PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Disisto (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.

Eastmond
vs
Disisto

190 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Disisto!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eastmond scores a takedown into full mount!
You get the feeling that Disisto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Eastmond lands with some strikes.
Disisto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Disisto is bucking up trying to escape but Eastmond cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Eastmond content just to control the position here.
Disisto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Eastmond controlling from the full mount.
Eastmond won't let Disisto get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Disisto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Disisto looks gassed!
Eastmond putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eastmond takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Disisto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Eastmond takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disisto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Eastmond controlling his opponent.
Eastmond looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eastmond controlling his opponent.
Disisto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Eastmond controlling the position easily from mount.
Eastmond's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Eastmond just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Eastmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Disisto throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Disisto.
Disisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Eastmond shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eastmond was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Disisto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Eastmond controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disisto is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Eastmond working Disisto over with strikes here.
Disisto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Eastmond landing punches.
Eastmond sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eastmond can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Disisto is looking to escape.
Eastmond punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Eastmond dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A right-left combo lands from Disisto.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Disisto.

Eastmond shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Disisto's guard.
Eastmond slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Eastmond stands up over Disisto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Disisto wants to stand up but Eastmond is controlling him.
Disisto keeping moving, preventing Eastmond from controlling successfully.
Disisto wants to stand up but Eastmond is controlling him.
Eastmond controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disisto is breathing heavily.
Disisto wants to stand up but Eastmond is controlling him.

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

Eastmond bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Disisto is trying to buck Eastmond off.
Eastmond cracks Disisto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eastmond taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond lands some shots froms side control.
Eastmond trying to control the position but Disisto is working away.
Disisto is trying to buck Eastmond off.
Eastmond lands a few punches from side control.
Disisto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Eastmond fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Disisto throws a right hand that Eastmond ducks under and follows up with a left that Eastmond also avoids with ease.
Eastmond walks into a stiff left hand from Disisto.
Eastmond swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disisto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Eastmond counters with a single leg into guard. Disisto didn't expect that.
Eastmond won't allow Disisto to get back to his feet.

Disisto wriggles free and stands up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Disisto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Disisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Eastmond counters with a nice double leg into side control. Disisto won't be happy with that.
Eastmond prevents Disisto from escaping the position.
Disisto is looking to get back to his feet here but Eastmond is keeping cool and he's managed to take Disisto's back.
Disisto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Eastmond lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Disisto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Disisto wants to get back to his feet.
Ryan Eastmond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Disisto manages to stand up with Eastmond still on his back. Eventually Eastmond drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Disisto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Eastmond decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Disisto's guard.
Eastmond wants to control from the top but Disisto keeps moving.
Eastmond prevents Disisto from getting back to his feet.

Disisto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eastmond off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Disisto loads up on a big right hand but Eastmond slips the punch.
Disisto misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Eastmond 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Disisto throws an overhand right that lands on Eastmond's shoulder, as Eastmond tries to avoid the shot.
Disisto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Disisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Disisto throws a left and a right that both miss

and Eastmond counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eastmond controlling from the top position.
Disisto wants to stand but Eastmond is controlling the position.

Disisto pushes Eastmond off and gets back to his feet.
Disisto misses with a jab to the body
and Eastmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Disisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Eastmond drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eastmond decides to stand up, so the ref orders Disisto to his feet.
Disisto misses with a double jab

and Eastmond counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eastmond.

Disisto uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Eastmond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Disisto.
Disisto misses with a combination
and Eastmond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eastmond has a takedown stuffed.
Disisto connects with a looping right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Disisto there.
Dominic Disisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Disisto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eastmond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eastmond gets a takedown into half guard.
Eastmond controlling the action here.
Disisto is trying to stand.
Eastmond is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eastmond wants to pass to mount but Disisto is defending the position.
Eastmond is nestled in close to Disisto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Disisto kicks Eastmond off and gets back to his feet.
Eastmond moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eastmond tries to move into range but Disisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Disisto!
Eastmond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Disisto missing with a left hand there. Eastmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Disisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Disisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Eastmond counters with a nice double leg into side control. Disisto won't be happy with that.
Disisto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eastmond trying to control the action but Disisto is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disisto parries the strikes from Eastmond easily there. Eastmond is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Disisto to escape.
Disisto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Eastmond has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Eastmond in side control lands a decent elbow.
Eastmond prevents Disisto from escaping the position.
Dominic Disisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eastmond changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Disisto tries to avoid it but Eastmond manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Disisto to the ground. Disisto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Disisto throws a right and a left that Eastmond avoids nicely.
Disisto missing with a left hand there. Eastmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastmond thows a body shot but no joy.
Disisto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eastmond shoots in for a takedown but Disisto shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Eastmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eastmond, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Eastmond!