PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvis comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto. This should be a great matchup!

Elvis
vs
Hill

166 cm
31
140 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

182 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Elvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Elvis's half guard.
Elvis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hill throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Elvis to regain full guard.
Hill with a nice head shot there.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elvis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elvis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Elvis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hill can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill jumps guard but Elvis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Elvis has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill tries to pull guard but Elvis holds him up against the cage and eventually Hill drops back down to his feet.
Diego Elvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Hill.
Elvis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elvis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elvis lands an uppercut.

Elvis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Elvis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elvis trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.

Hill is looking for a triangle but Elvis pushes his legs off easily.
Elvis postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Elvis postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elvis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to control but Elvis postures up.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Hill is working to avoid the ground and pound but Elvis connects with a decent elbow.
Elvis lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Hill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Elvis gets to mount! Hill was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elvis lands a big elbow.
Elvis looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Elvis lands a nice shot to the head.
Elvis with the ground and pound from mount.
Hill is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Elvis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Elvis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Hill is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hill is still in real trouble! Can Elvis finish him?
Elvis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
Hill is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Elvis lands a big elbow - Hill is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hill is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Elvis!