PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sun God Ra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sun God Ra
vs
Elcock

189 cm
25
222 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sun God Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elcock takes a swing at Ra's ribcage but misses.
Elcock throws a series of punches but Ra avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Ra there.
Ra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elcock misses with a wild combination.
Elcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ra.
Ra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Elcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elcock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ra counters with a one-two to the body.
Ra throws a hook but Elcock avoids it easily.
Elcock lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra dips to his left and cracks Elcock with an uppercut!
Elcock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like The Sun God Ra has been cut.
Armando Elcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elcock lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elcock misses with a body shot.
Ra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elcock staying out of range there.
Ra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Elcock in his tracks.
Elcock throws a right and a left that Ra avoids nicely.
Elcock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Elcock. Those never looked like landing.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elcock.
Elcock misses with an uppercut. Ra saw that one coming.
Ra throws a jab when Elcock was well out of range.
Elcock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ra throws the left hand but Elcock avoids the punch easily.
Ra throws a hook but Elcock blocks it.
Elcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ra tries to move into range but Elcock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elcock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elcock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elcock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elcock.
Elcock blocks a jab.
Elcock misses with the combination.
Elcock misses with a double jab.
Elcock misses with the combination.
Elcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ra.
Ra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elcock.
Elcock throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock throws a right hand that Ra ducks under and follows up with a left that Ra also avoids with ease.
Elcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Ra.
A big left from Ra misses.
Ra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elcock counters with a nice uppercut.
Ra swinging wildly here.
Ra throws a shot from downtown. Elcock moves away and avoids it.
Ra lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
Ra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Elcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Sun God Ra'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.

A swing and a miss from Ra.
Ra throws a right and a left that Elcock avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Ra.
Elcock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Elcock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Ra misses.
Ra throws a shot from downtown. Elcock moves away and avoids it.
Ra works Elcock's body with a nice hook.
Elcock misses with a straight right.
Elcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armando Elcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elcock throws a series of punches but Ra moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock throws an overhand right that lands on Ra's shoulder, as Ra tries to avoid the shot.
Ra thuds a left hand into Elcock's body.
Elcock throws a hook but Ra blocks it.
Elcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Elcock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Elcock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Elcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ra manages to avoid it.
Elcock throws a series of punches but Ra avoids them all with ease.
Elcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Ra.
Ra tries to clinch but Elcock moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elcock dodges the punch combination from Ra.
Elcock looks to land a combination but Ra avoids it well.
Ra with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elcock tries to bum rush Ra with a series of wild strikes but Ra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ra looks to land a right hand but Elcock moved out of range.
A big right from Ra misses.
Armando Elcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ra throws a hook but Elcock blocks it.
Elcock throws a series of punches but Ra avoids them all with ease.
Elcock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock throws a shot from downtown. Ra moves away and avoids it.
Ra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elcock throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
Ra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ra was well out of range. Poor timing from Elcock.
Ra throws a hook but Elcock avoids it easily.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ra throws a big shot that misses.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elcock.
A punch combination from Elcock misses.
Elcock moves out of range as Ra strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ra has Elcock up against the cage in a clinch.
Elcock wants to get back to striking at distance but Ra won't allow it.

Elcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elcock misses with a two punch combination.
Elcock looks to land a combination but Ra avoids it well.
Ra looks to land a combination. Elcock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from Elcock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elcock connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elcock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Elcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ra manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Armando Elcock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on The Sun God Ra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Elcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elcock misses with a double jab
and Ra counters with a nice body shot.
Elcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock throws a series of strikes that have Ra backpedaling.
Elcock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ra tries to clinch but Elcock is having none of it.
Elcock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ra on the side of the head.
Ra looks to land a right hand but Elcock moved out of range.
Elcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elcock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock misses with a few strikes there.
Elcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Elcock misses with an uppercut.
Elcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Ra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ra misses with a two punch combination.
Elcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ra darts in and clinches Elcock up against the cage.
Ra keeps control of Elcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ra struggles to land a body shot inside as Elcock controls his hands.
Elcock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Sun God Ra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elcock blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!

Elcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elcock slips a straight right by Ra.
A jab lands there for Ra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elcock lands a really nice looking cross but Ra seems unphased.
A left and a right from Elcock both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Elcock. Those never looked like landing.
Elcock throws an overhand right that lands on Ra's shoulder, as Ra tries to avoid the shot.
Elcock misses the shot to the body.
Elcock misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Ra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armando Elcock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ra lands a jab to the nose.
Elcock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ra throws a right hand that Elcock ducks under and follows up with a left that Elcock also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock lands with a nice combination. Ra backs away looking to recover.
Elcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elcock misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elcock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ra throws a combination that misses
and Elcock counters with a series of strikes. Ra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Elcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Elcock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elcock misses with a wild combination.
Elcock thows a body shot but no joy.

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 The Sun God Ra.
I think Elcock 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Elcock!