PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth's entrance music is Iron Maiden - Killers . A fine choice. Mania is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Congo Natty Ft TopCat - Police In Helicopter . Rob Elsworth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Horse Mania's chin.

Elsworth
vs
Mania

190 cm
29
209 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

191 cm
32
220 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania looks to land a right hand but Elsworth moved out of range.
Elsworth throws a body kick that misses.
Elsworth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Elsworth 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.
Elsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Elsworth throws the kick towards the body but Mania avoids it.
Elsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Elsworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Mania on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mania misses with a series of wild punches.
Elsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elsworth tries to land a leg kick but Mania saw it coming and moves away.
Mania on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Elsworth moves in looking to clinch but Mania pushes him off.
Mania avoids a kick to the body.
Elsworth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Mania connects with a single shot there.

Elsworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Mania misses with a knee strike.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mania.
Still in the clinch, Elsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mania is pushing Elsworth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mania looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elsworth misses with an elbow strike.
Mania wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elsworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mania avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Horse Mania has been cut.
Mania is looking to control Elsworth's arms but Elsworth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mania has his back to the cage.
Elsworth tries a body shot but Mania blocks it.
Elsworth lands with a left to the head.
Elsworth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mania's face.
Mania with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elsworth lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Mania looks gassed!
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Mania misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Mania won't want to take too many of those.
Elsworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
Mania prevents a body shot from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Mania won't want to take too many of those.
Elsworth throws an elbow that misses.
Elsworth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mania or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Elsworth.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Elsworth on the inside.
Elsworth tries to work over Mania's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Mania wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elsworth lands an elbow that stopped Mania in his tracks for a moment.
Elsworth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Elsworth on the inside.
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Elsworth connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Mania 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth pushes off an throws an elbow but Mania leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Elsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Elsworth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mania in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Elsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elsworth is working Mania over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mania takes a knee to the side of the body.
Elsworth throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands an elbow that stopped Mania in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Horse Mania's cut even more.
Elsworth working Mania over with knees to the body.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside.
Elsworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Elsworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mania is defending well for now.
Mania has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Mania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elsworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elsworth.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Elsworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mania is defending well for now.
Elsworth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mania.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Elsworth working Mania over with knees to the body.
Elsworth scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mania is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Mania is still on wobbly legs! Can Elsworth finish him?
Elsworth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mania seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Elsworth.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Mania is working for takedown but Elsworth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elsworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Elsworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania'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.

Elsworth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mania avoids the head kick by Elsworth.
Mania throws a shot from downtown. Elsworth moves away and avoids it.
Mania takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mania has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mania there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mania throws a hook to the side of Elsworth's head but Elsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elsworth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mania counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Mania misses the target.
Elsworth ducks under a wild hook from Mania.
Elsworth digs a good body shot into Mania's ribs.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Elsworth instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Elsworth landing knees to the head.
Elsworth presses Mania against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mania is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Elsworth cracks Mania with a nice body shot.
Elsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elsworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mania lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Elsworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mania can do to turn this around?
Elsworth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Elsworth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Elsworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mania.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elsworth.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elsworth lands a left hand.
Elsworth tries a body shot but Mania blocks it.
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!
Good body shot from Elsworth.
A knee to the head by Elsworth.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Horse Mania's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Elsworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Elsworth.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elsworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rob Elsworth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Elsworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth pushes Mania back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elsworth gets through Mania's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Elsworth.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Mania 's eye.
Mania on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Elsworth cracks Mania with a nice body shot.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elsworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Horse Mania's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Elsworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Elsworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elsworth creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mania's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mania drops to his knees and Elsworth pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Elsworth!
After winning the bout, Rob Elsworth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.