PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Elliott
vs
Marx

194 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

193 cm
27
270 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott blocks a head kick by Marx.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marx throws a push kick but Elliott slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Elliott.
A cross from Marx lands.
Elliott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elliott jabs Marx right on the nose. Marx blinks but takes it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Elliott, as that shot connected.
Elliott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marx counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Elliott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elliott moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott blocks a jab.
Marx looks to land a left hand but Elliott moved out of range nicely.
Elliott blocks a jab.
Elliott misses the shot to the body.
Marx fails with a takedown attempt.
Marx looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marx moves out of range as Elliott strikes.
Elliott lands with a straight right. Marx didn't see that one coming.
Elliott dips to his left and cracks Marx with an uppercut!

It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
Elliott avoids the head kick by Marx.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Marx.
Marx misses with a looping right.
Elliott moves out of range as Marx strikes.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Marx throws out a loose jab but Elliott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marx. Elliott does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Elliott.
Elliott throws a hook but Marx avoids it easily.
Elliott cracks Marx with a good jab.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marx looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elliott missing with a left hand there. Marx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott scores with a jab to the body.
Elliott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marx throws a head kick that misses
and Elliott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Derrick Elliott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elliott connects with a single shot there.
Elliott blocks the body kick.
Marx loads up on a big right hand but Elliott slips the punch.
Marx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marx keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elliott.
Elliott scores with a jab. Marx acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott throws a hook but Marx avoids it easily.
Marx throws out a loose jab but Elliott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elliott moves away.
Marx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elliott.
Marx throws a head kick but Elliott moves out of range.
Marx misses with a body kick.
A big right from Marx misses.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt - Elliott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Derrick Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordechai Marx.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marx throws a head kick but Elliott moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Elliott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mordechai Marx's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Marx misses.
Elliott scores with a jab.
Elliott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marx.
Elliott throws a looping overhand right but Marx ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Elliott. No joy for Marx on that attempt.
Elliott staying out of range there.
Elliott lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elliott misses with a lunging right hand
and Marx counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Elliott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marx misses with a hook. Elliott ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marx misses with a straight left.
Elliott jabs Marx right on the nose. Marx blinks but takes it well.
Elliott throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Marx throws a hook but Elliott blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Elliott blocks the leg kick.
Marx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elliott.
Marx's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elliott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marx scrambles back to his feet.
Elliott moves out of range as Marx strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx slips under a jab.
Marx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elliott throws out the jab.
Elliott ducks right into an uppercut from Marx.
Elliott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marx stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marx misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elliott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slow jab from Elliott misses its intended target.
Marx throws a lazy head kick
and Elliott counters with a right hand to the body.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marx is breathing heavily.
Marx misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott throws a nice looking combination but Marx bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marx throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elliott counters with a three punch combo that has Marx backing up. Marx nods at Elliott to acknowledge the strikes.
Marx is trying desperately to land a takedown but Elliott is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marx.
A slow jab from Marx misses its intended target.
Elliott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marx misses with a right hand
and Elliott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Elliott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elliott lands a really nice looking cross but Marx seems unphased.
Elliott slips under a jab.
Marx misses with a looping right.
Marx has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Elliott finds it's way round the side to connect with Marx's head.
Derrick Elliott is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Elliott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marx throws a looping overhand right but Elliott ducks down to avoid it.
Marx throws a hook but Elliott avoids it easily.
Elliott throws a hook but Marx blocks it.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx takes one to the chin there.
Marx swings for the body but Elliott moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Elliott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mordechai Marx's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Elliott throws a looping overhand right but Marx ducks down to avoid it.
Elliott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marx dips to his left and cracks Elliott with an uppercut!
Marx lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marx. Elliott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elliott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elliott looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Marx throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elliott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elliott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Elliott lands a really nice looking cross but Marx seems unphased.
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!
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elliott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Elliott misses the target.
Elliott misses the jab.
Elliott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elliott. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marx misses with a body kick.
Marx throws a sloppy body shot
and Elliott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elliott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marx moves out of range of the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marx might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Elliott has got the better of the exchanges.
Elliott lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marx.
Marx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marx slips a jab from Elliott.
Marx dodges the punch combination from Elliott.
Marx looks to score with a jab to the body but Elliott is just out of range.
Marx slips a jab from Elliott.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Marx avoids them all with ease.
Marx shoots for a double leg takedown but Elliott sprawls well. He's pushed Marx's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot by Elliott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott with a jab.
Marx throws a body kick that misses.
Marx scores with a nice head shot.
Marx plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Elliott throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Marx defending well as Elliott loads up on a big left hand.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elliott throws a big shot that misses.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Elliott moves away from the strike by Marx.
Marx misses with a right hand
and Elliott counters with a nice uppercut.
Mordechai Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marx just misses with a punch to the body.
Marx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elliott blocks a head kick by Marx.
Elliott scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elliott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Marx moves forwards but Elliott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Derrick Elliott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elliott lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Elliott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elliott 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Elliott!