PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Elkins
vs
Roland

170 cm
22
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Roland!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roland looking for a sweep but Elkins has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Elkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roland can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Elkins content just to control the position here.
Elkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roland hang on?
Roland tries to hold on but Elkins postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkins is landing with some decent strikes but Roland is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Elkins lands a heavy elbow.
Elkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Elkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roland's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins controlling from the full mount.
Elkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Elkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Elkins lands with some strikes.
Elkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Elkins working Roland over with strikes here.
Elkins content just to control the position here.
Elkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Roland slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Elkins in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Roland is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Elkins has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Roland looks gassed!
Elkins works to advance to full mount. Roland defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Elkins working for a submission but Roland is keeping him at bay.
Elkins landing strikes from the mount and Roland is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Elkins controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Elkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Elkins blocks Roland's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Elkins controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Elkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Elkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elkins with shots to the head and body - Roland looks very uncomfortable down there.
Elkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roland's face.
Elkins raining down shots from the mount!
Elkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roland can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins working Roland over with strikes here.
Elkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Elkins dominated that round.
That's time! Elkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Elkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Elkins showed some decent athleticism there.
Elkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Elkins is nestled in close to Roland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roland is looking to control Elkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roland avoid being mounted?
Roland tries to roll over but Elkins keeps him under control.
Elkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roland trying to hold on to Elkins's head to control him but Elkins postures up.
Elkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Roland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roland is breathing heavily.

Elkins is trying to work for a kimura but Roland is defending well.
Elkins controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Elkins moves nicely into side control.
Roland taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Elkins connects with a decent elbow.
Roland takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Elkins cracks Roland with a big elbow.
Elkins slows the pace down.
Elkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Elkins cracks Roland with a big right hand but Roland just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Elkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Elkins trying to control the action but Roland is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cody Elkins just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No joy there for Elkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roland misses with a straight left.

Elkins shoots in and bounces Roland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elkins passes into half guard.
Roland wants to get back to full guard.

Roland is defending against the submission attempts here by Elkins.
Elkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Elkins working over Roland with some ground and pound. Roland looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Elkins is keen to just control but Roland is a slippery customer.
Elkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roland is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Elkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Elkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Elkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roland tries to roll over but Elkins keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Elkins seems content to control.
Elkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elkins slips a nice elbow through Roland's hands, connecting with Roland's forehead.
Elkins content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins stalling away here and it's allowed Roland to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Elkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elkins advances position into side control!
Elkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roland to see if he's OK.
Elkins just content to control the position.
Elkins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Elkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Elkins landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland is trying to get back to his feet.
Elkins has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Elkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Elkins controlling the pace for now.
Elkins lands a heavy elbow.
Roland is looking to improve his position but Elkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Roland tries to hold on but Elkins pushes him away.
Elkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Elkins landing strikes from the mount.
Cody Elkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elkins dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Elkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roland looks a forlorn figure.
Elkins lands with some strikes.
Roland is looking to get to half guard.
Elkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Elkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Elkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roland's face.
Rob Roland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elkins landing strikes from the mount.
Elkins is landing with some decent strikes but Roland is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Elkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Elkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Elkins content just to control the position here.
Elkins breaks from Roland's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roland wants to hold on but Elkins pushes him away.
Elkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roland can do to turn this around?
Elkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roland hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Elkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elkins 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Elkins!