond is looking to chop away at Hume's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hume. Eastmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hume is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eastmond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hume is out of range and Eastmond settles back down.
Nice body punch from Eastmond.

Hume closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hume is working for takedown but Eastmond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hume goes for a takedown attempt but Eastmond pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Hume. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hume swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastmond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hume.
Hume dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hume has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eastmond.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eastmond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hume connects with an inside leg kick.
Hume steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eastmond.
Eastmond misses with a hook.
Hume ducks under a wild hook from Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hume tries to clinch but Eastmond moves out of range.
Eastmond looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eastmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hume blocks the body kick.
Eastmond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hume lands a high kick!
Eastmond misses with an uppercut. Hume saw that one coming.
Eastmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hume.
Eastmond swats away the attempt to clinch by Hume.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hume uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eastmond.
Hume tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eastmond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eastmond misses with a right hand
and Hume counters with a leg kick.
Eastmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eastmond dives in and grabs Hume's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hume pushes down on Eastmond's head and hops out.
Hume throws a nice head kick!
Hume is looking to wear down Eastmond with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hume thows a body shot but no joy.
Eastmond misses with the body kick
and Hume counters with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hume as Eastmond shoots in.
Eastmond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hume. That's going to slow Eastmond down.
A jab from Eastmond finds it's way through Hume's defenses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hume.
Eastmond avoids the body shot from Hume.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hume moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hume scores with the left hand. Eastmond knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eastmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hume throws a head kick that misses.
Eastmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eastmond misses with a takedown attempt - Hume sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hume scores with a kick to the midsection.
Eastmond misses with a straight right.

Hume closes the distance and clinches.
Hume jumps guard but Eastmond turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hume misses with a knee strike.
Eastmond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eastmond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hume on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eastmond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eastmond missing with knees to the body.
Eastmond misses with some punches.
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 Desmond Hume will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hume throws a head kick that half lands.
Hume looks for the body kick but Eastmond saw that one coming.
Hume fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eastmond.
Hume connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hume chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hume lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hume lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hume scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hume. That's going to slow Eastmond down.
Eastmond tries a low kick but Hume avoids it.
Eastmond scores with a push kick.
Hume defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eastmond.
Hume throws a body kick that misses.
Hume is looking to slow Eastmond down with leg kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eastmond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hume slips a straight right by Eastmond.
Eastmond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eastmond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hume throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume throws a head kick that half lands.
Eastmond misses with a left hand
and Hume counters with a nice leg kick.
Eastmond missing with a left hand there. Hume was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hume thuds his right hand into Eastmond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eastmond looks to land a left hand but Hume moved out of range nicely.
Hume tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Eastmond.
Nice body punch from Hume.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hume.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eastmond cracks Hume with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eastmond throws out a loose jab but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eastmond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hume pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hume looks to land a right hand but Eastmond moved out of range.
Eastmond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Eastmond gets a takedown into half guard.
Eastmond throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume wants to get back to his feet.
Hume is staying active underneath Eastmond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eastmond throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eastmond is trying to control the action in half guard but Hume is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eastmond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hume's head.
Eastmond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hume has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eastmond is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume is trying to stand up here but Eastmond is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Eastmond changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hume looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hume knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eastmond on the ground.
Hume tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eastmond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Eastmond are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Eastmond tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eastmond working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume defending against the ground and pound.
Eastmond working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hume wants to control but Eastmond postures up.
Hume is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hume is trying to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond wants to control but Hume is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Eastmond.
I think Hume has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Hume!
Desmond Hume was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.