PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eloy Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron Khalifa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bullock
vs
Khalifa

187 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

163 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eloy Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cameron Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa lands a nice shot that snaps Bullock's head back.
Khalifa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Bullock has managed to clinch.

Bullock jumps guard and drags Khalifa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bullock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalifa's guard.

Bullock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bullock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bullock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khalifa's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullock prevents Khalifa from getting back to his feet.
Bullock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khalifa wants to stand and escape but Bullock is having none of it.
Khalifa can't keep his opponent in guard - Bullock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bullock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa pushes Bullock off looking to stand but Bullock dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Bullock seems content to control.
Bullock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bullock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Khalifa for as long as he can get away with.
Bullock 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 ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khalifa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bullock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bullock.

Bullock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa lands an overhand right.
Cameron Khalifa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bullock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khalifa sprawls and moves away.

Bullock moves into the clinch successfully.
Khalifa misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bullock breaks from the clinch.

Khalifa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bullock blocks an uppercut.
Bullock is trying to pull guard but Khalifa has him pressed against the cage.

Bullock successfully pulls guard.
Bullock pulls Khalifa in close to his closed guard and prevents Khalifa from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bullock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khalifa wants to stand but Bullock is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khalifa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bullock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bullock stops Khalifa from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bullock continues to stall.
Bullock prevents Khalifa from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bullock controlling the action here.
More hug and hope from Bullock.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bullock.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullock lands a nice short elbow.
Bullock moves into full mount! Khalifa won't be happy about that!
Bullock controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bullock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bullock controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eloy Bullock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khalifa misses with a left hand

and Bullock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bullock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Khalifa pushes Bullock off looking to stand but Bullock dives back in and keeps control.
Bullock is taking a breather. Khalifa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa tries to kick Bullock off but Bullock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khalifa is breathing heavily.
Bullock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bullock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock continues to hold on tight.
Bullock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bullock lands strikes from half guard.
Khalifa wants to get back to his feet.
Bullock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bullock tries to clinch up.
Bullock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khalifa sprawls well. Khalifa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bullock gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalifa throws a counter combo.

Khalifa darts in and clinches Bullock up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock is trying to break the clinch but Khalifa has him pressed against the cage.

Bullock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bullock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khalifa.

Bullock instigates a clinch.

Bullock breaks the clinch.
Khalifa falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bullock counters by moving into the clinch.

Bullock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khalifa uses from the top position.
Bullock is adopting a defensive guard.
Bullock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khalifa manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullock forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Khalifa tries to kick Bullock off but Bullock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bullock slows the pace down in half guard.
Bullock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalifa can do to turn this around?
Bullock stops Khalifa from getting back to his feet.
Bullock is taking a breather. Khalifa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bullock stops Khalifa from getting back to his feet.

Bullock decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bullock fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Khalifa drives through and clinches with Bullock against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bullock pulls Khalifa into guard.
Bullock has control of Khalifa's left arm, preventing Khalifa from doing any damage.

Bullock manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bullock breaks the clinch.
Cameron Khalifa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bullock pushes Khalifa up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalifa throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eloy Bullock dominated that second round.
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!

Bullock throws a nice looking combination but Khalifa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Khalifa closes the distance and clinches.
Khalifa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullock uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bullock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalifa misses with the combination.
Bullock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khalifa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Bullock moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bullock pulls guard effortlessly.
Bullock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khalifa manages to get himself to full guard.

Bullock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khalifa's head.
Bullock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khalifa's head.
Khalifa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock controlling from the top position.
Bullock working some strikes from top position.
Bullock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khalifa wants to stand but Bullock is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bullock misses with a double jab.

Bullock clinches up against the cage.

Bullock breaks the clinch.
Bullock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalifa.
Khalifa throws a combination that misses

and Bullock counters with a takedown into side control.

Bullock stands up and beckons Khalifa to his feet.

Bullock clinches up against the cage.

Bullock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bullock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bullock pulls Khalifa in to control the position.
Khalifa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bullock is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bullock kicks Khalifa off and gets to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khalifa misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bullock pulls guard effortlessly.
Khalifa wants to stand and escape but instead Bullock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Bullock content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock lands a couple of elbows.
Bullock slips nicely into half guard.
Eloy Bullock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bullock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Khalifa wants to get back to his feet.
Bullock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cameron Khalifa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eloy Bullock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Khalifa looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eloy Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bullock, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eloy Bullock!