PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Eli (ranked 4560 p4p, 24927 weight class) and Ray Louis The Third (ranked 0 p4p, 816 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Eli
vs
Louis The Third

176 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
179
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Eli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Louis The Third!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Louis The Third's hands.
Louis The Third uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eli.
Eli takes a swing at Louis The Third's ribcage but misses.
Eli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis The Third moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Eli misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Eli.
Horrible takedown attempt by Louis The Third or perhaps it was just good defense by Eli, which made it look bad.
Eli throws a lazy right hand but Louis The Third sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Louis The Third ducks under a wild hook from Eli.
Eli sets himself, and Louis The Third steps forward looking for the clinch! Eli avoids it this time.
Eli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis The Third sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Louis The Third fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eli, pushing him back against the cage.
Eli is pressed up against the cage. Louis The Third has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eli down to the mat. Eli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis The Third goes for a double leg but Eli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eli continues to drive forward.
Tom Eli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Louis The Third.
Eli just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Eli as he connects with a hook.
Eli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Louis The Third!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Louis The Third counters by clinching up.

Eli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louis The Third blocks a low kick nicely.
Louis The Third dives in and grabs Eli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eli pushes down on Louis The Third's head and hops out.
It looked like Eli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Louis The Third looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louis The Third in his tracks.
Eli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eli wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Eli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Louis The Third ducks under a wild hook from Eli.
Eli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eli avoids the head kick by Louis The Third.
A slow jab from Eli misses its intended target.
Eli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Louis The Third doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eli cracks Louis The Third with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eli lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eli works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli throws a body shot but no joy.
Eli slaps away a takedown attempt from Louis The Third, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Eli. Beautiful body shot.
Eli throws a body punch but Louis The Third moves out of range.
Eli jabs Louis The Third to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eli takes a swing at Louis The Third's ribcage but misses.
Eli works the jab nicely.

Eli gets tackled into the cage by Louis The Third. Louis The Third maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eli.

Eli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Eli.
Louis The Third shoots in but no luck this time.
Louis The Third keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Eli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Louis The Third. Those never looked like landing.
Louis The Third fails to land with a series of punches.
Eli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Louis The Third.
Louis The Third looks winded!
Nice body punch from Eli.
Eli sizes up Louis The Third with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eli looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis The Third is just out of range.
Eli scores with a decent looking hook.
Louis The Third looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Louis The Third moves out of range of the strikes.
Eli sizes up Louis The Third with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Louis The Third has Eli up against the cage in a clinch.
Louis The Third is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Eli misses with some punches.

Louis The Third pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Eli misses its intended target.
Eli tests Louis The Third's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tom Eli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Eli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eli moves out of range of the body kick.
Louis The Third drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Louis The Third slips a jab and a cross from Eli.
Louis The Third pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis The Third fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eli swings for the body but Louis The Third moves out of range.
Eli lands with a right hand.
Louis The Third takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eli throws the left hand but Louis The Third avoids the punch easily.
Eli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eli throws a body kick that misses.

Louis The Third gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eli has a couple of punches blocked by Louis The Third.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eli.
Eli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Eli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eli looks to land a combination. Louis The Third sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eli throws a low kick but Louis The Third moves out of range easily.
Louis The Third blocks the body kick.
Eli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis The Third sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis The Third is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eli scores with a nice right hand.
Eli slips a jab from Louis The Third.

Louis The Third moves into the clinch.

