PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sting Eucliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Njord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Njord has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Sting Eucliffe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eucliffe
vs
Njord

168 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sting Eucliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loki Njord!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eucliffe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eucliffe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Njord misses with a straight left.
Eucliffe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Njord checks it well.
Good work by Njord as he checks the leg kick.
Njord looks to score with a jab to the body but Eucliffe is just out of range.
Eucliffe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eucliffe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Njord checks it well.
Eucliffe thumps Njord with a low kick.
Njord moves out of range of the body kick from Eucliffe.
Njord misses with a looping left.
Njord lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eucliffe throws a leg kick but Njord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eucliffe throws a solid leg kick but Njord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eucliffe.
Eucliffe throws a leg kick that misses.
Njord checks a leg kick.
Eucliffe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loki Njord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Eucliffe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eucliffe. That's going to slow Njord down.
Eucliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eucliffe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Njord looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eucliffe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eucliffe wants to control from the top but Njord keeps moving.
Eucliffe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eucliffe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eucliffe landing with the ground and pound.
Eucliffe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eucliffe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njord preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Njord keeping moving, preventing Eucliffe from controlling successfully.
Njord is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eucliffe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Njord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eucliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Njord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eucliffe postures up in Njord's guard and throws a big left but Njord blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eucliffe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eucliffe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Njord keeping moving, preventing Eucliffe from controlling successfully.
Eucliffe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Njord swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Njord checks a low kick from Eucliffe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eucliffe throws a chopping leg kick but Njord manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eucliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sting Eucliffe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Njord jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Eucliffe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Eucliffe lands an elbow.
Njord struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njord takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Njord avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eucliffe.
Njord dodges the ground and pound from Eucliffe.
Njord is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njord is not content to let Eucliffe control the position.
Eucliffe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Njord is not content to let Eucliffe control the position.
Eucliffe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Eucliffe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eucliffe trying to control the position but Njord is working away.
Njord takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Njord is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Eucliffe.
Eucliffe is putting a hurting on Njord here, landing some big shots from side control.
Eucliffe working the head with strikes.

Njord is rocked!
Eucliffe lands some shots froms side control.
Njord is still in real trouble! Can Eucliffe finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee asks Eucliffe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Eucliffe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Eucliffe scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Njord is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Eucliffe can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sting Eucliffe!
Sting Eucliffe thanked the fans post fight for their support.