PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Eubanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Figueroa Mordante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Eubanks
vs
Mordante

191 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
224 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Eubanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Figueroa Mordante!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordante swats away the attempt to clinch by Eubanks.
Eubanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eubanks fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mordante moves into the clinch.
Mordante is trying to break free.
Eubanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eubanks blocks an elbow strike from Mordante.
Mordante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mordante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mordante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eubanks's efforts to push away.
Eubanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eubanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mordante has him pressed against the cage.
Mordante has had enough of the clinch but Eubanks keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eubanks is trying to force a seperation but Mordante has the dominant position.
Mordante effectively controlling the action here.
Mordante wants to break free but Eubanks has control.
Eubanks has had enough of the clinch but Mordante keeps him there for the moment.
Mordante stalls.
Mordante trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mordante is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mordante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eubanks is defending well for now.
Eubanks prevents Mordante from breaking the clinch.
Mordante is trying to break the clinch but Eubanks is controlling him.
Mordante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mordante stalling.
Eubanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Mordante.
Mordante keeps control of Eubanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eubanks prevents Mordante from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mordante.
Eubanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mordante avoiding damage.
Mordante prevents Eubanks from breaking the clinch.
Eubanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eubanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mordante wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mordante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eubanks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mordante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eubanks wants to break free but Mordante has control.
Eubanks has had enough of the clinch but Mordante keeps him there for the moment.
Eubanks being controlled against the cage.
Mordante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eubanks's efforts to push away.
Mordante throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mordante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eubanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eubanks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mordante's efforts to push away.
Eubanks is trying to break the clinch but Mordante has him pressed against the cage.
Mordante tries to circle away but Eubanks has him pinned against the cage.
Eubanks wants to break free but Mordante has control.
Mordante stalls.
Eubanks prevents Mordante from breaking the clinch.
Mordante is trying to break the clinch but Eubanks has him pressed against the cage.
Mordante blocks a body shot from Eubanks.
Eubanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Mordante won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eubanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Mordante has double underhooks.
Mordante tries to break free but Eubanks pushes him back against the cage.
Eubanks is trying to break the clinch but Mordante is controlling him.
Eubanks prevents Mordante from breaking the clinch.

Mordante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eubanks checks a low kick from Mordante.
Eubanks swinging wilding here.
Eubanks moves out of range of the leg kick from Mordante.
Mordante throws a solid leg kick but Eubanks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mordante.
Mordante misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eubanks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mordante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eubanks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Eubanks lands a big right hand that sends Mordante crashing to the mat! Eubanks stays standing though and waves Mordante back to his feet!

It looks like Figueroa Mordante has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mordante throws a solid leg kick but Eubanks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mordante.
Mordante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eubanks.
Eubanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mordante.
Mordante tries to land a leg kick but Eubanks saw it coming and moves away.
Eubanks is looking to clinch.
Mordante throws out a leg kick but Eubanks moves out of range and Mordante only half commits.
Mordante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eubanks.
Some wild striking there from Eubanks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mordante attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eubanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mordante staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eubanks is breathing heavily.
Eubanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mordante tries to land a leg kick but Eubanks saw it coming and moves away.
Mordante cracks the inside of Eubanks's front leg.
Mordante will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mordante wants to slow Eubanks down by chopping away at his legs.
Eubanks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mordante throws a low kick, looking for Eubanks's leg but Eubanks calmly moves out of range.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Eubanks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mordante misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Eubanks blocks the low kick.
Mordante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mordante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mordante dodges the punch combination from Eubanks.

Mordante drives through and clinches with Eubanks against the cage.

Mordante manages to break the clinch.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Eubanks moved away.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Eubanks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Eubanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Figueroa Mordante's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mordante tries to land a leg kick but Eubanks saw it coming and moves away.
Mordante tries to land a leg kick but Eubanks saw it coming and moves away.
Mordante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eubanks.
Mordante tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eubanks is able to avoid easily.
Eubanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Mordante has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mordante pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eubanks is trying to force a seperation but Mordante has the dominant position.
Mordante controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mordante is looking to break free of the clinch but Eubanks has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordante avoiding damage.
Mordante tries to land a knee to the head but Eubanks blocks with his arms.
Eubanks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eubanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eubanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordante is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mordante missing with knees to the body.
Mordante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mordante prevents Eubanks from breaking the clinch.
Mordante pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eubanks takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mordante.
Mordante is stalling here.
Eubanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mordante.
Mordante tries to land a knee to the head but Eubanks blocks with his arms.
Eubanks avoiding damage as Mordante throws knees to the body.
Eubanks avoiding damage as Mordante throws knees to the body.
Mordante with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eubanks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eubanks tries to break free but Mordante pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eubanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mordante has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eubanks.
Eubanks is trying to break the clinch but Mordante is controlling him.
Mordante tries to circle away but Eubanks has him pinned against the cage.
Mordante has Eubanks pressed against the cage, preventing Eubanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eubanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mordante has Eubanks pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Mordante's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Eubanks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mordante's efforts to push away.
Eubanks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mordante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mordante tries to break the clinch but Eubanks is controlling the position.
Mordante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eubanks's efforts to push away.
Mordante content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eubanks is trying to break the clinch but Mordante has him pressed against the cage.

Mordante manages to break the clinch.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Eubanks has cracked Mordante with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Eubanks lands another huge swinging hook and Mordante tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Mordante, before Eubanks can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Floyd Eubanks!