PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Canela Elbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reese's choice of entrance music: Person of Interest OST - Knock Knock . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Elbow
vs
Reese

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Canela Elbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Reese!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Reese.
Reese misses the jab.
Elbow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Elbow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reese will feel that in the morning.
Reese tries to clinch but Elbow moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reese swinging wildly here.
Elbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Reese misses.
Elbow scores with a leg kick.
Reese catches Elbow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reese wants to clinch up but Elbow keeps it at a distance.
Elbow is looking to slow Reese down with leg kicks.
Elbow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reese throws out the jab.
Reese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elbow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elbow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reese.
Elbow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reese.
Elbow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elbow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reese throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Elbow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elbow moves in looking to clinch but Reese pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Elbow slips a jab from Reese.
A solid leg kick lands there for Elbow.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Elbow - the referee stops the clock and Reese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Elbow. Reese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reese misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbow lands with a slapping head kick.

Reese gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elbow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reese blocks an elbow strike from Elbow.
Elbow misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Elbow.
Reese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elbows head.
Elbow pushes off an throws an elbow but Reese leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Elbow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elbow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reese is keeping busy.
Reese avoids a wild elbow strike from Elbow.
Elbow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reese is defending well for now.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reese can't find room to land a body shot as Elbow controls the action.
Reese wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbow won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elbow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elbow throws an elbow that misses.
Elbow lands a nice elbow.
Reese working hard to break the clinch.
Reese avoiding damage as Elbow throws knees to the body.
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reese blocks an elbow strike from Elbow.
Elbow is pushing Reese up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Elbow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reese tries to circle away but Elbow has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elbow throws an elbow but misses.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elbow lands an elbow inside.
Elbow crunches a lovely knee into Reese's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese avoiding damage as Elbow throws knees to the body.
Elbow misses with an elbow over the top.
Elbow prevents Reese from breaking the clinch.
Elbow throws an elbow but it misses.
Reese has had enough of the clinch but Elbow keeps him there for the moment.
Elbow misses with a knee strike.
Elbow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reese lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Elbow looking to slow down the pace here.
Reese is trying to break free.
Reese tries to circle away but Elbow has him pinned against the cage.
Elbow trying to control the position but instead, Reese has worked for underhooks and has pushed Elbow into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reese lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elbow is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Canela Elbow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick from Elbow lands but Reese takes it in his stride.
Reese throws out a loose jab but Elbow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elbow dodges the punch combination from Reese.
Elbow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reese tries to clinch but Elbow moves out of range.
Reese 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.
Elbow ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
John Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reese's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Reese clinches with his opponent.
Reese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elbow has him pressed against the cage.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elbow has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Canela Elbow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reese avoids the elbow strike from Elbow, against the cage.
Reese blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elbow throws an elbow but misses.
Reese blocking some punches.
Reese is trying to push Elbow away but Elbow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elbow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elbow is trying to maintain a safe position but Reese gets an underhook and turns Elbow into the cage.
Elbow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elbow throws an elbow but it misses.
Elbow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Elbow has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reese blocks the elbow strike.
Reese dodges an elbow strike from Elbow.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elbow misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbow landing knees to the body.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reese tries to break the clinch but Elbow is controlling the position.
Elbow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reese.
Elbow lands an elbow inside that Reese shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elbow misses with a knee to the head.
Reese is looking to break free of the clinch but Elbow has double underhooks.
Elbow has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reese blocking some punches.
Elbow crunches a lovely knee into Reese's ribcage.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Elbow has him pressed against the cage.
Reese avoids a wild elbow strike from Elbow.
Elbow with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elbow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reese's brow.
Elbow has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reese working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese lands a nice uppercut.
Reese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elbow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reese is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Elbow lands a damaging elbow.
Elbow misses with some punches.
Reese wants to break free but Elbow has control.
Reese lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reese is trying to push Elbow away but Elbow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Elbow is controlling him.
Reese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elbow taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elbow prevents Reese from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reese.
A frustrated look appears on Reese's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elbow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elbow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reese.
Elbow wants to stall.
Elbow has Reese pushed against the cage.
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reese is working Elbow over against the cage.
Elbow looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elbow trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elbow is looking to control Reese's arms but Reese gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elbow has his back to the cage.
Elbow lands an elbow that stopped Reese in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Canela Elbow will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Elbow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Reese seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elbow pushes Reese away with a front kick.
John Reese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elbow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elbow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese tries to clinch up but Elbow circles away and keeps his distance.
Reese throws a series of punches but Elbow avoids them all with ease.
Reese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Reese darts in and clinches Elbow up against the cage.
Reese takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reese avoids the elbow strike from Elbow, against the cage.
Reese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elbow obliges.
A short right from Reese.
Elbow lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Elbow fails to land.
Reese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Elbow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elbow working Reese over with knees to the body.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reese avoids a wild elbow strike from Elbow.
Reese blocks the elbow strike.
Reese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elbow backwards.
Elbow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reese is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elbow.
Elbow misses with some punches.
Elbow scores a nice knee to the body.
Reese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reese wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbow won't allow it.
Elbow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reese avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reese tries to break free but Elbow pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elbow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elbow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reese's efforts to push away.
Elbow throws an elbow that misses.
Elbow lands a nice elbow.
Reese blocks an elbow strike from Elbow.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reese blocks an elbow strike from Elbow.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Elbow is controlling him.
Elbow trying to land knees to the body.
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Elbow.
Elbow throws an elbow but it misses.
Reese lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elbow throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese lands a body shot.
Reese throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reese.
Reese avoids a wild elbow strike from Elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elbow.
Elbow lands an elbow inside that Reese shrugs off.
Reese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reese working hard to break the clinch.
Elbow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Elbow looking to stall.
Reese is trying to force a seperation but Elbow has the dominant position.
Canela Elbow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reese is trying to push Elbow away but Elbow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese is trying to break free.
Reese can't break the clinch.
Reese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elbow's elbow.
Elbow lands an elbow that stopped Reese in his tracks for a moment.
Elbow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elbow connects with a knee to the head.
Reese is trying to force a seperation but Elbow has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reese can't break the clinch.
John Reese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reese is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canela Elbow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elbow, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Reese!