PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fingal Logan (ranked 2397 p4p, 119 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 3835 p4p, 197 weight class). Fingal Logan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Logan
vs
Eugemia

165 cm
31
140 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
29
137 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fingal Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Eugemia!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugemia catches Logan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Logan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eugemia misses with a wild combination.
Eugemia is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Eugemia gets tackled into the cage by Logan. Logan maintains the clinch.
Eugemia lands an elbow inside.
Logan working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Eugemia.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan lands with a light punch inside.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugemia throws an elbow that misses.
Eugemia looking to stall.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eugemia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logan is pushing Eugemia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eugemia tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan digs a right hand into Eugemia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eugemia's gas tank.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan blocks the elbow strike.
Eugemia stalling in the clinch.
Eugemia working aggressively here.
Logan tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eugemia blocking some punches.
Eugemia is looking to control Logan's arms but Logan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eugemia has his back to the cage.
Logan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Eugemia controls the action.
Eugemia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Logan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Logan.
A short right from Logan.
Eugemia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Logan'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia throws an elbow that misses.
Eugemia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Logan avoids it.
Eugemia tries to break free but Logan pushes him back against the cage.
Eugemia looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Eugemia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eugemia taking a breather.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Eugemia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Logan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia.
Nice body punch from Logan.
Eugemia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Logan tries a body shot but Eugemia blocks it.
Logan scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Logan is trying to force a seperation but Eugemia has the dominant position.
Eugemia is trying to force a seperation but Logan has the dominant position.
Logan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Logan avoids the elbow strike from Eugemia, against the cage.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.

Eugemia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Eugemia closes the distance and clinches.
Logan gets through Eugemia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Eugemia.
Eugemia lands a nice elbow.
Eugemia lands a damaging elbow.
Logan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eugemia's elbow.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eugemia landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Logan lands an uppercut.
Logan lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Eugemia controls the action.
Eugemia tries to land knees in the clinch but Logan avoids the damage to the body.
Logan scores with a hook to the body.

Eugemia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eugemia tries to clinch up.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.

Eugemia moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
Logan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eugemia or not.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards.
Eugemia wants to stall.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eugemia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Logan misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fingal Logan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot by Logan.
Eugemia has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eugemia is looking to clinch.

Eugemia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
Eugemia misses with the head strike.
Logan tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Eugemia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eugemia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Eugemia as he connects with a hook.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Eugemia moves into the clinch.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Logan gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan lands a nice uppercut.
Eugemia managing to block the knees to the body from Logan.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugemia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fingal Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Eugemia tries to clinch up.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eugemia defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Eugemia fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Eugemia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Logan misses.

Logan darts in and clinches Eugemia up against the cage.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugemia blocking some punches.
Eugemia lands a right hand.
Logan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eugemia prevents a body shot from Logan.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugemia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eugemia swings wildly with an uppercut but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan lands with a light punch inside.
Logan lands a body shot.
Eugemia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eugemia blocks a body shot from Logan.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
Eugemia throws a head punch that misses.
Logan misses with a body punch.
Logan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eugemia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eugemia lands a nice elbow.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Logan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eugemia's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Logan.
Logan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eugemia's elbow.

Eugemia breaks the clinch.
Logan 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.
Eugemia motions for Logan to come forward. Eugemia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eugemia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Logan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Logan.

Eugemia has managed to clinch.
Logan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards.
Logan lands with a light punch inside.
Logan scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Eugemia is rocked!
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eugemia is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eugemia can do to turn this around?
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia.
Eugemia scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugemia seems to have recovered his senses.
Eugemia landing knees to the head.
Fingal Logan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eugemia blocking some punches.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eugemia.
Stalling in the clinch from Logan.
Eugemia wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eugemia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Logan's brow.
Eugemia looking to stall.
Eugemia tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Logan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Logan misses with a body punch.
Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan blocks an elbow strike.

Eugemia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eugemia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan feints and then cracks Eugemia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eugemia down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fingal Logan 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!

Eugemia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
John Eugemia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eugemia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eugemia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan thuds a left hand into Eugemia's body.
Logan swings for the body but Eugemia moves out of range.
Eugemia moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Logan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eugemia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Logan.

Eugemia moves into the clinch successfully.
Logan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards.
A short right from Logan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Logan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan dodges an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Logan misses with some punches.
Logan misses with a body punch.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Eugemia controls the action.
Eugemia lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eugemia lands an elbow inside.
Eugemia stalling in the clinch but Logan improves position.
Logan gets through Eugemia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Logan is trying to force a seperation but Eugemia has the dominant position.
Eugemia lands with a right to the head.
Logan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Logan lands a body punch.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards.
Eugemia misses with an elbow strike.
Logan tries a body shot but Eugemia blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Logan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eugemia lands with a right to the head.
Eugemia misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John Eugemia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eugemia pushes off an throws an elbow but Logan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eugemia throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Logan.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Eugemia can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Eugemia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Logan breaks from the clinch.
Eugemia ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan throws a hook but Eugemia avoids it easily.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eugemia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Eugemia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eugemia's calf.
Eugemia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Logan.
Eugemia tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.

Logan clinches with his opponent.
Eugemia lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Eugemia.
Eugemia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eugemia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugemia tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Logan misses its target.
Fingal Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eugemia is looking to clinch.
Eugemia wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eugemia tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eugemia's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eugemia throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Eugemia moves to clinch but Logan breaks away
and Logan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eugemia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Logan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eugemia walks into a jab.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Eugemia misses the shot to the body.
Eugemia throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
Eugemia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Logan does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan lands a lovely overhand right.

Logan clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fingal Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Logan 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fingal Logan!