PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Eggleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mysteryo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Eggleston
vs
Mysteryo

187 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Eggleston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mysteryo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggleston wants to slow Mysteryo down by chopping away at his legs.
Mysteryo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eggleston fails to land with a series of punches.
Eggleston fails with a takedown attempt.

Mysteryo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eggleston is looking for a sweep. Mysteryo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mysteryo is trying to control the action in half guard but Eggleston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mysteryo trying to mount his opponent but Eggleston defends it.
Eggleston is looking for a sweep. Mysteryo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggleston is controlling Mysteryo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Eggleston is staying active underneath Mysteryo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Mysteryo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eggleston fails to land with a series of punches.

Eggleston looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mysteryo has his hands clasped together around Eggleston's back. He's all about the action.
Eggleston winds up and cracks Mysteryo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eggleston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mysteryo wants to control but Eggleston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eggleston controlling the action here.

Mysteryo kicks off Eggleston and gets to his feet.

Eggleston gets a takedown into half guard.
Eggleston is looking to take a break and control but Mysteryo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggleston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eggleston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eggleston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eggleston wants to advance to full mount but Mysteryo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mysteryo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mysteryo controls Eggleston momentarily but Eggleston frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mysteryo wants to stand up but Eggleston is controlling him.
Mysteryo is trying to keep Eggleston in close.
Eggleston wants to pass the guard but Mysteryo is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Eggleston 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.

Eggleston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eggleston.
Eggleston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Mysteryo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Eggleston is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mysteryo to the mat. Mysteryo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mysteryo is adopting a defensive guard.
Eggleston trying to control but Mysteryo is working from the bottom.
Eggleston is really struggling to control Mysteryo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Eggleston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mysteryo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggleston wants to pass the guard but Mysteryo is keeping the position.
Eggleston postures up.
Eggleston trying to control the position from guard on top but Mysteryo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eggleston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Eggleston moves into range and clinches up with Mysteryo.
Mysteryo wants a takedown.
Eggleston landing knees to the body.
Mysteryo managing to block the knees to the body from Eggleston.

Mysteryo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Eggleston is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mysteryo to the mat. Mysteryo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Eggleston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eggleston wants to control from the top but Mysteryo keeps moving.
Eggleston passes Mysteryo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggleston wants to pass the guard but Mysteryo is defending well.
Eggleston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mysteryo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eggleston.
Eggleston is thwarting Mysteryo's attempts to control the position.
Eggleston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eggleston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eggleston connects with a nice short shot to Mysteryo's temple.

Eggleston is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mysteryo sees it coming and defends easily.
Eggleston uses his free foot to push down on Mysteryo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mysteryo.
Eggleston misses with a head shot.
Eggleston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mysteryo hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eggleston throws some wild stikes that Mysteryo manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Eggleston dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Eggleston closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eggleston.

Eggleston is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mysteryo can't fight it off and eventually Eggleston manages to take the fight to the floor. Mysteryo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Eggleston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eggleston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mysteryo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eggleston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mysteryo keeping moving, preventing Eggleston from controlling successfully.
Mysteryo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggleston stays in close to Mysteryo's body and controls the position.
Eggleston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eggleston trying to control but Mysteryo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eggleston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eggleston is pushing down on Mysteryo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mysteryo is fighting to maintain full guard but Eggleston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mysteryo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eggleston.
Eggleston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mysteryo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Eggleston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eggleston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Eggleston moves into the clinch.

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

Eggleston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eggleston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eggleston trying to control the pace.
Mysteryo is trying to get back to full guard.
Eggleston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mysteryo's head.

Eggleston is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four 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.
Eggleston controlling the action here.
Daniel Eggleston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Eggleston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eggleston, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Eggleston!