PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Eliott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eliott
vs
De Leeuw

185 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

181 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando De Leeuw !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eliott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Eliott is looking for a kimura but De Leeuw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eliott to get the leverage.

Eliott looking for a submission but De Leeuw manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

De Leeuw manages to escape and get back to his feet.
De Leeuw cracks Eliott with a good jab.
Eliott doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eliott fails with the takedown
and De Leeuw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eliott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw thumps Eliott with a low kick.
Eliott 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.
De Leeuw keeps the fight on the outside.
De Leeuw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eliott misses with a takedown attempt

and De Leeuw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Eliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eliott avoids the elbow strike from De Leeuw , against the cage.
De Leeuw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from De Leeuw .

De Leeuw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Leeuw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eliott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Leeuw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eliott.
Eliott tries to clinch but De Leeuw moves out of range.
Eliott dives in and grabs De Leeuw 's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Leeuw pushes down on Eliott's head and hops out.
Eliott dives in for a single leg takedown but De Leeuw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

De Leeuw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Leeuw counters with a left to the body.
Eliott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eliott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Leeuw swivels and escapes.
Eliott is breathing heavily.
De Leeuw connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Leeuw . That's going to slow Eliott down.
Nando De Leeuw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Leeuw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - De Leeuw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Leeuw scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Leeuw .
Eliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Leeuw but De Leeuw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Leeuw !
De Leeuw tests Eliott's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Leeuw .
Nice uppercut there from De Leeuw .
Eliott fails with the takedown.
Eliott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Leeuw pinned against the cage. De Leeuw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Leeuw tests Eliott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Leeuw lunges at Eliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eliott's hand.
De Leeuw cracks the inside of Eliott's front leg.
De Leeuw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eliott tries for a takedown but De Leeuw circles away easily
letting De Leeuw counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Eliott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Leeuw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and De Leeuw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eliott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Leeuw defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leeuw can pounce on him.
Danga de danga de dang - De Leeuw scores with a four punch combination!
Eliott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Leeuw lands a head kick. Eliott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Leeuw scores with a jab.
De Leeuw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Leeuw wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nando De Leeuw dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Leeuw throws out a powerful jab.
De Leeuw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Leeuw feints and then cracks Eliott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eliott down.
A shot to the liver by De Leeuw . Beautiful body shot.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eliott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw stuffs the takedown attempt from Eliott. Eliott gets slowly back to his feet.
De Leeuw scores with a one two! Eliott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Leeuw stuns Eliott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eliott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Leeuw defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by De Leeuw .
Jon Eliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eliott closes the distance but De Leeuw moves to the side
and De Leeuw counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw lands with an uppercut that bounces Eliott off the cage and back into range.
Eliott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Eliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by De Leeuw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Leeuw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Leeuw wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Leeuw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eliott tries for a takedown but De Leeuw circles away easily

and De Leeuw counters by clinching up.
De Leeuw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eliott backwards.
Eliott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Leeuw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Leeuw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eliott's defenses.
De Leeuw tries a body shot but Eliott blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Leeuw 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Leeuw lands a head shot.
De Leeuw catches Eliott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Leeuw but De Leeuw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eliott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Leeuw lands a leg kick that knocks Eliott off balance momentarily.
Eliott takes one to the chin there.
De Leeuw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Leeuw scores with a leg kick.
De Leeuw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nando De Leeuw seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Eliott looking to score a takedown here. De Leeuw is defending well but Eliott drives through and ends up in De Leeuw 's guard.
Eliott trying to control but De Leeuw is working from the bottom.
De Leeuw keeping full guard, as Eliott tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott prevents De Leeuw from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Leeuw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Eliott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Leeuw keeping moving, preventing Eliott from controlling successfully.
Eliott looking to pass the guard.

De Leeuw uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw throws a shot to the body.
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Leeuw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eliott.
Eliott darts in looking for a takedown but De Leeuw gets double underhooks and turns Eliott into the cage.
De Leeuw misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Leeuw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jon Eliott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leeuw with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nando De Leeuw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Eliott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Leeuw counters with a nice uppercut.
De Leeuw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eliott's sensitive parts.
De Leeuw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eliott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eliott shoots for a takedown but De Leeuw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Leeuw jabs at Eliott's body.
De Leeuw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eliott misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from De Leeuw tenderised Eliott's leg. Eliott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eliott fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Eliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Leeuw clobbers Eliott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eliott ducks right into an uppercut from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw lunges at Eliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eliott's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eliott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Leeuw . De Leeuw obviously looking to wear him down.
De Leeuw throws out a powerful jab.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Leeuw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eliott. Eliott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eliott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Leeuw but De Leeuw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Leeuw cracks Eliott with an open hand slap.
Eliott takes one to the side of the head.
Eliott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Leeuw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eliott.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Leeuw .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eliott.
De Leeuw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leeuw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eliott has a takedown stuffed.
Eliott shoots and misses
and De Leeuw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
De Leeuw scores with a nice head shot.
De Leeuw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eliott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leeuw can pounce on him.
De Leeuw scores with a nice strike.
De Leeuw fakes the leg kick and cracks Eliott in the body.
De Leeuw thumps Eliott with a low kick.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt.
De Leeuw with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott fails with the takedown
enabling De Leeuw to counter with a crisp jab.
De Leeuw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliott.
Nando De Leeuw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Leeuw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and De Leeuw counters with an inside leg kick.
Eliott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Leeuw 's waist but De Leeuw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eliott off to one side.
De Leeuw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eliott shoots and misses
and De Leeuw counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Leeuw goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Leeuw as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eliott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Leeuw avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, jab by De Leeuw - just one landing.
De Leeuw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Leeuw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eliott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Leeuw is fending him off so far but Eliott persists. Nope, De Leeuw circles away and we're back to standing.
De Leeuw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eliott's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leeuw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Leeuw .
Jon Eliott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Leeuw throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Leeuw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nando De Leeuw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Leeuw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando De Leeuw !
Nando De Leeuw really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kemists ↑ 5x160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.