PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Eatthedragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gulak Bator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Eatthedragon
vs
Bator

160 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Eatthedragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gulak Bator!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eatthedragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bator.
Bator throws a sloppy head kick and Eatthedragon moves out of range easily.
Bator lands a head kick. Eatthedragon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Eatthedragon moves into range and clinches up with Bator.
Bator tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Eatthedragon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bator regains guard immediately.
Bator really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eatthedragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eatthedragon postures up in Bator's guard and throws a big left but Bator blocks it.
Eatthedragon trying to control but Bator is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eatthedragon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bator 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.
Bator pulls Eatthedragon in close to prevent any damage.
Eatthedragon wants to control from the top but Bator keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eatthedragon is stalling in the full guard.
Bator tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bator throws out a loose jab but Eatthedragon uses good head movement to avoid it.

Eatthedragon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bator's guard.
Eatthedragon with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eatthedragon trying to control but Bator is working from the bottom.
Eatthedragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bator swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eatthedragon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bator's head.

Eatthedragon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Eatthedragon shoots in looking for a takedown. Bator tries to sprawl out of it but Eatthedragon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Bator lands but Eatthedragon takes it in his stride.
Bator looks gassed!
Bator closes the distance looking to clinch

so Eatthedragon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Eatthedragon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eatthedragon throwing strikes from guard but Bator blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eatthedragon thows a big elbow that misses.
Eatthedragon stops Bator from standing up.
Eatthedragon stands up over Bator, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eatthedragon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bator can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Eatthedragon controls the pace.
Eatthedragon 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.
Eatthedragon working some strikes from top position.
Eatthedragon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bator keeping moving, preventing Eatthedragon from controlling successfully.
Eatthedragon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bator's head.
Eatthedragon wants to control from the top but Bator keeps moving.
Eatthedragon advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eatthedragon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Eatthedragon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eatthedragon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bator!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Eatthedragon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Eatthedragon.

Eatthedragon stands up.
Bator tries to clinch but Eatthedragon moves away

and Eatthedragon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bator tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eatthedragon smiles and moves away.
Bator tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Eatthedragon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bator's guard now.
Eatthedragon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eatthedragon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bator's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eatthedragon landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eatthedragon wants to control from the top but Bator keeps moving.
Eatthedragon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eatthedragon lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Eatthedragon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eatthedragon lands in his opponent's guard.
Eatthedragon wants to control from the top but Bator keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eatthedragon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eatthedragon advances to half guard.
Eatthedragon tries to pass to full mount but Bator defends it.
Bator avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eatthedragon.
Eatthedragon working Bator over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eatthedragon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bator doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eatthedragon.
Bator is not content to let Eatthedragon control the position.
Eatthedragon uses his free foot to push down on Bator's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bator.
Eatthedragon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eatthedragon lands a big elbow.
Eatthedragon with shots to the head and body - Bator looks very uncomfortable down there.

Eatthedragon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Eatthedragon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bator?
Eatthedragon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eatthedragon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eatthedragon working Bator over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Eatthedragon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Eatthedragon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bator pinned against the cage. Bator gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bator tries to clinch

and Eatthedragon moves into the clinch.
Bator jumps guard but Eatthedragon stands there with Bator around his waist. Bator gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bator jumps guard but Eatthedragon stands there with Bator around his waist. Bator gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Eatthedragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Eatthedragon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bator looking for a sweep but Eatthedragon has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bator is squirming around, avoiding Eatthedragon's attempts to control the action.

Eatthedragon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eatthedragon breaks from Bator's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eatthedragon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bator taking shots to the head.
Eatthedragon with a couple of short strikes.
Bator is in a horrible position here. Eatthedragon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bator is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Eatthedragon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eatthedragon is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eatthedragon breaks from Bator's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eatthedragon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eatthedragon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bator looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eatthedragon lands a big elbow.
Eatthedragon with shots to the head and body - Bator looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bob Eatthedragon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bator is in a horrible position here. Eatthedragon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Bator that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Eatthedragon looking to finish Bator with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bator!
Eatthedragon is landing with some decent strikes but Bator is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Eatthedragon looking to secure an arm triangle but Bator defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bator can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eatthedragon with shots to the head and body - Bator looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bator is squirming around, avoiding Eatthedragon's attempts to control the action.

Bator defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Eatthedragon.
Bator is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bator is squirming around, avoiding Eatthedragon's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Eatthedragon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eatthedragon, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Eatthedragon!