PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between bryce ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martins Egle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ahr
vs
Egle

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bryce ahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martins Egle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Egle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ahr looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Egle prevents ahr from improving his position.
Egle slips a nice elbow through ahr's hands, connecting with ahr's forehead.
Egle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Egle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Egle with shots to the head and body - ahr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Egle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Egle lands a big elbow.
ahr taking shots to the head.
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!
Egle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of ahr's face.
Egle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Egle controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Egle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
ahr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Egle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Egle with shots to the head and body - ahr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Egle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish ahr?
Egle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ahr looks a forlorn figure.

ahr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Egle jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but ahr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Egle working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Egle is putting a hurting on ahr here, landing some big shots from side control.
ahr taking a bit of punishment here - Egle scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on ahr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Egle stalls from top position.
Egle scoring with punches from side control.
Egle takes a little break here. ahr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Let's hope that Egle 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egle working the ground and pound.
Egle scoring with punches from side control.
ahr wants to control but Egle postures up.
Egle cracks ahr with a big right hand but ahr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
ahr struggling a bit here.
Egle is putting a hurting on ahr here, landing some big shots from side control.
ahr wants to get back to his feet but Egle is dominant here and he's now got ahr's back!
Egle keeps control of the position easily here as ahr tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egle throwing damaging strikes from the back! ahr could be in trouble here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ahr covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Egle trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure ahr doesn't escape.
Egle lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martins Egle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Egle misses the jab.

Egle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Egle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ahr wants to control but Egle is having none of it.
Egle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Egle with a couple of short strikes.
Egle controlling from mount.
Martins Egle has got the better of the ground game so far.
ahr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Egle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egle landing shots from mount.
Egle lands a nice shot to the head.
Egle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ahr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Egle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Egle is landing with some decent strikes but ahr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Egle lands a nice shot to the head.
Egle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
ahr is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Egle connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr tries to hold on but Egle postures up.
Egle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Egle lands with some strikes.
Egle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
ahr wants to control but Egle is having none of it.
ahr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Egle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Egle controlling the position easily from mount.
Egle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. ahr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Egle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of ahr's face.
Egle content just to control the position here.
Egle avoids the attempt from ahr to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Egle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Egle looking to finish ahr with some ground and pound. This is bad for ahr!
ahr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Egle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns ahr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
ahr wants to control but Egle is having none of it.
Egle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martins Egle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Egle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ahr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Egle controlling the position from side mount.
ahr wants to control but Egle postures up.
Egle working the ground and pound from side control.
Egle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
ahr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
ahr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Egle grinds an elbow into ahr's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Egle lands some shots froms side control.
ahr is trying to escape the position but Egle is controlling the position.
Egle scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on ahr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
ahr tries to bench press Egle off him but Egle keeps the position.
Egle working the ground and pound.
Egle looks up at the clock and then as ahr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Egle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Egle working away.
Egle lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr struggling a bit here.

Egle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Egle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
ahr is looking to regain half guard here but Egle keeps moving and retains side control.
ahr struggling a bit here.
ahr taking a bit of punishment here - Egle scoring with strikes.
Egle grinds an elbow into ahr's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egle in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Egle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear ahr down.
ahr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
ahr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Martins Egle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ahr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Egle controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ahr wants to control but Egle postures up.
Egle working the head with strikes.
ahr is looking for a sweep.
Egle cracks ahr with a big right hand but ahr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Egle just content to control the position.
bryce ahr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Martins Egle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egle 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martins Egle!