PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Ewing (ranked 6079 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Eon (ranked 4880 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard Ewing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ewing
vs
Eon

212 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Howard Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Eon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing fails with a takedown attempt.

Eon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ewing punching from the bottom.
Ewing tries to kick Eon off but Eon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Eon is working for a submission of some sort.
Eon trying to control the pace.
Eon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Eon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ewing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eon in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Eon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ewing is trying to stand back up but Eon is controlling him
Ewing wants to stand back up but Eon manages to pass into side control.
Ewing misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ewing is pushing Eon's head away, looking to escape. Eon manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ewing is looking to get back to his feet here but Eon is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ewing's back.
Ewing turns into Eon and is now in his guard.
Eon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eon is adopting a defensive guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eon controlling the position.
Ewing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ewing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ewing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ewing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Eon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ewing manages to get himself to full guard.

Eon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eon with a nice head shot there.
Eon prevents Ewing from getting back to his feet.
Eon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ewing's head.

Ewing has his feet on Eon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ewing darts in looking for a takedown but Eon gets double underhooks and turns Ewing into the cage.

Eon has Ewing up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ewing is breathing heavily.

Eon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Eon gets caught napping as Ewing dives in and scores a takedown. Eon manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eon 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.
Eon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ewing is controlling him.

Eon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ewing with a flurry of punches that miss.

Eon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ewing is aware though and is defending well.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ewing misses with a takedown attempt - Eon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eon throws a head kick that misses

and Ewing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ewing.

Eon gets control of Ewing's arms and successfully pulls guard. Eon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ewing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eon is pulling down on Ewing's head to control his posture.
Eon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing is fighting to break Eon's control of his arms but Eon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ewing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ewing really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ewing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ewing lands a couple of digs.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but Eon blocks nicely.
Ewing throwing strikes but missing.
Eon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eon pulls Ewing in close to prevent any damage.
Eon is breathing heavily.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ewing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ewing thows a huge punch but Eon dodges it nicely.
Ewing winds up and cracks Eon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ewing prevents Eon from standing back up.
Ewing winds up and cracks Eon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ewing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ewing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eon's head.
Eon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eon working a defensive guard here.
Ewing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ewing postures up and lands a big shot to Eon's brow.
Ewing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ewing stopping the sweep attempt from Eon.
Ewing is in close to Eon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eon trying to keep a closed guard but Ewing is proving a slippery customer.
Eon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ewing.
Ewing landing with the ground and pound.
Ewing distracts Eon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ewing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ewing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ewing throws a strike but Eon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing wants to get back to his feet but Eon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ewing trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ewing is looking to stand up but Eon isn't so interested in that idea.
Ewing wants to control the position but Eon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Eon stops Ewing from getting back to his feet.
Eon trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ewing pushes Eon off looking to stand but Eon dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Ewing dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Eon doesn't manage to clinch there - Ewing circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ewing enables Eon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ewing manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Eon won't allow Ewing to get back to his feet.
Ewing throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ewing wants to get back to his feet but Eon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eon forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eon content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ewing tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ewing is trying to stand back up but Eon is controlling him

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eon tries a head kick but it misses.
Eon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ewing darts in looking for a takedown but Eon gets double underhooks and turns Ewing into the cage.
Ewing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ewing.
Ewing shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Eon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ewing quickly recovers to half guard.
Eon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Eon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ewing's face.

Eon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ewing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eon pinned against the cage. Eon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eon has closed the distance and engaged Ewing in a clinch.

Eon decides to pull guard.
Eon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but Eon blocks nicely.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but Eon blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ewing works over Eon with some ground and pound from guard.

Ewing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ewing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ewing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ewing throws a big elbow that misses.
Eon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ewing works over Eon with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing is looking to work some ground and pound but Eon has wrist control.
Ewing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Eon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Eon!