PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crone Eagle (ranked 4892 p4p, 5095 weight class) and Red Eight Yabby (ranked 162 p4p, 104 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Eagle
vs
Yabby

189 cm
18
265
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crone Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Eight Yabby!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabby throws a low kick, looking for Eagle's leg but Eagle calmly moves out of range.
Eagle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yabby avoids the body shot from Eagle.
Eagle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yabby feints a counter leg kick.
Eagle looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabby is just out of range.
Yabby throws a body kick that misses.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabby manages to avoid it.
Eagle misses the jab.
Yabby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yabby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Eagle blocks the leg kick.
Yabby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eagle.
Yabby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eagle checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle blocks a head kick by Yabby.
Eagle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabby moves away.
Yabby feints a counter leg kick.
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eagle checks a leg kick.
Eagle swings for the body but Yabby moves out of range.
Yabby looks for the body kick but Eagle saw that one coming.
Eagle moves out of range of the body kick.
Yabby motions for Eagle to come forward. Yabby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eagle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yabby was well out of range. Poor timing from Eagle.
Yabby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eagle throws out the jab.
Yabby feints a counter leg kick.
Eagle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yabby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eagle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eagle throws a body punch but Yabby moves out of range.
Yabby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eagle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yabby ducks under a wild hook from Eagle.
Yabby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eagle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabby.
Eagle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yabby slips a jab from Eagle.
Yabby follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yabby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yabby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eagle is able to avoid easily.
Yabby misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Eagle misses the target.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yabby flicks out a counter leg kick but Eagle steps away.
Yabby tries to work over Eagle's front leg with a kick but Eagle checks it.
Yabby throws a leg kick but Eagle checks it.
We've been informed that Yabby has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yabby misses with a head kick.
Eagle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yabby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eagle.
Eagle misses with a wild body shot.
Yabby throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Eagle misses its intended target.
Yabby is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabby throws a leg kick that misses.
Eagle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eagle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabby.
Eagle avoids the head kick by Yabby.
A low kick lands for Yabby.
Yabby throws a low kick but Eagle moves out of range easily.
Yabby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Eagle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yabby throws a low kick but Eagle avoids it.
Yabby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eagle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yabby is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Eagle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eagle checks a leg kick nicely.
Eagle misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Crone Eagle.
Well Eagle 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 10:9
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:10

The fight is ruled a draw!