PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Eisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Eisenberg
vs
Avreli

190 cm
33
280 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

187 cm
24
275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Eisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisenberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eisenberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Avreli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eisenberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Avreli throws the left hand but Eisenberg avoids the punch easily.
Eisenberg slips under a jab from Avreli.
Eisenberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Avreli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avreli dives in for a single leg takedown but Eisenberg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Eisenberg manages to break the clinch.
Avreli swinging wildly here.
Avreli throws a looping overhand right but Eisenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Eisenberg shoots in for a takedown but Avreli shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heinrich Eisenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avreli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisenberg moves in looking to clinch but Avreli pushes him off.
Avreli misses with a looping left.
Eisenberg moves out of range as Avreli strikes.
No joy there for Eisenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Avreli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eisenberg is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Avreli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eisenberg has hold of Avreli's hands but Avreli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eisenberg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Eisenberg wants to control but Avreli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Avreli winds up and cracks Eisenberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eisenberg is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Avreli is nestled in close to Eisenberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Avreli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eisenberg's head.
Eisenberg is looking for a sweep. Avreli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eisenberg is trying to stand up here but Avreli is controlling him well.
Eisenberg is looking for a sweep. Avreli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eisenberg wants to control but Avreli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Avreli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avreli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eisenberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avreli.
Avreli thows a huge punch but Eisenberg dodges it nicely.
Avreli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eisenberg wants to improve his position but Avreli is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli trying to control the action but Eisenberg is working from the bottom.
Avreli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Eisenberg is refusing to be controlled, as Avreli sits in half guard.
Avreli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Avreli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Eisenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Avreli pulls his head out easily.
Eisenberg is not content to let Avreli control the position.
Avreli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Avreli trying to control the action but Eisenberg is working from the bottom.
Eisenberg taking some punishment here, with Avreli in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avreli controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avreli is thwarting Eisenberg's attempts to control the position.
Eisenberg has hold of Avreli's hands but Avreli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avreli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eisenberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Avreli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avreli makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Eisenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Avreli defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Avreli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Avreli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Avreli throws a nice looking combination but Eisenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Avreli scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Heinrich Eisenberg has been cut.
Avreli lands with an overhand left.
Eisenberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Avreli sprawls well. Avreli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eisenberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Avreli slaps away a takedown attempt from Eisenberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Avreli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eisenberg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avreli distracts Eisenberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eisenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avreli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eisenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Avreli's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Avreli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eisenberg's guard.
Avreli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Avreli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eisenberg's head.
Eisenberg is trying to keep Avreli in close.
Avreli trying to control the position from guard on top but Eisenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avreli throws a big right hand that misses.
Avreli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eisenberg's head.
Avreli trying to control but Eisenberg is working from the bottom.
Avreli looking to sit in guard and control but Eisenberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Eisenberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Avreli wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avreli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eisenberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avreli wants to sweep but no luck.
Avreli keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli is adopting a defensive guard.
Avreli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eisenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eisenberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avreli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Eisenberg striking from half guard on the bottom.
Mark Avreli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Avreli tries to pass to full mount but Eisenberg defends it.

Eisenberg looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eisenberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eisenberg.
Eisenberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Avreli postures up in Eisenberg's guard and throws a big left but Eisenberg blocks it.
Avreli won't allow Eisenberg to sweep him here.
Avreli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Avreli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Avreli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Avreli lands a couple of elbows.
Avreli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avreli is pushing down on Eisenberg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eisenberg is fighting to maintain full guard but Avreli has managed to sneak the leg through.
Avreli sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Eisenberg trying to control but Avreli postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Avreli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Eisenberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Avreli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Avreli pushes down on Eisenberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Avreli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Avreli prevents Eisenberg from standing back up.
Avreli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Avreli looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eisenberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avreli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Avreli working over Eisenberg with some ground and pound. Eisenberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eisenberg wants to control but Avreli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eisenberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Avreli.
Avreli is trying to control the action in half guard but Eisenberg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Avreli working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisenberg trying to hold on to Avreli's head to control him but Avreli postures up.
Eisenberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avreli.
Eisenberg wants to control but Avreli is keeping busy.
Avreli working Eisenberg over with strikes.
Eisenberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eisenberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Avreli.
Avreli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Avreli landing strikes from the mount and Eisenberg is in trouble!
Avreli has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eisenberg's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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!
Avreli pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eisenberg taking shots to the head.
Avreli unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Eisenberg wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Avreli celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Avreli!