PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Medin Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Elf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sirovica
vs
Elf

191 cm
22
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Medin Sirovica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Elf!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elf throws a nice looking combination but Sirovica bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elf looks to land a combination but Sirovica avoids it well.
Elf throws a right and a left that Sirovica avoids nicely.
Elf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirovica circles away quickly and effectively.
Elf ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elf swinging wildly here.
Elf misses with the combination.
Elf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elf throws a series of punches but Sirovica moves out of range.
Elf just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elf tries to avoid it but Sirovica manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elf to the ground. Elf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Elf misses with a wild body shot.
Elf misses with a few strikes there.
Elf misses with the combination.
Ben Elf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elf looks gassed!
Sirovica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elf.

Sirovica looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sirovica not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirovica.
Elf won't allow Sirovica to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sirovica trying to pass the guard but Elf defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sirovica is working hard here to advance position.
Elf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirovica.
Elf is trying to stand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Elf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elf throws a shot from downtown. Sirovica moves away and avoids it.
Elf tries to bum rush Sirovica with a series of wild strikes but Sirovica uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elf throws a body punch but Sirovica moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sirovica shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sirovica not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sirovica 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.
Sirovica thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elf's head.
Elf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Elf taking some punishment here, with Sirovica in his half guard.
Sirovica looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Elf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Elf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirovica.
Sirovica is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sirovica wants to free his trapped foot but Elf is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sirovica not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sirovica missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sirovica throwing shots but Elf is blocking nicely.
Sirovica missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sirovica wants to pass to mount but Elf is defending the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sirovica avoids the body shot from Elf.
Elf just misses with a punch to the body.
Elf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Medin Sirovica dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Elf fails to land with a series of punches.
Ben Elf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sirovica throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Elf was covering up waiting for the punch and Sirovica finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sirovica working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirovica with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sirovica throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sirovica postures up in Elf's guard and throws a big left but Elf blocks it.
Elf trying to keep a closed guard but Sirovica is proving a slippery customer.
Sirovica throwing strikes from guard but Elf blocks nicely.
Sirovica throws a big right hand that misses.
Elf is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Elf.
Sirovica fails with a takedown attempt.
Elf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ben Elf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elf throws a right and a left that Sirovica avoids nicely.
Elf looks to land a combination but Sirovica avoids it well.
Elf stuffs the takedown attempt from Sirovica. Sirovica gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elf throws a series of punches but Sirovica moves out of range.
Elf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirovica looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elf is fending him off so far but Sirovica persists. Nope, Elf circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Medin Sirovica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Elf misses.

Sirovica gets the takedown into side control.
Sirovica working the ground and pound from side control.
Sirovica throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Elf parries the strikes from Sirovica easily there. Sirovica is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Elf to escape.
Sirovica working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica throws a strike aimed at the side of Elf's head but Elf avoids it well.

Sirovica working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sirovica misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sirovica scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sirovica lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Sirovica tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sirovica has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sirovica working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Elf sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Elf parries the strikes from Sirovica easily there. Sirovica is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Elf to escape.
Elf managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sirovica.
Sloppy strikes there by Sirovica.
Sirovica scores with punches from side control.
Sirovica misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Elf parries the strikes from Sirovica easily there. Sirovica is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Elf to escape.
Sirovica looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Elf is avoiding damage well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sirovica shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elf as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Medin Sirovica dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Elf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elf. Sirovica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elf throws the left hand but Sirovica avoids the punch easily.

Sirovica shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sirovica throwing strikes from guard but Elf blocks nicely.
Sirovica working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sirovica passes Elf's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica passes to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Sirovica seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sirovica sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Elf is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sirovica in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Sirovica wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Elf, who protects the arm well.
Sirovica creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Elf sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elf can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ground and pound from Sirovica seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sirovica grinds an elbow into Elf's temple.
Sirovica scores with punches from side control.
Sirovica advances to mount.
Sirovica looking to ground and pound but Elf is blocking nicely.
Sirovica looking to finish with strikes here!
Elf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sirovica. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elf is bucking up trying to escape but Sirovica cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sirovica is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sirovica misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sirovica with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sirovica lands with some strikes.
Sirovica working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sirovica working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sirovica landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sirovica putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Elf is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Medin Sirovica overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sirovica pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sirovica dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica landing strikes from the mount and Elf is in trouble!
Sirovica with shots to the head and body - Elf looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sirovica has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Elf's face.
Sirovica cracks Elf with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sirovica scoring with strikes but Elf is staying in there.
Medin Sirovica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sirovica sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sirovica sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Elf is trying desperately to improve position.
Ben Elf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elf throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sirovica. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Medin Sirovica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sirovica, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medin Sirovica!