PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexton's entrance music is I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred. A fine choice. Eliasson has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sexton
vs
Eliasson

188 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton throws a hook but Eliasson blocks it.
Sexton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sexton shoots in looking for a takedown. Eliasson tries to sprawl out of it but Sexton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eliasson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seth Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sexton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sexton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eliasson in his tracks.
Eliasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sexton.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eliasson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson keeps the fight on the outside.

Sexton moves into the clinch.
Eliasson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sexton controls his hands.
Sexton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sexton tries a body shot but Eliasson blocks it.
Sexton blocking some punches.
Sexton swings wildly with an uppercut but Eliasson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson stalling.
Eliasson has Sexton pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Eliasson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Eliasson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sexton.

Eliasson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sexton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eliasson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sexton.

Sexton instigates a clinch.
Sexton jumps guard but Eliasson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sexton misses with a punch on the inside.

Eliasson breaks the clinch.

Sexton rushes Eliasson and presses him up against the cage.
Eliasson has a couple of punches blocked by Sexton.
Eliasson misses with a punch on the inside.

Sexton pulls guard successfully.
Eliasson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sexton wants to hit a switch here but Eliasson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sexton there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson thowing shots but they're missing.
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!
Sexton can't escape the position.
Sexton wants to control but Eliasson is having none of it.
Sexton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eliasson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sexton regains half guard.
Sexton wants to improve his position but Eliasson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Sexton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eliasson defends it easily.

Sexton is looking for a triangle but Eliasson pushes his legs off easily.
Sexton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sexton is on top in guard.

Sexton throws a big right hand that misses.
Sexton passes Eliasson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sexton is looking for a kimura here.
Sexton prevents Eliasson from improving his position.

Sexton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sexton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Eliasson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sexton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Sexton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eliasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Eliasson throws out a counter right but Sexton avoids it with no problem.
Sexton lands a nice looking body shot.
Eliasson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sexton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sexton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eliasson's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sexton lands with a nice body punch.
Sexton misses with a straight right.
Sexton tries a head kick but it misses.
Eliasson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Eliasson as Sexton shoots in.
Eliasson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sexton.
Eliasson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Sexton misses.
Sexton closes the distance and clinches up with Eliasson, looking for a takedown. Sexton pushes Eliasson against the cage but Eliasson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Eliasson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eliasson lands a slapping body shot.
Sexton tries to clinch up.

Sexton clinches up with Eliasson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sexton lands a left hand.
Sexton blocks a body shot from Eliasson.
Eliasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sexton tries to pull guard but Eliasson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eliasson to keep the fight standing.
Eliasson tries to throw a body punch but Sexton avoids it by throwing Eliasson back against the cage.
Eliasson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Eliasson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sexton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eliasson's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sexton moves to clinch but Eliasson breaks away
and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sexton lands a lovely overhand right.
Eliasson blocks a jab.
Sexton throws a sloppy body shot
and Eliasson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sexton jabs at Eliasson's body.
Sexton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sexton misses with a head kick.
Eliasson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sexton's hands.

It looks like Seth Sexton has been cut.
Eliasson cracks Sexton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eliasson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sexton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Eliasson blocking some punches.
Eliasson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Eliasson breaks the clinch.
Sexton lands with an uppercut that bounces Eliasson off the cage and back into range.
Sexton swings for the body but Eliasson moves out of range.
Eliasson scores with a nice strike.
Sexton cracks Eliasson with an open hand slap.
Sexton wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sexton.
Eliasson connects with a crisp jab.
Sexton throws a sloppy body shot
and Eliasson counters with a right hand to the body.
Sexton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eliasson. Sexton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sexton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Eliasson.
Eliasson ducks under a wild hook from Sexton.
Eliasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch but Eliasson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eliasson! But no joy.
A slow jab from Eliasson misses its intended target.
Sexton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eliasson misses with a looping right.
Eliasson walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sexton.
Sexton lunges at Eliasson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eliasson's hand.
Sexton lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Sexton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Sexton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sexton misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eliasson! But no joy.
Sexton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eliasson avoids the body shot from Sexton.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eliasson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eliasson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sexton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eliasson works the jab nicely.
Sexton thuds a left hand into Eliasson's body.
Eliasson blocks a head kick by Sexton.
A big left from Eliasson misses.
Eliasson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sexton manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton goes for a double leg but Eliasson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eliasson continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eliasson! But no joy.
Sexton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eliasson counters with a straight right hand.

Sexton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sexton is working away from the top position though.

Sexton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eliasson has managed to free his arm - good work.

Sexton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eliasson is holding on to half guard well.
Seth Sexton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sexton is pressing down on Eliasson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eliasson is holding on for now.
Sexton is working hard here to advance position.
Eliasson is not content to let Sexton control the position.
Eliasson won't allow Sexton to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sexton is working for a submission of some sort.

Sexton seems to be working for a kimura but Eliasson defends the submission attempt.
Seth Sexton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sexton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eliasson sees it coming and defends easily.
Sexton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Erland Eliasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eliasson ducks under a wild hook from Sexton.
A little jabbing left from Eliasson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eliasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton throws a hook to the side of Eliasson's head but Eliasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Eliasson.

Sexton has managed to clinch.
Eliasson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sexton.
Eliasson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sexton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eliasson can do to turn this around?
Eliasson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eliasson controlling the action here for a moment.
Eliasson lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Sexton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sexton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Sexton!