PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Worsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Eldridge
vs
Worsley

188 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Worsley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsley tries to clinch up
and Eldridge counters with a nice leg kick.
Worsley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eldridge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Worsley thinking.
Worsley throws a low kick but Eldridge moves out of range easily.
Eldridge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worsley in his tracks.
Eldridge tried to score with a low kick but Worsley checks it.
Good exchange - Eldridge coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Worsley darts in and clinches Eldridge up against the cage.
Worsley misses with a body punch.
Eldridge trying to control the position but instead, Worsley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eldridge into the cage.
Worsley trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Worsley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Worsley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eldridge.
Worsley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
Worsley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eldridge is defending well for now.
Worsley misses with an elbow strike.
Worsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eldridge avoids it.
Eldridge avoiding damage as Worsley throws knees to the body.
Eldridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge blocks the elbow strike.
Worsley throws an elbow but it misses.

Eldridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eldridge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Worsley. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eldridge misses with a head kick.
Worsley avoids the body shot from Eldridge.
Worsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eldridge.
Eldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eldridge jabs Worsley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eldridge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worsley slips under a jab from Eldridge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Worsley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eldridge throws a jab when Worsley was well out of range.
Worsley tries to clinch up but Eldridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Eldridge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Worsley's sensitive parts.
Worsley throws a series of punches but Eldridge moves out of range.
Worsley looks to clinch
and Eldridge counters with a nice uppercut.
Worsley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Worsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eldridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Worsley clinches.
Eldridge blocks an elbow strike.
Worsley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Worsley tries a body shot but Eldridge blocks it.
Eldridge blocks a body shot from Worsley.
Eldridge lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Lewis Worsley has been cut.
Worsley misses with a punch to the body.
Eldridge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Worsley's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eldridge throws an elbow that misses.
Eldridge has Worsley pushed against the cage.
Eldridge misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eldridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Worsley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eldridge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eldridge lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Eldridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Worsley'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.

Worsley wants to clinch but Eldridge slips to the side
and Eldridge counters with a thumping low kick.
Worsley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis Worsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eldridge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eldridge chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Worsley rushes Eldridge and presses him up against the cage.
Worsley lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eldridge trying to control the position but instead, Worsley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eldridge into the cage.
Worsley throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Worsley fails to land.
Eldridge takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Michael Eldridge has been cut.
Eldridge takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Eldridge to work.
Worsley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eldridge.
Worsley tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing Worsley back against the cage.
Eldridge looking to slow down the pace here.
Worsley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eldridge.
Eldridge lands a damaging elbow.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Lewis Worsley's cut even more.
Worsley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
Eldridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worsley misses with some punches.
Worsley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eldridge gets through Worsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Worsley pushes Eldridge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eldridge managing to block the knees to the body from Worsley.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Eldridge avoids the damage to the body.
Worsley lands a damaging elbow.
Eldridge blocks the elbow strike.
Worsley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Worsley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Worsley lands an elbow inside.
Eldridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eldridge avoiding damage as Worsley throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eldridge throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge working aggressively here.
Eldridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Worsley gets an underhook and turns Eldridge into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eldridge throws an elbow but misses.
Eldridge is trying to push Worsley away but Worsley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Worsley avoids it.
Eldridge wants to stall.
Worsley tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing Worsley back against the cage.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Eldridge avoids the damage to the body.
Eldridge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Worsley lands an elbow that stopped Eldridge in his tracks for a moment.

Michael Eldridge's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eldridge is trying to stall.
Eldridge dodges an elbow strike from Worsley.
Eldridge misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Eldridge.
Worsley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Worsley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worsley blocks a head kick by Eldridge.
Worsley is looking to clinch.
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 Michael Eldridge will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Worsley doesn't manage to clinch there - Eldridge circles away.
Worsley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eldridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Worsley.
Worsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Worsley tries to clinch but Eldridge moves away
and Eldridge counters with a series of strikes. Worsley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eldridge misses with an uppercut.
Eldridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worsley manages to avoid it.
Eldridge thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worsley tries to clinch but Eldridge is having none of it.
Michael Eldridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Worsley tries to clinch but Eldridge is having none of it.
Eldridge throws a series of strikes that have Worsley backpedaling.

The cut above Lewis Worsley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Michael Eldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worsley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eldridge.
Worsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eldridge misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Eldridge lands.
Worsley looks to clinch
and Eldridge counters with a good low kick that Worsley was not able to check.
Worsley checks a low kick from Eldridge.

Worsley instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eldridge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lewis Worsley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eldridge effectively controlling the action here.
Eldridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Worsley throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Eldridge avoids the damage to the body.
Worsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eldridge blocks it with crossed arms.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Eldridge avoids the damage to the body.

Eldridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eldridge.
Eldridge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis Worsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eldridge throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Worsley's head.

Lewis Worsley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Eldridge lands a leg kick that knocks Worsley off balance momentarily.
Eldridge throws a lazy right hand but Worsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eldridge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Worsley is out of range and Eldridge settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eldridge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eldridge lands a body shot.
Eldridge lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Worsley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eldridge misses with a body kick.
Eldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worsley moves away.
Worsley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worsley darts in trying to clinch
and Eldridge counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Eldridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eldridge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Eldridge!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael Eldridge waved his t-shirt featuring [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*'s logo in front of the cameras.