PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Angle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Angle
vs
Country

183 cm
18
232 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

225 cm
23
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Cage Star

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 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jed Country!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle looks to land a combination but Country avoids it well.
Angle shoots in and drives through. Country sprawls well.
Jab by Angle.
Angle with a nice cross.
Angle misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Angle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Country moves out of range of the body kick.
Angle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Angle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Angle pulls guard.
Angle trying to keep a closed guard but Country is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Country avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Angle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Angle wants to get back to his feet but Country is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Angle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Angle working for a triangle but Country defends it easily.
Angle is trying to control the position but Country postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Country is aware though and is defending well.
Angle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Angle tries to get out of the position.
Country won't allow Angle to sweep him here.
Country won't allow Angle to get back to his feet.
Angle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Angle is trying to keep Country in close.
Country loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angle pulls Country in close to prevent any damage.

Angle has his foot on Country's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Country works his way back into a safe position though.
Angle trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country controlling from the top position.
Country looks winded!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Country counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jed Country is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Country displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Angle.
Angle wants to clinch up but Country keeps it at a distance.

Angle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Country was covering up waiting for the punch and Angle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Country being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle pushes down on Country's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Angle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Angle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Angle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Angle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Angle fails with the takedown.

Country gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Angle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angle trying to control the position from guard on top but Country is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Country is breathing heavily.
Angle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Country manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Angle prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Angle is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Angle moves into full guard.
Angle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Country preventing the sweep.
Angle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Angle looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Angle just wasn't active enough.
Country swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angle fails with the takedown.

Angle dives in and scores a takedown into Country's guard.
Angle's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Angle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Country wants to stand but Angle is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Angle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Angle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Angle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Angle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Angle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Angle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Angle fails with a takedown attempt.
Country throws an overhand right that lands on Angle's shoulder, as Angle tries to avoid the shot.
Country has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Country is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Angle.
Angle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angle slips a straight right by Country.
Angle dives in and grabs Country's left leg, looking for a takedown. Country pushes down on Angle's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Angle misses
and Country connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eric Angle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Country takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Country fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Angle shoots in but Country avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Angle clinches up against the cage.

Angle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Angle working away.
Angle staying calm.
Angle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Country keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Angle controls the position.
Angle moves into full mount!
Eric Angle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Angle working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle throws some wild stikes that Country manages to avoid easily.
Angle throws some wild stikes that Country manages to avoid easily.
Angle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Angle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Angle controlling the pace for now.
Jed Country has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angle'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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Angle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Angle!
Eric Angle very nearly forgot to thank Cage Star amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.