PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Eastman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mosby
vs
Eastman

190 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

165 cm
23
164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Eastman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Mosby coming out on top.
Eastman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mosby jabs at Eastman's body.
Mosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eastman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mosby pinned against the cage. Mosby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mosby lands a jab to Eastman's midsection.
Eastman connects with a jab.
Mosby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ted Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mosby throws a lazy uppercut

and Eastman counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mosby is trying to get back to half guard.
Mosby parries the strikes from Eastman easily there. Eastman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mosby to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Eastman working the ground and pound but Mosby is defending the strikes.
Eastman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mosby's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mosby takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mosby tries to improve position but can't.
Mosby struggling a bit here.
Eastman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mosby!
Eastman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mosby can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eastman tries to control but Mosby wriggling away.
Mosby is working to get back to half guard.
Eastman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eastman controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman prevents Mosby from getting the reversal.
Eastman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mosby is looking to escape.
Mosby is trying desperately to improve position.
Mosby tries to hold on but Eastman pushes him away.
Mosby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eastman thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eastman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mosby holds on to Eastman around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Mosby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eastman punching from mount but Mosby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Eastman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Eastman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Eastman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eastman misses with a hook. Mosby ducked under it nicely.
Mosby throws a hook to the side of Eastman's head but Eastman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eastman throws a hook but Mosby blocks it.
Eastman blocks a jab.
Mosby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eastmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eastman looks to land a left hand but Mosby moved out of range nicely.
Eastman shoots in for a double leg but Mosby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, jab by Mosby - just one landing.
Eastman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mosby pinned against the cage. Mosby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mosby takes a swing at Eastman's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eastman is defended easily by Mosby.
Ted Mosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Eastman.
Eastman shoots in for a takedown but Mosby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Eastman with that takedown attempt.
Mosby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eastman at a distance.
Mosby jabs at Eastman's body.
Ted Mosby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosby scores with a hook.
Mosby lands a slapping body shot.
Mosby misses with an uppercut.
Mosby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mosby slips under a jab.
Mosby avoids the body shot from Eastman.
Mosby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eastman shoots in looking for a takedown but Mosby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eastman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mosby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman avoids the body shot from Mosby.
Eastman thows a body shot but no joy.
Eastman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mosby avoids it really well and circles away.
Eastman fails with the takedown.
Eastman is breathing heavily.
Mosby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mosby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eastman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mosby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mosby feints a jab promting Eastman to slip. Mosby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eastman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mosby throws out a powerful jab.
Eastman misses with a hook to the body
and Mosby counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Mosby finds it's target.
Eastman slips under a jab.
Mosby sizes up Eastman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eastman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mosby sprawls well. Mosby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eastman gets slowly back to his feet.
Mosby cracks a nice hook into Eastman's ribs.
Eastman dodges the punch combination from Mosby.
Eastman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eastman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mosby punishes Eastman's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby jabs Eastman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mosby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. Eastman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eastman walks into a straight right hand from Mosby.
Nice jab there from Mosby.
Eastman slips a jab from Mosby.
Eastman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mosby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eastman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mosby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mosby scores with a three punch combo!
Eastman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mosby to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosby scores with a hook to the body. Eastman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mosby misses with the combination.
Mosby scores with a sloppy right hand. Eastman should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Mosby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Eastman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mosby as he avoids it easily.
Mosby misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Eastman counters with a takedown into side control.
Mosby is looking for a sweep.
Mosby manages to get back to half guard.
Mosby is positioning himself well to prevent Eastman advancing to mount.
Mosby is looking to improve his position.
Eastman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Eastman wants to work for an arm triangle but Mosby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mosby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby is looking for a sweep. Eastman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mosby is holding on to half guard well.
Mosby is trying to get back to full guard.
Eastman trying to control from half guard but Mosby is working away.
Mosby tries to get to full guard but Eastman has control of the leg.
Mosby is controlling Eastman's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eastman is thwarting Mosby's attempts to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Ted Mosby wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Eastman misses the jab.
Eastman misses with a lunging right hand
and Mosby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eastman thinking.
Eastman thows a body shot but no joy.
Eastman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eastman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mosby misses with a body shot.
Mosby throws an overhand right that lands on Eastman's shoulder, as Eastman tries to avoid the shot.
Eastman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ted Mosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Eastman.
Mosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastman is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eastman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mosby throws a hook but Eastman blocks it.
Mosby avoids the body shot from Eastman.
Mosby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ted Mosby is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Mosby misses.
Eastman swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Mosby to counter with a crisp jab.
Eastman swings widly with a right hand
and Mosby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Mosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mosby scores with a nice strike.
Mosby lands a nice looking body shot.
Mosby misses with a right hand
enabling Eastman to counter with a crisp jab.
Eastman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman misses with a takedown attempt - Mosby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eastman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mosby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mosby scores with a punch to the head.
Mosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eastman was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosby.
Eastman swings widly with a right hand
and Mosby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mosby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eastman on the side of the head.
A combination from Mosby does no damage.
Mosby connects with a body shot.
Mosby misses with a double jab

and Eastman counters with a single leg into guard. Mosby didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tyrone Eastman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mosby controlling Eastman's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyrone Eastman.
I think Eastman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tyrone Eastman!