PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Thai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Elliott
vs
Thai

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Thai!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Elliott.
Elliott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thai shoots in for a takedown but Elliott shows good takedown defense.
Elliott looks to land a combination. Thai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Elliott drops Thai with a beautiful combination! Thai stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Elliott is looking for the KO!

Thai is rocked!
Fred Elliott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai fails with a takedown attempt.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Elliott finish him?
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elliott thows a leg kick but Thai checks it
and Thai counters with a leg kick.
Thai throws a right hand that Elliott ducks under and follows up with a left that Elliott also avoids with ease.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Thai moves out of range.
Elliott misses with a two punch combination.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Elliott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thai checks the leg kick.
Elliott throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elliott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elliott tried to score with a low kick but Thai checks it.
Elliott throws a combination. Thai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Elliott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Thai clinches up with Elliott and pushes him back against the cage.
Elliott is trying to force a seperation but Thai has the dominant position.
Elliott tries to circle away but Thai has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Elliott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Thai jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai trying to control the position here.
Elliott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thai on the ground.
Elliott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Elliott throws a strike but Thai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thai won't allow Elliott to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elliott has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thai off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elliott.
Elliott tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Thai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elliott moves away.
Elliott misses with a double jab.
Elliott jabs at Thai's body.
A left and a right from Elliott both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Thai.
Elliott scores with a hook.

Thai pushes Elliott up against the cage in a clinch.

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elliott as he jumps to the side.
Fred Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Thai.
Elliott looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
Elliott tries to work over Thai's front leg with a kick but Thai checks it.
Elliott avoids the body shot from Thai.
Elliott stuffs the takedown.
Elliott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elliott throws a leg kick but Thai checks it.
Thai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Elliott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Elliott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Elliott is working the combinations to good effect here.
Elliott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thai eats them both and turns towards Elliott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Elliott throws a series of strikes that have Thai backpedaling.
Elliott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Elliott does no damage.
Thai shoots in for a double leg but Elliott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elliott feints a jab promting Thai to slip. Elliott then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elliott fails to land the takedown.
Thai dives in and grabs Elliott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elliott pushes down on Thai's head and hops out.
Elliott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Elliott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Elliott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elliott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Elliott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Elliott lands a jab-cross combination.
Elliott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Thai rushes Elliott and presses him up against the cage.
Elliott tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Thai lands with a light punch inside.

Thai decides to pull guard.
Thai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elliott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thai's guard.
Thai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elliott is looking to stand up but Thai won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thai pulls Elliott in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny Thai.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Elliott.
Elliott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elliott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elliott tries to land a body kick
and Thai counters with a low kick, right behind Elliott 's knee.
Elliott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Thai closes the distance and clinches.

Elliott breaks the clinch.
Elliott tries to clinch but Thai moves away
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Elliott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elliott lands with an overhand left.
Thai shoots in for a takedown but Elliott shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Elliott with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott wants to clinch.
Thai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fred Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Thai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elliott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Thai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elliott connects with an inside leg kick.
Elliott misses with a wild combination.
Thai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Elliott.
Fred Elliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Elliott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
Elliott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elliott has a takedown stuffed.
Elliott falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thai counters by clinching up.
Elliott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elliott is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.

Elliott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elliott looks for a takedown but Thai sprawls well.
Elliott throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott stuffs the takedown attempt from Thai. Thai gets slowly back to his feet.
Elliott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Elliott.
Thai shoots in but no luck this time.
Elliott throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elliott stuffs the takedown attempt from Thai. Thai gets slowly back to his feet.
Elliott swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elliott throws out a leg kick but Thai moves out of range and Elliott only half commits.
Thai checks a low kick from Elliott.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fred Elliott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Elliott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Elliott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thai backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Elliott.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elliott punishes Thai's body with a nice straight punch.
Thai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elliott.
Fred Elliott is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Elliott clinches.
Elliott lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elliott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elliott is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
Elliott can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elliott.

Elliott breaks the clinch.
Elliott shoots in looking for a takedown but Thai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elliott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elliott lands with an overhand left.
Elliott tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elliott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thai shoots in for a takedown but Elliott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fred Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Thai.

Elliott has closed the distance and engaged Thai in a clinch.
Elliott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thai walks away with a smile on his face. Elliott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elliott leaves Thai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elliott lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Elliott.
Elliott throws a series of strikes that have Thai backpedaling.
Thai blocks a low kick nicely.
Elliott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Thai closes the distance and clinches.
Elliott stops a takedown attempt from Thai.
Elliott is trying to force a seperation but Thai has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elliott is trying to break the clinch but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Elliott tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Thai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Elliott is trying to break free.
Elliott is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Elliott tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Thai jumps guard but Elliott turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Elliott wants to break free but Thai has control.
Thai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elliott pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thai checks the leg kick.

Elliott scores with a takedown into Thai's guard.
Thai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Thai scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Fred Elliott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elliott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thai moves out of range of the leg kick from Elliott.
Elliott throws a front kick aimed at Thai's knee but Thai avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Elliott rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Thai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elliott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Elliott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manny Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elliott lands a jab to Thai's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Elliott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elliott 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Elliott!