PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Elric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Elric
vs
Wiley

183 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamarcus Wiley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elric fails with a takedown attempt.
Wiley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elric.
Elric tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wiley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elric somewhat.
Wiley moves in looking to clinch but Elric pushes him off.
Wiley swings for the body but Elric moves out of range.
Wiley misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elric manages to avoid it.

Wiley rushes Elric and presses him up against the cage.
Wiley tries to land knees in the clinch but Elric avoids the damage to the body.
Wiley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric is trying to force a seperation but Wiley has the dominant position.
Wiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elric.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elric avoiding damage as Wiley throws knees to the body.
Wiley missing with knees to the body.
Wiley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elric avoiding damage as Wiley throws knees to the body.
Elric avoiding damage as Wiley throws knees to the body.
Elric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elric is defending well for now.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiley misses with a knee to the head.
Wiley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elric blocks it with crossed arms.
Elric avoiding damage as Wiley throws knees to the body.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elric is trying to break the clinch but Wiley has him pressed against the cage.

That's two 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.
Wiley missing with knees to the body.
Elric blocks the elbow strike.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elric has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Elric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Wiley gets underhooks to prevent Elric's takedown attempt.
Wiley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiley lands a knee to the body.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiley smiles and moves away.
Elric closes the distance and clinches up with Wiley, looking for a takedown. Elric pushes Wiley against the cage but Wiley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiley rushes Elric and presses him up against the cage.
Wiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elric.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elric has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the head but Elric blocks with his arms.
Wiley missing with knees to the body.
Wiley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Elric.
Elric takes a knee to the side of the body.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley missing with knees to the body.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiley pushes off an throws an elbow but Elric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wiley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Elric in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elric avoiding damage as Wiley throws knees to the body.
Wiley trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiley obliges.
Wiley tries to land knees in the clinch but Elric avoids the damage to the body.
Wiley tries a knee to the head but Elric blocks it.
Wiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elric is defending well for now.
Wiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elric.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamarcus Wiley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wiley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wiley wants it to stay on the feet.

Wiley moves into the clinch.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Wiley missing with knees to the body.
Wiley trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiley obliges.
Wiley lands an elbow that stopped Elric in his tracks for a moment.
Elric tries for a takedown but Wiley manages to get underhooks.
Elric looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Elric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Elric lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiley tries to land knees in the clinch but Elric avoids the damage to the body.
Wiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elric is defending well for now.
Wiley missing with knees to the body.
Wiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley misses with a knee strike.
Wiley trying to land knees to the body.
Wiley trying to land knees to the body.
Wiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elric.
Wiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elric is defending well for now.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley is breathing heavily.
Elric is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiley has double underhooks.
Wiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elric is defending well for now.
Wiley misses with a knee to the head.

Elric has clasped his hands together around Wiley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wiley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Elric working the ground and pound.
Wiley on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Elric tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Elric has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wiley is trying to improve his position.
Elric lands an elbow.
Elric is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley is looking for a sweep.
Elric throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wiley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wiley is trying to get back to full guard.
Wiley trying to hold on to Elric's head to control him but Elric postures up.
Nice strikes from Elric there.
Elric throwing shots but Wiley is blocking nicely.
Elric not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Elric is working for a kimura but Wiley is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiley trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wiley trying to control the position.
Wiley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elric advances position into side control!
Wiley is looking for a sweep.
Elric lands a decent elbow from side control.
Elric landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Elric 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!

Elric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tim Elric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elric shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiley pinned against the cage. Wiley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elric avoids the body shot from Wiley.
Elric throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wiley misses the shot to the body.
Wiley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Wiley.
Elric shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiley as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric throws a sloppy body shot
and Wiley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jamarcus Wiley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiley scores with a one two! Elric had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wiley swings for the body but Elric moves out of range.
Wiley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elric.
Elric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiley.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elric checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Wiley misses

and Elric counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wiley won't be happy with that.
Wiley tries to buck Elric off but Elric is having none of it.
Wiley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley regains half guard.
Wiley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiley wants to control but Elric is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wiley is looking for a sweep. Elric is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Elric missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elric was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiley.

Wiley has managed to clinch.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric is trying to break the clinch but Wiley has him pressed against the cage.
Elric tries to break the clinch but Wiley is controlling the position.
Wiley throws an elbow that misses.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Wiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elric.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elric can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Elric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiley throws an elbow but misses.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Elric avoiding damage as Wiley throws knees to the body.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elric.
Elric managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiley.
Wiley tries to land knees in the clinch but Elric avoids the damage to the body.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elric has Wiley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Elric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elric drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wiley pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiley lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Elric.
I think Elric has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Elric!