PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Lovelair (ranked 5851 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Eronen (ranked 2990 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lovelair
vs
Eronen

190 cm
21
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
199 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezekiel Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Eronen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eronen closes the distance and clinches.
Eronen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eronen lands a nice uppercut.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eronen is defending well for now.
Eronen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.

Eronen pulls guard.
Eronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovelair is one step ahead there.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eronen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lovelair postures up in Eronen's guard and throws a big left but Eronen blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovelair is fighting to break Eronen's control of his arms but Eronen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lovelair throws an elbow that misses. Eronen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lovelair's guard. Nice move by Eronen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eronen stopping the sweep attempt from Lovelair.
Eronen is stalling in the full guard.
Eronen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eronen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Eronen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two 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.
Eronen scoring with some ground and pound.
Eronen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eronen preventing the sweep.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Eronen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Eronen lands a left hand.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eronen is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Eronen.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
Eronen is working for takedown but Lovelair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Eronen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eronen taking a breather.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eronen pulls Lovelair into guard.
Eronen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lovelair postures up in Eronen's guard and throws a big left but Eronen blocks it.
Lovelair throws a strike but Eronen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovelair has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eronen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Eronen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lovelair blocks a head kick by Eronen.
Lovelair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovelair tries to bum rush Eronen with a series of wild strikes but Eronen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eronen ducks right into an uppercut from Lovelair.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lovelair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eronen wants to counter the offense by Lovelair and move into the clinch position.

Eronen has Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eronen leaning against his opponent.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Eronen avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Eronen.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eronen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eronen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Eronen.
Eronen stalling in the clinch.
Eronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lovelair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lovelair fails to land.
Eronen managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Eronen scores with a shoulder strike.
Eronen is pushing Lovelair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eronen is stalling here.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Eronen blocks it.
Eronen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eronen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lovelair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eronen.
Lovelair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eronen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eronen managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Eronen wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Eronen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lovelair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Eronen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lovelair frees his head nicely. Oh but Eronen has switched to an armbar! Lovelair is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marco Eronen!