PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenchi Fuchigami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elwood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Tenchi Fuchigami is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Elwood
vs
Fuchigami

180 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Elwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tenchi Fuchigami!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Elwood misses its intended target.
Elwood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Fuchigami has Elwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Elwood is looking to control Fuchigami's arms but Fuchigami gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elwood has his back to the cage.
Elwood has a couple of punches blocked by Fuchigami.
Elwood struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuchigami controls his hands.
Elwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elwood misses with a body punch.
Elwood has Fuchigami pressed against the cage, preventing Fuchigami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Fuchigami breaks the clinch.
Elwood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Elwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elwood moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elwood misses the jab.
Fuchigami ducks under a wild hook from Elwood.
Fuchigami moves away from the strike by Elwood.
Elwood misses with a straight right.
Fuchigami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuchigami scores with a sloppy right hand. Elwood should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchigami scores with a crisp jab that stopped Elwood in his tracks.
Fuchigami looks to throw the jab but Elwood is out of range.
Elwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuchigami moves away.
Fuchigami throws a big shot that misses.
Elwood throws a lazy right hand but Fuchigami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuchigami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Elwood.
Fuchigami connects with a crisp jab.
Fuchigami darts in trying to clinch
and Elwood counters with a straight right hand.
Fuchigami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elwood.
Elwood throws a hook but Fuchigami blocks it.
Elwood throws a head kick that misses.
Fuchigami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elwood.
Nice uppercut there from Fuchigami.
Fuchigami jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuchigami listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Elwood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Elwood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fuchigami takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuchigami has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fuchigami scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fuchigami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Elwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Elwood there.
Elwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fuchigami wants to clinch up but Elwood keeps it at a distance.
Fuchigami fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Fuchigami.
Elwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuchigami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fuchigami has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchigami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuchigami stuns Elwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elwood throws a shot from downtown. Fuchigami moves away and avoids it.
Fuchigami throws a jab but it's blocked by Elwood.
Elwood throws a big shot that misses.
Elwood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Fuchigami.
Elwood throws a hook but Fuchigami avoids it easily.
Elwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuchigami.
Elwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuchigami.
Elwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuchigami throws a poor cross that misses
and Elwood counters with a nice leg kick.
Fuchigami throws a right hand that misses
and Fuchigami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuchigami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elwood.
Elwood throws a big shot that misses.
Fuchigami swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elwood drops his hands momentarily and Fuchigami takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elwood catches Fuchigami with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Elwood misses.
Elwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuchigami counters with a straight right hand.
Fuchigami throws an off balance right hand
and Elwood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elwood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elwood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Elwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fuchigami looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fuchigami lands with a right hand.
Fuchigami slips under a jab.
A big right from Elwood misses.
Fuchigami moves away from the strike by Elwood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elwood looks for the body kick but Fuchigami saw that one coming.
Elwood misses with a hook
and Fuchigami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Elwood misses the target.
Fuchigami takes a jab right on the kisser.

Fuchigami is rocked!
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 Jake Elwood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Elwood loads up on a big right hand but Fuchigami slips the punch.
Fuchigami is still on wobbly legs! Can Elwood finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Elwood misses the target.
Elwood cracks a nice hook into Fuchigami's ribs.
Elwood throws a jab when Fuchigami was well out of range.
Elwood throws a lazy right hand but Fuchigami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elwood misses with a hook. Fuchigami ducked under it nicely.
Elwood lands with a right and another and another! Fuchigami is in big trouble! Elwood lands again and this time it's lights out for Fuchigami! A quality knockout there for Elwood.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Elwood!
A very excited looking Jake Elwood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.