PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Min Estroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellit Zion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Estroni
vs
Zion

175 cm
21
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Min Estroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellit Zion!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zion has his takedown stuffed

and Estroni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Estroni.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Estroni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Estroni forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Estroni.
Estroni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Estroni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zion's head.
Estroni seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Estroni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zion is in trouble now - Estroni has advanced to mount!
Estroni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estroni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Estroni thowing shots but they're missing.
Estroni sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estroni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Estroni scoring with strikes but Zion is staying in there.
Zion holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Estroni tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zion holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Estroni tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Estroni thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estroni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estroni misses with a head shot.
Zion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Estroni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Estroni misses with a head shot.
Estroni controlling from the full mount.
Estroni 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.
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!
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zion blocking the ground and pound.
Estroni content just to control the position here.
Estroni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Estroni looking to finish with strikes here!
Estroni controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zion tries to reverse the position but Estroni maintains control.
Estroni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Estroni scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Estroni controlling from mount.
Zion blocking the ground and pound.
Estroni content just to control the position here.
Estroni throws some wild stikes that Zion manages to avoid easily.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Estroni controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zion holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Estroni tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Estroni throwing strikes here but Zion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Estroni looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estroni throws some wild stikes that Zion manages to avoid easily.
Estroni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Estroni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zion because Estroni loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Estroni punching from mount but Zion doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Estroni unloads with some shots from mount but Zion bucks and avoids them well.
Estroni punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Min Estroni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Estroni circles away from the clinch attempt

and Estroni moves into the clinch.
Zion is trying to stall.
Estroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zion can do to turn this around?

Zion manages to break the clinch.
Zion throws a body punch but Estroni moves out of range.
Zion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estroni manages to avoid it.
Zion has his takedown stuffed

and Estroni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zion's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estroni throwing strikes from guard but Zion blocks nicely.
Estroni's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Estroni slips nicely into half guard.
Estroni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Estroni sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Estroni looking to finish with strikes here!
Min Estroni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estroni landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Estroni connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estroni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Estroni throws some wild stikes that Zion manages to avoid easily.
Estroni controlling his opponent.
Zion blocking the ground and pound.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Estroni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estroni working the ground and pound effectively.
Estroni throwing strikes here but Zion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zion avoids a series of strikes thrown by Estroni.
Estroni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Estroni thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Estroni looking to ground and pound but Zion is blocking nicely.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Estroni looking to finish with strikes here!
Estroni controlling the position easily from mount.
Estroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Estroni is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estroni looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estroni unloads with some shots from mount but Zion bucks and avoids them well.
Estroni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Estroni thowing shots but they're missing.
Estroni content just to control the position here.
Estroni throwing strikes here but Zion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Estroni thowing shots but they're missing.
Estroni misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Estroni there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Estroni controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Min Estroni dominated that second round.
That's time! Estroni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zion wants to clinch

and Estroni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zion won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Estroni crashes against the mat.
Zion is being controlled here.
Estroni working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Estroni scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zion to see if he's OK.
Estroni controls the position.
Estroni passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zion!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Estroni controlling from the full mount.
Estroni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Estroni throws some wild stikes that Zion manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estroni controlling the position easily from mount.
Estroni seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zion for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Estroni thowing shots but they're missing.
Estroni working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Estroni lands a couple of good shots and Zion has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estroni struggling to land strikes to the head as Zion covers up.
Min Estroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zion is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Zion tries to roll but Estroni sticks to his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Zion trying to control the hands but Estroni won't let him.
Estroni just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Min Estroni has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zion fails with the takedown

and Estroni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Estroni is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Min Estroni just wasn't active enough.
Zion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Estroni counters by clinching up.
Zion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Estroni lands a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estroni sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Min Estroni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zion tries to clinch but Estroni is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Min Estroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Estroni, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Min Estroni!