PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Sisfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Elley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sisfa
vs
Elley

180 cm
24
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

New York Style (10 Days-$10 Blowout) EVERYTHING

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Sisfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Elley!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves out of range.
Sisfa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sisfa swats away the attempt to clinch by Elley.
Stephen Elley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elley is looking to clinch but Sisfa is avoiding it.
Elley tries to clinch there but Sisfa circles away.
Elley moves in looking to clinch but Sisfa pushes him off.
Elley tries to close the distance and clinch but Sisfa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elley moves in looking to clinch but Sisfa pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elley scores with a jab.
Elley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sisfa keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elley checks a low kick from Sisfa.
Elley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elley wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sisfa, right into the meat.
Sisfa swinging wildly here.
Elley tries to clinch up but Sisfa circles away and keeps his distance.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa is having none of it.
Elley tries to close the distance and clinch but Sisfa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa is having none of it.
Elley doesn't manage to clinch there - Sisfa circles away.

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.
Sisfa throws a body punch but Elley moves out of range.
Elley wants to clinch.
Elley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sisfa counters with a leg kick.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves away
and Sisfa counters with a body kick.
Sisfa throws a shot to the body.
Elley wants to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a leg kick.
Sisfa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Elley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sisfa thinking.
Elley wants to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Elley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sisfa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sisfa.
Elley clinches but Sisfa breaks the clinch
and Sisfa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisfa throws a push kick but Elley slaps the foot to one side.
Elley closes the distance but Sisfa moves to the side
and Sisfa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Sisfa does no damage.
Sisfa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jimmy Sisfa has been cut.
Elley avoids the head kick by Sisfa.
Sisfa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Elley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sisfa counters with a head kick. That will keep Elley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sisfa thumps Elley with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves away
and Sisfa counters with a head kick. That will keep Elley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Elley darts in trying to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Elley looks gassed!
Elley clinches but Sisfa breaks the clinch
and Sisfa counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Sisfa.
Sisfa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Elley if he has to take too many more of those.
Elley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a big head kick but Elley shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elley closes the distance but Sisfa moves to the side
and Sisfa counters with a head kick. That will keep Elley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Sisfa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Sisfa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Elley closes the distance but Sisfa moves to the side
and Sisfa counters with a thumping low kick.
Elley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a head kick. That will keep Elley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sisfa connects with a high kick.
Sisfa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elley closes the distance but Sisfa moves to the side
and Sisfa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Elley throws a sloppy head kick and Sisfa moves out of range easily.
Elley darts in trying to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elley looks to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Elley throws an overhand right that lands on Sisfa's shoulder, as Sisfa tries to avoid the shot.
Sisfa wants to slow Elley down by chopping away at his legs.
Elley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sisfa counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Elley.
Elley closes the distance but Sisfa moves to the side
and Sisfa counters with a nice body kick.
Elley is breathing heavily.
Elley darts in trying to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jimmy Sisfa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisfa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elley circles away quickly and effectively.
Elley tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elley clinches but Sisfa breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elley throws a right and a left that Sisfa avoids nicely.
Sisfa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sisfa counters with an outside leg kick.
Elley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a big head kick but Elley shrugs it off.
Elley clinches but Sisfa breaks the clinch
and Sisfa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elley is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elley looks to land a combination but Sisfa avoids it well.
Elley tries to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a head kick. That will keep Elley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sisfa throws a head kick but Elley moves out of range.
Sisfa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Sisfa.
Elley misses with a two punch combination.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves away
and Sisfa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves away
and Sisfa counters with a low kick, right behind Elley 's knee.
Elley wants to clinch
and Sisfa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves away
and Sisfa counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sisfa.
Elley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sisfa counters with a two punch combo.
Sisfa looks to land a combination but Elley avoids it well.
Elley wants to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a nice leg kick.
Elley darts in trying to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a nice leg kick.
Sisfa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elley looks to clinch
and Elley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sisfa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Sisfa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Sisfa's cut.
That's time! Sisfa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Elley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sisfa counters with a low kick, right behind Elley 's knee.
Elley avoids the head kick by Sisfa.
Elley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sisfa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Elley's knee momentarily.
Elley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sisfa's head.
Elley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sisfa counters with a head kick. That will keep Elley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Elley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sisfa counters with a three punch combo that has Elley backing up. Elley nods at Sisfa to acknowledge the strikes.
Elley clinches but Sisfa breaks the clinch
and Sisfa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves away
and Sisfa counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sisfa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sisfa throws a head kick but Elley moves out of range.
Elley checks a low kick from Sisfa.
Sisfa throws a shot from downtown. Elley moves away and avoids it.
Elley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sisfa counters with a head kick.
Sisfa tries to bum rush Elley with a series of wild strikes but Elley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elley darts in trying to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Elley tries to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a head kick.
Jimmy Sisfa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sisfa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sisfa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sisfa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Elley motions for Sisfa to come forward. Elley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sisfa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sisfa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Elley's knee momentarily.
Sisfa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Elley tries to clinch but Sisfa moves away
and Sisfa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elley is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisfa throws a head kick that misses.

Elley instigates a clinch.
Elley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sisfa's efforts to push away.
Elley keeps control of Sisfa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sisfa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Elley tries to pull guard but Sisfa won't allow it.
Elley looking to throw knees to the head but Sisfa is blocking nicely.

Elley successfully pulls guard.

Elley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sisfa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Elley wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sisfa scores with a leg kick.
Elley wants to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elley closes the distance but Sisfa moves to the side
and Sisfa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Elley tries to clinch up
and Sisfa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elley wants to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a leg kick.
Elley wants to clinch
and Sisfa counters with a thumping low kick.
Elley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stephen Elley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elley dodges the punch combination from Sisfa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Sisfa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sisfa, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Sisfa!