PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egan comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains- Man In a Box. Stackhouse has chosen Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Egan
vs
Stackhouse

185 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Egan moves into the clinch.
Egan can't find room to land a body shot as Stackhouse controls the action.
Egan tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Egan back against the cage.
Egan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Egan leaning against his opponent.
Stackhouse digs a right hand into Egan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egan's gas tank.
Stackhouse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Egan tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Egan back against the cage.
Egan is trying to stall.
Stackhouse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egan or not.
Egan pushes off an throws an elbow but Stackhouse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Egan stalling the fight.
Egan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stackhouse's elbow.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egan lands a left hand.
Egan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Egan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Egan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stackhouse lands a shoulder strike.
Stackhouse lands with a right to the head.
Stackhouse stalling in the clinch.
Stackhouse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stackhouse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egan prevents a body shot from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egan misses with a body punch.
Egan stalling in the clinch but Stackhouse improves position.
Stackhouse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Stackhouse jumps into guard, dragging Egan to the mat.
Egan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stackhouse controlling Egan's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Egan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stackhouse 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.
Egan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stackhouse controls Egan momentarily but Egan frees himself.
Egan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stackhouse trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stackhouse wants to sweep but no luck.
Egan wants to control from the top but Stackhouse keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot.
Egan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stackhouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Stackhouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Egan scores with a hook to the body. Stackhouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stackhouse digs a good body shot into Egan's ribs.
Egan tries to clinch but Stackhouse is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egan. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egan looks to land a right hand but Stackhouse moved out of range.
Egan scores with a hook to the body. Stackhouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Egan throws a hook but Stackhouse avoids it easily.
Stackhouse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Egan misses with a series of wild punches.
Egan tries to clinch up but Stackhouse circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egan.
Egan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stackhouse blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Egan dominated that 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.

Stackhouse misses with an uppercut. Egan saw that one coming.
Egan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
and Egan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stackhouse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Egan.
Stackhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egan throws out the jab.
Egan scores with a jab to the body.
Egan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Egan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stackhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Egan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stackhouse misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stackhouse.
Egan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egan manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Egan rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan lunges at Stackhouse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stackhouse's hand.
Egan lands with a right hand.
Egan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brian Egan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egan throws a body punch but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Stackhouse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Egan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stackhouse somewhat.
A jab from Stackhouse finds it's way through Egan's defenses.
A right-left combo lands from Stackhouse.
Brian Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stackhouse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Egan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stackhouse.
Egan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Egan throws a lazy right hand but Stackhouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stackhouse paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stackhouse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Egan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Egan trying to control the position here.
Egan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Egan wants to stand up but Stackhouse is controlling him.
Stackhouse is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse wants to pass the guard but Egan is keeping the position.
Stackhouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egan pulls Stackhouse in close to his closed guard and prevents Stackhouse from doing any damage or advancing position.
Egan wants to stand but Stackhouse is controlling the position.
Stackhouse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Egan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stackhouse is one step ahead there.
Stackhouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Egan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stackhouse tries to free his leg and advance position but Egan is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Stackhouse misses
and Egan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Stackhouse has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stackhouse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stackhouse is trying to stall.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egan presses Stackhouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Stackhouse.
Egan digs a right hand into Stackhouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stackhouse's gas tank.
Egan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stackhouse avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Egan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stackhouse can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse tries to break the clinch but Egan is controlling the position.
Egan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stackhouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Egan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Egan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stackhouse lands with a shot to the body.
Egan looks to land a combination but Stackhouse avoids it well.
Egan misses with a wild combination.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Egan moves out of range.
Stackhouse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stackhouse moves away from the strike by Egan.
A jab from Egan finds it's way through Stackhouse's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Stackhouse.
Egan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan throws a sloppy head kick and Stackhouse moves out of range easily.
Stackhouse misses with a takedown
and Egan counters with a series of strikes. Stackhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Egan is predictable there
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egan with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Egan misses
and Stackhouse counters with a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egan. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egan throws out the jab.
Egan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stackhouse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egan lands a head kick!
A nice combination there by Stackhouse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan lands a head shot.
Stackhouse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Egan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stackhouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stackhouse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egan.
Egan misses with a low kick.
Stackhouse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stackhouse.
Stackhouse takes a swing at Egan's ribcage but misses.
Stackhouse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brian Egan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egan defending well as Stackhouse loads up on a big left hand.
Stackhouse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egan. Egan obviously looking to wear him down.
Stackhouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stackhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Egan's shoulder, as Egan tries to avoid the shot.
Dave Stackhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egan slips a straight right by Stackhouse.
Egan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stackhouse.
Egan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stackhouse throws a right and a left that Egan avoids nicely.
Stackhouse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Egan.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stackhouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stackhouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stackhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egan moves away.
Stackhouse thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse cracks Egan with an open hand slap.
Egan is looking to clinch.
Stackhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Egan.
Brian Egan is winning the standup battle so far.
Stackhouse ducks under a wild hook from Egan.
Egan with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Egan.
Egan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stackhouse is looking to clinch.
Egan looks to clinch
and Stackhouse counters with a straight right hand.
Stackhouse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Egan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Egan!