PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matt Lauzon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Elvis
vs
Lauzon

178 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Elvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon swats away the attempt to clinch by Elvis.

Elvis has closed the distance and engaged Lauzon in a clinch.
Elvis misses with a punch on the inside.

Elvis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lauzon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lauzon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Elvis wants to control but Lauzon is keeping him busy.
Lauzon regains half guard, as Elvis was trying to land strikes.
Elvis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lauzon is pressing down on Elvis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Elvis is looking to stand up but Lauzon won't let him.

Lauzon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Elvis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lauzon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Elvis's back instead.
Lauzon somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon gets his hands free as Elvis looks to control.
Elvis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Lauzon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Elvis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Elvis tries to roll but Lauzon sticks to his back.
Elvis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lauzon's guard. Nice work there by Elvis.
Elvis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Elvis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elvis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Elvis stands up from Lauzon's guard - Elvis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Elvis is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis swings for the body but Lauzon moves out of range.
Elvis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lauzon swats away the attempt to clinch by Elvis.
Lauzon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elvis tries to avoid it but Lauzon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elvis to the ground. Elvis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Elvis shoots for a takedown but Lauzon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon moves out of range.
Elvis fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Elvis misses.
Lauzon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thiago Elvis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon tries to bum rush Elvis with a series of wild strikes but Elvis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauzon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lauzon lands a jab-cross combination.
Lauzon looks to land a combination but Elvis avoids it well.
Lauzon is looking to clinch but Elvis is avoiding it.
Elvis clinches but Lauzon breaks the clinch
letting Lauzon counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lauzon.
Lauzon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lauzon's corner calls for a 1-2. Lauzon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elvis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lauzon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elvis thinking.
Lauzon lands a jab-cross combination.
Elvis misses with a double jab
and Lauzon counters with a two punch combo.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon is having none of it.
Elvis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lauzon counters with a left to the body.
Elvis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lauzon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Elvis moves into the clinch.

Elvis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elvis throws a nice inside leg kick.

Elvis has Lauzon up against the cage in a clinch.
Elvis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Elvis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Elvis wants to pass the guard but Lauzon is defending well.
Lauzon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elvis scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Elvis is looking to advance position but Lauzon won't allow it.
Lauzon is looking to improve his position.
Elvis working over Lauzon with some ground and pound. Lauzon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Elvis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Elvis.
Elvis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Elvis decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lauzon dodges the punch combination from Elvis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elvis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lauzon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elvis wants to clinch up but Lauzon keeps it at a distance.

Elvis scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Elvis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lauzon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Elvis is looking to stand up but Lauzon won't let him.
Elvis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elvis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Elvis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lauzon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lauzon working a defensive guard here.
Elvis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lauzon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lauzon working a defensive guard here.
Elvis landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lauzon keeping moving, preventing Elvis from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Elvis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago Elvis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon is having none of it.
Lauzon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Elvis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Elvis takes a swing at Lauzon's ribcage but misses.
Elvis tries to clinch up.
Elvis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lauzon counters with a left and a right that stings Elvis.
Elvis keeps the fight on the outside.

Elvis closes the distance and clinches.
Elvis lands an elbow that stopped Lauzon in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Matt Lauzon has been cut.
Lauzon wants to break free but Elvis has control.
Elvis lands an elbow inside that Lauzon shrugs off.

Elvis lands a takedown into guard.
Elvis slips nicely into half guard.
Elvis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Elvis working over Lauzon with some ground and pound. Lauzon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Elvis passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Elvis lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elvis scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Lauzon is rocked!
Lauzon tries to reverse the position but Elvis maintains control.
Elvis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lauzon?
Lauzon is still in real trouble! Can Elvis finish him?
Elvis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lauzon is looking to escape.
Lauzon seems to have recovered his senses.
Elvis lands a nice shot to the head.

Elvis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lauzon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Elvis. What's that going to do exactly?
Lauzon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elvis punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lauzon can't escape the position.
Lauzon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Elvis throws some wild stikes that Lauzon manages to avoid easily.
Thiago Elvis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lauzon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Elvis wants to stand up but Lauzon is controlling him.
Lauzon looking to pass the guard.
Elvis keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
Elvis wants to sweep here but Lauzon controlling him for the moment.
Elvis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lauzon is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Elvis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lauzon is looking to improve his position but Elvis isn't that keen on the idea.
Elvis tries to control but Lauzon wriggling away.
Elvis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Elvis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lauzon is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elvis avoids the attempt from Lauzon to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Elvis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Lauzon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Elvis wants to clinch
and Lauzon counters with a stiff right hand.
Elvis throws a hook but Lauzon blocks it.
Elvis misses with a wild combination.
Elvis wants to clinch up but Lauzon keeps it at a distance.

Lauzon rushes Elvis and presses him up against the cage.
Elvis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lauzon blocks it with crossed arms.
Lauzon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elvis prevents Lauzon from breaking the clinch.
Lauzon dodges an elbow strike from Elvis.
Elvis lands an elbow inside.
Lauzon jumps guard but Elvis stands there with Lauzon around his waist. Lauzon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Elvis has Lauzon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Elvis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lauzon tumbling to the mat - Elvis dives into Lauzon's guard.
Elvis trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauzon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lauzon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Elvis!

Lauzon wants to finish this one by submission but Elvis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lauzon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon landing shots from mount.
Lauzon trying to control but Elvis is having none of it.

Lauzon looking for a guillotine from mount but Elvis is having none of it.
Lauzon tries to control but Elvis wriggling away.
Lauzon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Elvis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lauzon.

Lauzon working for a submission but Elvis is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elvis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elvis is trying desperately to improve position.
Elvis wants to control but Lauzon is having none of it.
Elvis regains half guard.
Elvis gets back to full guard.

Elvis has his feet on Lauzon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis thuds his shin into the meat of Lauzon's side.
A swing and a miss from Elvis.
Elvis wants to clinch.
Elvis tries to bum rush Lauzon with a series of wild strikes but Lauzon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauzon throws a series of punches but Elvis moves out of range.
Elvis clinches but Lauzon breaks the clinch
and Lauzon counters with a three punch combo that has Elvis backing up. Elvis nods at Lauzon to acknowledge the strikes.
Elvis misses the body punch
enabling Lauzon to counter with a crisp jab.
Lauzon shoots for a takedown but Elvis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thiago Elvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Lauzon.
Lauzon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elvis moves in looking to clinch but Lauzon pushes him off.
Lauzon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Elvis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elvis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elvis misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon moves out of range.
Elvis walks into a left hand.
Lauzon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elvis.
Elvis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lauzon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lauzon looks to land a combination but Elvis avoids it well.
Elvis doesn't manage to clinch there - Lauzon circles away.
Elvis swats away the attempt to clinch by Lauzon.

Elvis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elvis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elvis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lauzon's brow.
Lauzon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elvis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzon is looking to break free of the clinch but Elvis has double underhooks.
Elvis prevents Lauzon from breaking the clinch.
Lauzon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elvis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lauzon has had enough of the clinch but Elvis keeps him there for the moment.

Elvis breaks from the clinch.
Elvis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lauzon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matt Lauzon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lauzon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elvis misses with a hook to the body
and Lauzon counters with a left and a right that stings Elvis.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Lauzon.
I think Elvis 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Elvis!