PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali's entrance music is Prince Ali - Reprise. A fine choice. Elvis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto. Diego Elvis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ali
vs
Elvis

225 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

166 cm
24
140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Elvis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Elvis moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Ali lands with a hook. Elvis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elvis throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
Ali scores with a nice head shot.
Ali connects with a jab.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elvis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elvis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Elvis pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Elvis.
Ali managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Elvis.
Ali prevents Elvis from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elvis with the ground and pound but Ali regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Elvis trying to control the action but Ali is working from the bottom.
Elvis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Elvis throwing shots but Ali is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Elvis.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Ali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Elvis controls his hands.
Elvis wants a takedown.
Elvis blocking some punches.
Ali prevents the takedown attempt.
Sing Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Elvis.
Ali working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ali lands a body punch.
Elvis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ali avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Elvis looks gassed!
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali looking to stall.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis has Ali pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Elvis struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali stalls.
Elvis can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Elvis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ali tries to keep at a distance but Elvis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Elvis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ali prevents it.
Elvis wants a takedown.
Ali pushes Elvis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Elvis as the two fighters clinch.
Ali is working Elvis over against the cage.
Ali stops a takedown attempt from Elvis.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elvis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ali pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ali wants to clinch.
Elvis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali lunges at Elvis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elvis's hand.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sing Ali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elvis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Elvis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Elvis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elvis.
Elvis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elvis misses with a body punch
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Elvis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Sing Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elvis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Elvis misses with a body shot
and Elvis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Elvis misses with a shot to the body
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Elvis shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Elvis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Elvis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elvis misses with a jab to the body
letting Ali counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elvis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ali counters with a left to the body.
Elvis is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Elvis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali digs a good hook to Elvis's body.
Elvis misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali is looking to wear down Elvis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sing Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Elvis misses with a double jab
and Ali counters with a three punch combo that has Elvis backing up. Elvis nods at Ali to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a with a good body shot.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Elvis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elvis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Elvis swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Elvis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elvis.
Elvis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elvis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Elvis darts in and clinches Ali up against the cage.
Elvis has Ali pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sing Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Elvis.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali tries to work over Elvis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elvis.
Elvis can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
Elvis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elvis takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elvis or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elvis takes a shot to the head.
Ali lands a body punch.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elviss head.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elvis or not.
Ali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ali has Elvis pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sing Ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Ali digs a good body shot into Elvis's ribs.
Elvis throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Elvis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Elvis takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Elvis is just out of range.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Elvis misses
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elvis misses with a straight right.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elvis at a distance.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elvis can do to turn this around?
Elvis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Elvis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elvis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elvis moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Ali connects with a body shot.
Elvis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diego Elvis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali scores with the left hand. Elvis knows he should have avoided that one.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elvis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elvis misses with a wild body shot.
Sing Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Elvis misses
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elvis wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis misses with a hook.
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elvis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elvis misses with a body shot
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali checks a leg kick.

Elvis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Elvis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elvis prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.
Elvis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elvis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elvis throwing strikes but missing.

Ali pushes Elvis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Elvis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Elvis pushes him off.
Elvis misses with a double jab
and Ali counters with a series of strikes. Elvis will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sing Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Sing Ali!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Sing Ali!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Sing Ali!

Sing Ali wins by unanimous decision!