PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benny Brett enters the cage!

Eberhard
vs
Brett

184 cm
40
225 lbs
28 - 15 - 0

188 cm
34
268 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Eberhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Eberhard.
Brett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good exchange - Eberhard coming out on top.

It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brett.

Eberhard has closed the distance and engaged Brett in a clinch.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Eberhard lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Eberhard.
Eberhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett tries to break free but Eberhard pushes him back against the cage.
Brett has had enough of the clinch but Eberhard keeps him there for the moment.
Eberhard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Brett.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brett controls his hands.
Brett is trying to break the clinch but Eberhard has him pressed against the cage.
Brett blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard prevents Brett from breaking the clinch.
Brett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eberhard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Brett is working for takedown but Eberhard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elias Eberhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Brett tries to break free but Eberhard pushes him back against the cage.
Eberhard misses with some punches.
Eberhard lands with a right to the head.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brett looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Eberhard.
Eberhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eberhard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eberhard lands a right hook to the body.
Eberhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brett has his takedown stuffed

and Eberhard counters with a takedown into side control.
Eberhard is chipping away with strikes.
Eberhard scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Eberhard is working Brett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Eberhard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett tries to improve position but can't.
Eberhard is chipping away with strikes.
Brett felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brett to see if he's OK.
Eberhard looks up at the clock and then as Brett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eberhard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brett is trying to escape the position but Eberhard is controlling the position.
Check out the look on Eberhard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Eberhard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Eberhard is looking to take a break and control but Brett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eberhard working the ground and pound.
Eberhard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Eberhard is looking to take a break and control but Brett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Eberhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's time! Eberhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab-cross combination lands for Eberhard and sends Brett crashing to the mat! Eberhard follows him down to the mat - Brett regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Eberhard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Eberhard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brett trying to control here.
Brett is staying active underneath Eberhard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eberhard winds up and cracks Brett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eberhard wants to control but Brett is keeping him busy.
Eberhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
Brett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brett.
Eberhard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eberhard's guard.

Eberhard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brett manages to get himself to full guard.

Brett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eberhard is one step ahead there.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhard lands a couple of elbows.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing.
Eberhard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eberhard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eberhard postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard trying to control but Brett is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brett being controlled here, momentarily.
Brett keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Brett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Eberhard has passed into half guard!
Eberhard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eberhard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brett is pressing down on Eberhard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Brett keeps moving.
Eberhard landing some decent shots from guard.
Eberhard is working Brett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eberhard stopping the sweep attempt from Brett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard works over Brett with some ground and pound from guard.
Brett controlling the position.
Eberhard throws a big right hand that misses.
Eberhard works over Brett with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
Eberhard scoring with some ground and pound.
Eberhard lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Brett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eberhard defends it easily.
Eberhard preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eberhard postures up in Brett's guard and throws a big left but Brett blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Eberhard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Eberhard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brett back to the cage. Eberhard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Eberhard scores with a sloppy right hand. Brett should have avoided that one.

Eberhard rushes Brett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brett blocks an uppercut.
Eberhard working aggressively here.
Brett goes for a takedown attempt but Eberhard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Eberhard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eberhard tries to throw a body punch but Brett avoids it by throwing Eberhard back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eberhard tries to work over Brett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brett controls his hands.
Eberhard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard pushes Brett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eberhard tries to work over Brett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brett blocking some punches.
Brett blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Eberhard fails to land.
Eberhard presses Brett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eberhard presses Brett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brett prevents a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brett uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberhard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brett controls his hands.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brett.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Eberhard is leaning against Brett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brett tries for a takedown but Eberhard manages to get underhooks.
Eberhard lands a shot to the body.
Brett wants a takedown.
Elias Eberhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.
Nice body punch from Eberhard - that landed with a thud.
Brett prevents a body shot from Eberhard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Brett.
Eberhard scores with a shot to the side of Brett's head.
Brett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eberhard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eberhard can't find room to land a body shot as Brett controls the action.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brett has had enough of the clinch but Eberhard keeps him there for the moment.
Eberhard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eberhard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eberhard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eberhard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benny Brett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberhard.
Brett takes a shot to the head.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brett misses with the head strike.
Brett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elias Eberhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eberhard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brett.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Eberhard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eberhard 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Eberhard!