PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Yat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltzfuses Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Gladiator the Battle. Sau Yat has chosen 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stoltzfuses Jr
vs
Sau Yat

185 cm
25
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yat!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sau Yat looks to throw the jab but Stoltzfuses Jr is out of range.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sau Yat's waist but Sau Yat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stoltzfuses Jr off to one side.
Stoltzfuses Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sau Yat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sau Yat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Sau Yat moves out of range easily.
Sau Yat moves away from the strike by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Sau Yat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoltzfuses Jr is looking to clinch but Sau Yat is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a head kick.
Sau Yat slips a jab and a cross from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Sau Yat loads up on a big right hand but Stoltzfuses Jr slips the punch.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sau Yat swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sau Yat clinches with his opponent.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoltzfuses Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yat lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoltzfuses Jr backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow just above Sau Yat 's eye.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a knee to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Sau Yat tries to throw a body punch but Stoltzfuses Jr avoids it by throwing Sau Yat back against the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Stoltzfuses Jr.
A short right from Stoltzfuses Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoltzfuses Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sau Yat lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoltzfuses Jr backwards.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sau Yat throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Sau Yat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow that stopped Sau Yat in his tracks for a moment.
Stoltzfuses Jr blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stoltzfuses Jr.

It looks like Ta Sau Yat has been cut.
Sau Yat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stoltzfuses Jr backwards.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Sau Yat misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sau Yat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sau Yat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Sau Yat.
Sau Yat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sau Yat blocks an elbow strike.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoltzfuses Jr.
A short left from Sau Yat.
Sau Yat throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stoltzfuses Jr scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to control the position but instead, Sau Yat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stoltzfuses Jr into the cage.
Sau Yat tries to throw a body punch but Stoltzfuses Jr avoids it by throwing Sau Yat back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yat fails to land.
Sau Yat takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow just above Sau Yat 's eye.
Stoltzfuses Jr landing knees to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sau Yat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sau Yat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Stoltzfuses Jr.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sau Yat misses with a body punch.
Sau Yat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sau Yat backwards.
Still in the clinch, Stoltzfuses Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ta Sau Yat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sau Yat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoltzfuses Jr manages to avoid it.
Sau Yat looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoltzfuses Jr is just out of range.
Sau Yat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoltzfuses Jr. Stoltzfuses Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sau Yat misses with an uppercut
and Stoltzfuses Jr counters with a head kick.
Sau Yat avoids the head kick by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Sau Yat fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stoltzfuses Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Sau Yat 's knee.
Sau Yat tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoltzfuses Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sau Yat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoltzfuses Jr's head backwards.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sau Yat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoltzfuses Jr. Stoltzfuses Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a head kick that Sau Yat semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sau Yat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a wild combination.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to clinch but Sau Yat is having none of it.
Stoltzfuses Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sau Yat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Sau Yat tries to clinch but Stoltzfuses Jr moves out of range.
Stoltzfuses Jr fails with the takedown.
Sau Yat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stoltzfuses Jr on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr shoots for a takedown but Sau Yat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sau Yat misses with a leg kick

and Stoltzfuses Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sau Yat's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to control but Sau Yat is working from the bottom.
Stoltzfuses Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ta Sau Yat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sau Yat 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.

Stoltzfuses Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sau Yat sprawls well initially but Stoltzfuses Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stoltzfuses Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sau Yat's head.
Sau Yat trying to control from the bottom.
Sau Yat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr is keen to just control but Sau Yat is a slippery customer.
Stoltzfuses Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sau Yat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stoltzfuses Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yat taking some punishment here, with Stoltzfuses Jr in his half guard.
Stoltzfuses Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stoltzfuses Jr passes to side control.
Sau Yat parries the strikes from Stoltzfuses Jr easily there. Stoltzfuses Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sau Yat to escape.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Stoltzfuses Jr working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sau Yat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoltzfuses Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stoltzfuses Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stoltzfuses Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sau Yat hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sau Yat avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stoltzfuses Jr with shots to the head and body - Sau Yat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sau Yat can't escape the position.
Stoltzfuses Jr controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat wants to hold on but Stoltzfuses Jr pushes him away.
Ta Sau Yat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoltzfuses Jr controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stoltzfuses Jr 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr!
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.