PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins comes to the cage accompanied by Care Bear Countdown. Rothschild has chosen The Light as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
Rothschild

187 cm
36
198 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

188 cm
35
192 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

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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 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bancroft Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Elkins moves out of range as Rothschild throws a body kick.
Elkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Elkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothschild moves away.
Elkins checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Elkins moves out of range easily.
Elkins throws out a leg kick but Rothschild moves out of range and Elkins only half commits.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bancroft Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elkins.
Elkins fails with the takedown.
Elkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild moves out of range as Elkins throws a body kick.
Elkins throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rothschild works the jab nicely.
Elkins motions for Rothschild to come forward. Elkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild wants to clinch
and Elkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Elkins avoids it.
Rothschild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Dwight Elkins has been cut.

Rothschild gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Elkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elkins throws a front kick aimed at Rothschild's knee but Rothschild avoids it well.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Elkins.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Rothschild.
Elkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rothschild counters with a nice leg kick.
Elkins scores with a one two! Rothschild had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rothschild lands but Elkins takes it in his stride.
Elkins throws a low kick but Rothschild moves out of range easily.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a hook but Elkins blocks it.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Elkins moves away
and Elkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rothschild's knee momentarily.
Elkins wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild cracks the inside of Elkins's front leg.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elkins's calf.
Rothschild wants to clinch up but Elkins keeps it at a distance.
Rothschild thows a leg kick but Elkins checks it
and Elkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild 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.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Elkins shoots in.
Rothschild with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Elkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rothschild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Elkins fakes the leg kick and cracks Rothschild in the body.
Rothschild's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rothschild scrambles back to his feet.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Elkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins lands with a right hand.
A low kick from Elkins misses
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Elkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Elkins misses with a head kick.
Elkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild scores with a spinning back kick!
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Rothschild 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elkins lands a jab to the nose.
Elkins lands a front kick.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Elkins.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Elkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkins throws a right hand that Rothschild ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothschild also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Elkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rothschild connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elkins.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Elkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elkins connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Elkins's leg. Elkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the ribs.
Elkins tries to land a leg kick but Rothschild saw it coming and moves away.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Elkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rothschild to score with a decent uppercut.
Elkins tries to land a leg kick but Rothschild saw it coming and moves away.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rothschild closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins checks a leg kick.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elkins moves away.
Rothschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Elkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild is looking to clinch but Elkins is avoiding it.
Elkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Elkins moves out of range easily.
Elkins is looking to chop away at Rothschild's legs.
Rothschild lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rothschild is able to avoid easily.
Elkins checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Elkins tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild misses with a left hand
and Elkins counters with an inside leg kick.

Rothschild gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Elkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Elkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Elkins.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Rothschild throws a head kick but Elkins moves out of range.
Elkins moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elkins.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elkins's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Elkins.
Elkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
A right-left combo lands from Rothschild.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elkins's calf.
Rothschild lands with a good body shot.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Elkins avoids it.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elkins misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Rothschild tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild is looking to chop away at Elkins's legs.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Elkins moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Elkins ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
and Elkins counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Elkins.
Elkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Elkins.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Elkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Elkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rothschild displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
Elkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Elkins throws a solid leg kick but Rothschild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elkins.
A clash of legs there as Elkins blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Elkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rothschild pinned against the cage. Rothschild gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch but Elkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elkins checks a low kick from Rothschild.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dwight Elkins.
I think Elkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dwight Elkins!
Dwight Elkins very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.