PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Eliasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm too Sexy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Eliasson
vs
Piltz

185 cm
22
199 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
192 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brute
Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliasson throws a chopping leg kick but Piltz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Piltz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eliasson throws a series of punches but Piltz avoids them all with ease.

Eliasson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Piltz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Piltz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Piltz wants to improve his position but Eliasson is controlling well.
Piltz gets back to full guard.
Piltz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piltz looking for a sweep. Not yet Piltz, not yet.
Piltz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piltz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eliasson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Piltz has momentary wrist control but Eliasson slips an elbow through the middle.
Piltz looking to control.
Eliasson trying to control the position from guard on top but Piltz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Piltz working for a triangle but Eliasson defends it easily.

Piltz has an active guard here but Eliasson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Eliasson there.
Piltz is pressing down on Eliasson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piltz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Piltz working a defensive guard here.

Piltz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eliasson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eliasson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Piltz keeping moving, preventing Eliasson from controlling successfully.
Eliasson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eliasson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eliasson throwing strikes from guard but Piltz blocks nicely.
Piltz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eliasson's guard.
Piltz trying to control but Eliasson is working from the bottom.
Eliasson has control of Piltz's left arm, preventing Piltz from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eliasson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piltz's guard.

Piltz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eliasson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Eliasson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Piltz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Eliasson, into his guard.
Piltz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eliasson is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz trying to control the position from guard on top but Eliasson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piltz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eliasson is keeping the position for now.
Eliasson wants to sweep here but Piltz controlling him for the moment.
Eliasson is pulling down on Piltz's head. It's preventing any offense from Piltz, at least for the moment.
Eliasson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piltz manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz looking for a sweep. Not yet Piltz, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Piltz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Piltz clinches up against the cage.
Eliasson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eliasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Eliasson.
Piltz stalling the fight.
Piltz swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Eliasson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piltz stuffs the takedown.
Eliasson 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.
Piltz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eliasson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Piltz pinned against the cage. Piltz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mark Piltz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eliasson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Eliasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eliasson looks for a takedown but Piltz sprawls well.

Eliasson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piltz looking for submissions off his back.
Piltz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eliasson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Piltz can't escape the position.
Eliasson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piltz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson looking to finish Piltz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piltz!
Piltz tries to hold on but Eliasson postures up.
Eliasson scoring with strikes but Piltz is staying in there.
Piltz regains half guard.
Jonas Eliasson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Eliasson there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piltz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piltz tries to roll over but Eliasson keeps him under control.
Eliasson wants to stand up but Piltz manages to regain full guard.
Eliasson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Piltz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eliasson!
Piltz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piltz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Eliasson wants to control but Piltz is having none of it.
Piltz with good strikes from the mount here!
Piltz lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piltz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eliasson is working to get back to half guard.
Piltz avoids the attempt from Eliasson to control.
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 Jonas Eliasson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Piltz, right into the meat.
Eliasson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eliasson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Piltz defends it nicely.
Eliasson blocks a head kick by Piltz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson shoots in but Piltz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Eliasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Piltz misses.
Eliasson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Piltz pinned against the cage. Piltz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Piltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eliasson takes the fight into the clinch.
Eliasson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Eliasson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piltz backwards.
Piltz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piltz throws an elbow that misses.
Piltz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eliasson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Piltz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Piltz lands an elbow just above Eliasson 's eye.
Eliasson is pushing Piltz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eliasson is working for takedown but Piltz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eliasson dodges an elbow strike from Piltz.
Piltz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eliasson.
Piltz missing with knees to the body.

Eliasson drags the fight down to the ground.

Eliasson has his feet on Piltz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Eliasson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piltz manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Piltz counters with a left and a right that stings Eliasson.
That kick from Piltz tenderised Eliasson's leg. Eliasson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eliasson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz slaps away a takedown attempt from Eliasson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eliasson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Piltz.
I think Piltz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Piltz!
Mark Piltz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.