PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin McElroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Aki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Purple Aki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McElroy
vs
Aki

180 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin McElroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Purple Aki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McElroy tries to keep at a distance but Aki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aki pushes McElroy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Justin McElroy has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Aki as the two fighters clinch.
Aki scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McElroy.
McElroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aki swings wildly with an uppercut but McElroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aki misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McElroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aki lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Aki.
McElroy gets through Aki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki has McElroy pushed against the cage.
Aki misses with the head strike.
Aki has a couple of punches blocked by McElroy.

McElroy breaks the clinch.
Aki punishes McElroy's body with a nice straight punch.
McElroy throws out a loose jab but Aki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aki missing with a left hand there. McElroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McElroy throwing a counter right hand but Aki manages to avoid it.
Justin McElroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McElroy looks to throw the jab but Aki is out of range.
McElroy misses with a double jab
and Aki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McElroy thinking.
McElroy misses with a double jab.
Aki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aki throws a right and a left that McElroy avoids nicely.
McElroy lands a jab-cross combination.
McElroy is breathing heavily.
McElroy misses with a combination
and Aki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McElroy needs to keep his hands up - Aki had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McElroy misses with a lunging right hand

and Aki moves into the clinch.
McElroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aki.
Aki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aki fails to land.
Aki prevents McElroy from breaking the clinch.
Aki misses with some punches.
Aki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aki has a couple of punches blocked by McElroy.
Aki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McElroy's elbow.
Aki lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McElroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Aki.
McElroy blocks an uppercut.
Aki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McElroy or not.
McElroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McElroy letting Aki take a breather here.
Aki throws a punch but it's blocked by McElroy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aki misses with a short punch on the inside.
McElroy prevents a body shot from Aki.
Aki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McElroy backwards.

McElroy is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki lands a shoulder strike.
Oh McElroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aki lands a big right hand that drops McElroy! The killer instinct kicks in and Aki finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Aki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Purple Aki!