Eli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eli throws a right hand that Louis The Third ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis The Third also avoids with ease.
Eli lands an overhand right.
Eli looks to land a left hand but Louis The Third moved out of range nicely.
Ray Louis The Third is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eli scores with a decent looking hook.
Tom Eli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis The Third tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eli defends well and Louis The Third ends up having to push Eli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Louis The Third moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Eli as Louis The Third shoots in.
Eli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli lands a head shot.
Louis The Third tries to clinch there but Eli circles away.
Louis The Third tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Louis The Third somewhat.
Tom Eli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Louis The Third.
Eli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Louis The Third takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eli.
Louis The Third tries to clinch there but Eli circles away.
Eli misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Eli.
Louis The Third wants to counter with a clinch but Eli pushes him away.
Eli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louis The Third.
Louis The Third defending well as Eli loads up on a big left hand.
Louis The Third throws a counter combo.
Eli connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis The Third uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eli.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eli.
Eli scores with a jab. Louis The Third acknowledges it with a nod of 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!
Eli blocks a head kick by Louis The Third.
Eli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louis The Third in his tracks.
Eli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louis The Third.
Louis The Third is breathing heavily.
Eli misses with an uppercut. Louis The Third saw that one coming.
Eli throws out a loose jab but Louis The Third uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis The Third lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Louis The Third looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eli is fending him off so far but Louis The Third persists. Nope, Eli circles away and we're back to standing.
Louis The Third walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eli misses the shot to the body.
Louis The Third unleashes a big counter combination but Eli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Eli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis The Third can do to turn this around?

Eli moves into range and clinches up with Louis The Third.

Eli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis The Third takes one to the side of the head.
Eli jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis The Third was well out of range. Poor timing from Eli.
Tom Eli is winning the standup battle so far.
Eli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Louis The Third gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Eli misses.

Eli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Louis The Third quickly recovers to half guard.
Eli trying to pass the guard but Louis The Third defending well.
Well, if Eli is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Louis The Third tries to roll over but Eli keeps him under control.
Eli is pressing down on Louis The Third's thigh, looking to free his foot. Louis The Third is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eli is controlling the pace.
Eli trying to control from half guard but Louis The Third is working away.
Eli is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Louis The Third trying to get back to full guard but Eli takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Eli controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Eli dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Eli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Eli misses.
Louis The Third is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Eli.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Louis The Third breaks from the clinch.
Eli throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis The Third tries to counter with a clinch but Eli shakes him off and moves away.
Louis The Third tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eli defends well and Louis The Third ends up having to push Eli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Louis The Third is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Louis The Third.
A telegraphed right hand from Eli misses the target.
Eli jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Louis The Third has closed the distance and engaged Eli in a clinch.
Louis The Third is trying desperately to land a takedown but Eli is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Louis The Third.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis The Third content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Louis The Third jumps guard but Eli stands there with Louis The Third around his waist. Louis The Third gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tom Eli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Louis The Third.

Eli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis The Third slips a jab from Eli.
Eli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Louis The Third walks into a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Louis The Third 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eli scores with a hook to the body. Louis The Third takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Louis The Third slips a straight right by Eli.
Louis The Third is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eli throws a hook but Louis The Third blocks it.
Eli tests Louis The Third's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eli lands a nice looking body shot.
Eli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Louis The Third.
Tom Eli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Louis The Third takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis The Third steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eli.
Louis The Third dodges the punch combination from Eli.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Louis The Third is defended easily by Eli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Louis The Third defending well as Eli loads up on a big left hand.
Louis The Third uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eli.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louis The Third.
Eli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eli lands with a shot to the body.
Eli scores with a jab to the body.
Louis The Third checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Eli as Louis The Third shoots in.
Louis The Third tries to clinch up.
Eli throws out a loose jab but Louis The Third uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eli misses with a few strikes there.
Louis The Third slips under a jab from Eli.
Louis The Third ducks under a wild hook from Eli.
A swing and a miss from Eli.
Nice takedown defense from Eli. No joy for Louis The Third on that attempt.
Louis The Third looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eli is fending him off so far but Louis The Third persists. Nope, Eli circles away and we're back to standing.
Louis The Third's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Louis The Third scrambles back to his feet.
Eli connects with a single shot there.

Eli darts in and clinches Louis The Third up against the cage.
Eli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eli swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Eli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis The Third takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eli connects with a nice looking jab.
Louis The Third blocks a head kick by Eli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis The Third shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eli as he avoids it easily.
Eli misses with a straight left.
Eli lands a really nice looking cross but Louis The Third seems unphased.
Eli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Louis The Third moves forwards but Eli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Louis The Third takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eli lunges at Louis The Third with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Louis The Third's hand.
Louis The Third takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Louis The Third shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eli sprawls well. Eli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Louis The Third gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray Louis The Third has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis The Third takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Eli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eli, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Eli!