PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Eld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Max
vs
Eld

190 cm
30
214 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

187 cm
29
216 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Eld!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eld.

Max darts in and clinches Eld up against the cage.
Eld wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Max goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Max lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Max leaning his opponent against the cage.

Eld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Max misses with a body kick.
Max tries a low kick but Eld avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eld circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eld keeps the fight on the outside.
Eld throws a leg kick but Max sees it coming and moves out of range.
Max on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eld. That did some damage!
Max fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eld tried to score with a low kick but Max checks it.
Max is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eld stuffs the takedown.
Max lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Max swings for the body but Eld moves out of range.
Max throws a leg kick but Eld sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Max keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eld.
Max paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eld scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eld misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Max swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arthur Eld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Eld misses.
Max displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eld throws out the jab.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Eld tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eld manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eld scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Max throws a chopping leg kick but Eld manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Max clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Max takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eld with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eld working hard to break the clinch.
Max struggles to land a body shot inside as Eld controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Eld's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Max makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Eld controls the action.
Eld wants to get back to striking at distance but Max won't allow it.
Eld wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Max dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eld tries to work over Max's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Max gets through Eld's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Max lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eld or not.
Eld prevents a body shot from Max.
Eld has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Max lands a body shot.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eld wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eld misses with a punch to the body.
Max tries a body shot but Eld blocks it.
Max cracks Eld with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
Eld working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Max as Eld tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Max.
Max struggles to land a body shot inside as Eld controls his hands.
Max misses with a body punch.
Max lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Max lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eld backwards.
Eld tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Max.

Eld breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Max.
An inside leg kick lands from Max.
Max throws a front kick that sends Eld stumbling back into the cage.
Eld looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Max rushes Eld and presses him up against the cage.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eld's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Max throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eld being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Max dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Max fails with the takedown.
Max throws a leg kick but Eld checks it.
Max keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Max connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Max shoots for a double leg takedown but Eld sprawls well. He's pushed Max's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Max throws a head kick that misses.
Eld on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Max swings for the body but Eld moves out of range.
Max looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max misses with a low kick as Eld jumps back.
Eld throws a sloppy body shot
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eld swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eld takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Max throws out a loose jab but Eld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eld takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arthur Eld is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max loads up on a big right hand but Eld slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Eld. No joy for Max on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eld is out of range and Max settles back down.
Eld connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Eld misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eld swats away the attempt to clinch by Max.
Max misses with a double jab.
Max throws a looping overhand right but Eld ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eld throws a chopping leg kick but Max manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Max feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eld's calf.
Scott Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Max.
Max needs to keep his hands up - Eld had a free shot at his head there.
Max tries to clinch up but Eld circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott Max is winning the standup battle so far.
Eld throws a right hand that misses
and Max counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is looking to clinch but Eld is avoiding it.
Eld throws a series of punches but Max avoids them all with ease.
Max cracks the inside of Eld's front leg.
Eld is breathing heavily.

Max clinches up against the cage.
Max lands a shot to the body.
Max scores with a hook to the body.
Max throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Max lands a body punch.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Eld controls the action.
Max presses Eld against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max lands with a short shot to the head.
Eld's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from Max.
The referee calls for Max to work.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Eld controls the action.
Max leaning his opponent against the cage.
Max working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max lands an uppercut.
Scott Max has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Max misses with a body punch.
Max misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Eld's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eld wants to get back to striking at distance but Max won't allow it.
Max lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max gets through Eld's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Max keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eld's efforts to push away.
Eld tries to break free but Max pushes him back against the cage.
Eld is trying to break free.
Max lands a shoulder strike.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eld up against the cage.
Eld lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Max struggles to land a body shot inside as Eld controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Max.
Eld is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eld wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Max lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eld or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Max dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Max tries to clinch up.
Max wants to clinch.

Max has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eld is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Max misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Eld.
Max slowing the pace effectively.
Max lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Max.
Eld is trying to break free.
Eld wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eld trying to stall but Max improves his position.
Max misses with a body punch.
Max avoiding damage.
Max works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Max slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max tries a body shot but Eld blocks it.
Eld has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eld is trying to break the clinch but Max is controlling him.
Max tries a body shot but Eld blocks it.
Eld creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eld misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Max.
Nice body punch from Max.
Eld takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Eld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Max will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Max wants to clinch.
Max dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eld. That did some damage!
Max is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arthur Eld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max cracks the inside of Eld's front leg.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Eld shows good takedown defense.
Max shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eld defends it nicely.
Eld on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eld takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Max clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eld takes a shot to the head.
Eld wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Eld's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Max.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eld is trying to push Max away but Max has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eld prevents a body shot from Max.
Max prevents Eld from breaking the clinch.
Eld wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Eld is trying to break the clinch but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Eld blocks a body shot from Max.
Eld tries to circle away but Max has him pinned against the cage.
Max lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eld looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Max lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Max is struggling to control the position.
Max lands with a left to the head.
Scott Max is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eld has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.
Eld tries to break free but Max pushes him back against the cage.
Eld is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Max lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Eld tries to break free but Max pushes him back against the cage.
Eld is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eld trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Max.
Max lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max blocks an elbow strike from Eld.
Max cracks Eld with a nice body shot.
Max blocks the elbow strike.
Eld has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.
Eld has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.
Max works on Eld's body with a couple of short punches.
Eld taking a breather.
Eld has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Max.

Eld pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Max scores with a takedown into Eld's guard.

Eld is looking for a triangle here but Max uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Max showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Max has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Max!