PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between sparka man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elo has chosen Helsinki City Boy as his entrance music. Tero Elo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with sparka man's chin.

man
vs
Elo

180 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Battle Bars Inc.

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sparka man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tero Elo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man lands a right hook to the body.
Elo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract man.
Elo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elo throws out a loose jab but man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elo throws a looping overhand right but man ducks down to avoid it.

man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Elo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Elo lands a shot to the body.
man tries to pull guard but Elo won't allow it.
man goes for a takedown attempt but Elo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
man is looking to clinch but Elo is avoiding it.
Elo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elo throws a leg kick
and man counters with a stiff right hand.
Elo throws a shot from downtown. man moves away and avoids it.
Elo throws a leg kick

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sparka man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
man blocking some punches.

man manages to break the clinch.
Elo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and man counters by clinching up.
man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tero Elo has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elo.
Nice elbow from man.
man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Elo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Elo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
man slips under a jab from Elo.
Elo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Elo looks gassed!

man gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
man lands an elbow that stopped Elo in his tracks for a moment.

Elo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
man moves away from the strike by Elo.
man slips a straight right by Elo.

man moves into the clinch.
man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elo.
Elo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but man has him pressed against the cage.
man could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

man wants the takedown. Elo is fighting it off but man persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Elo's guard against the cage.
man trying to stand up but can't free himself from Elo's guard.
man won't allow Elo to sweep him here.
man trying to control the position from guard on top but Elo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Elo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elo on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo has a closed guard, preventing man from standing up.
man trying to control but Elo is working from the bottom.
man won't allow Elo to sweep him here.
Elo keeping moving, preventing man from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick from man lands but Elo takes it in his stride.
Elo throws a jab but it's blocked by man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Elo throws a left and a right that both miss
and man counters with a nice uppercut.
Elo misses with a hook. man ducked under it nicely.

man forces Elo back against the cage and clinches.
man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Elo misses with a hook. man ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Elo misses.

man takes the fight into the clinch.
Elo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Elo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
man missing with knees to the body.
Elo looking for a takedown.
man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elo lands a hook that snaps the head of man backwards.
Nice elbow from man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sparka man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Elo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Elo throws out a leg kick but man moves out of range and Elo only half commits.
Elo loads up on a big right hand but man slips the punch.
Elo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elo misses with a combination

and man moves into the clinch.
Elo lands a nice knee to the body.
man is working for takedown but Elo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elo tries to break the clinch but man is controlling the position.
Elo avoids a wild elbow strike from man.
Elo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Elo as man tries to tie him up.
Elo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
man is trying to maintain a safe position but Elo gets an underhook and turns man into the cage.
man throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elo.
Elo unloads a knee to the mid-section. man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Elo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Elo misses

and man counters by clinching up.
man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sparka man. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
Elo lands a right hand.
man keeps control of Elo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elo gets through man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Elo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elo throws an overhand right that lands on man's shoulder, as man tries to avoid the shot.

man moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Elo.
Elo managing to block the knees to the body from man.
Elo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
man takes an elbow to the temple.
Elo crunches a lovely knee into man's ribcage.
man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elo gets underhooks to prevent man's takedown attempt.

Elo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Elo lands strikes from half guard.
man is staying active underneath Elo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Elo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo moves into full mount! man won't be happy about that!
Elo takes man's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, man is in trouble.

Elo looking for the RNC.

Elo working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man trying to control the position but Elo manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elo scores with punches and elbows.
Elo is looking to control man but man is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Elo scores with strikes from the back.

man defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo punches the canvas rather than the man.

man is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Elo working for a choke but man is defending well.
Elo tries to keep control of the position but man is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Elo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tero Elo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Elo misses with a series of wild punches.
Elo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but man moves away.
Elo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
sparka man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

man gets a clinch.

man pulls Elo into guard.
man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elo is one step ahead there.
Elo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but man manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Elo trying to keep a closed guard but man is proving a slippery customer.
Elo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man is looking to stand up but Elo won't let him.
man looking to pass the guard.
Elo looking to hit a scissor sweep but man is one step ahead there.
man trying to control the position from guard on top but Elo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
man wants to clinch up but Elo keeps it at a distance.
man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
man wants to clinch.
man moves away from the strike by Elo.
Elo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elo misses with a hook. man ducked under it nicely.
Tero Elo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elo throws a body punch but man moves out of range.
man lands a nice hook to Elo's body. Elo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elo's hands.

man pushes Elo up against the cage in a clinch.

man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Elo uses from the top position.
Elo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
man wants to get back to his feet but Elo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Elo won't allow man to sweep him here.
Elo landing with the ground and pound.
Elo prevents man from getting back to his feet.
man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in man's guard.
Elo looking to sit in guard and control but man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Elo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
man has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Elo is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elo working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
sparka man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for sparka man!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for sparka man!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for sparka man!

sparka man wins by unanimous decision!