PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belizariusz Bizantyjski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Elokobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizantyjski comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed- Liberate. George Elokobi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bizantyjski
vs
Elokobi

187 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Belizariusz Bizantyjski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Elokobi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Elokobi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Elokobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bizantyjski stuffs the takedown.
Elokobi lands a body shot.

Bizantyjski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bizantyjski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bizantyjski keeping moving, preventing Elokobi from controlling successfully.
Bizantyjski lands an upkick as Elokobi stands over him.
Bizantyjski striking off his back but it's not causing Elokobi any problems.
Elokobi is looking to work some ground and pound but Bizantyjski has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elokobi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Elokobi looking to pass the guard.
Elokobi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bizantyjski's head.
Elokobi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizantyjski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bizantyjski wants to sweep here but Elokobi controlling him for the moment.
Elokobi wants to control from the top but Bizantyjski keeps moving.
Bizantyjski keeping full guard, as Elokobi tries to pass.

Elokobi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bizantyjski, up you get!
Elokobi fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elokobi tries to clinch but Bizantyjski moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elokobi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elokobi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizantyjski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Elokobi. That one must have hurt.
Bizantyjski blocks a low kick nicely.
Bizantyjski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belizariusz Bizantyjski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elokobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizantyjski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elokobi scores with the left hand. Bizantyjski knows he should have avoided that one.
Elokobi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Elokobi tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elokobi throws a leg kick but Bizantyjski moved away.

Elokobi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Elokobi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bizantyjski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Elokobi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Elokobi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Elokobi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elokobi wants to clinch up but Bizantyjski keeps it at a distance.
Elokobi misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elokobi misses with a body shot
and Bizantyjski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elokobi throws a combination that misses
enabling Bizantyjski to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Elokobi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bizantyjski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bizantyjski is looking to reverse the position.
Elokobi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bizantyjski throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Elokobi working the head and body with strikes.
Bizantyjski throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Elokobi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bizantyjski misses with a strike from the bottom.
Elokobi trying to control the action but Bizantyjski is working from the bottom.
Bizantyjski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elokobi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bizantyjski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bizantyjski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizantyjski tries to get to full guard but Elokobi has control of the leg.
Elokobi lands with a punch from half guard.
Bizantyjski missing with punches from the bottom.
Elokobi blocks the strikes from Bizantyjski.
Bizantyjski tries to roll over but Elokobi keeps him under control.
Bizantyjski striking from half guard on the bottom.
Bizantyjski landing a few short strikes.
Elokobi lands with a punch from half guard.
Elokobi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Elokobi blocks the strikes from Bizantyjski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski missing with punches from the bottom.
Bizantyjski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Elokobi is keen to just control but Bizantyjski is a slippery customer.
Elokobi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Elokobi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bizantyjski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bizantyjski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bizantyjski.
Bizantyjski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Elokobi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
George Elokobi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elokobi trying to control but Bizantyjski is working from the bottom.
Bizantyjski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bizantyjski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski keeping moving, preventing Elokobi from controlling successfully.
Elokobi wants to pass the guard but Bizantyjski is keeping the position.
Elokobi throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Elokobi preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bizantyjski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elokobi.
Bizantyjski striking from his own guard.
Bizantyjski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bizantyjski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bizantyjski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elokobi is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bizantyjski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Elokobi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bizantyjski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but George Elokobi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Elokobi is looking to clinch.
Elokobi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elokobi looks to land a right hand but Bizantyjski moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elokobi closes the distance and clinches up with Bizantyjski, looking for a takedown. Elokobi pushes Bizantyjski against the cage but Bizantyjski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Elokobi rushes Bizantyjski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizantyjski can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Elokobi to work.
Bizantyjski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elokobi keeps control of Bizantyjski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Elokobi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bizantyjski can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elokobi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizantyjski's elbow.
Bizantyjski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bizantyjski is trying to break free.

Elokobi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elokobi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bizantyjski tries to avoid it but Elokobi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bizantyjski to the ground. Bizantyjski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George Elokobi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elokobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizantyjski manages to avoid it.
Elokobi takes a swing at Bizantyjski's ribcage but misses.
Elokobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizantyjski moves away.
George Elokobi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Elokobi tries to clinch there but Bizantyjski circles away.
Elokobi connects with a body shot.
Elokobi fails with an attempt to clinch.
George Elokobi seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elokobi darts in trying to clinch
and Bizantyjski counters with a nice uppercut.

Elokobi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Elokobi showed some decent athleticism there.
Bizantyjski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Belizariusz Bizantyjski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizantyjski punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Elokobi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elokobi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Elokobi!