PBP Commentary

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

McElroy
vs
SeFuder

175 cm
27
151 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

King of Clothes

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Griffin McElroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vai SeFuder!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SeFuder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

SeFuder gets tackled into the cage by McElroy. McElroy maintains the clinch.
SeFuder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
SeFuder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
SeFuder lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McElroy.
SeFuder works on McElroy's body with a couple of short punches.
SeFuder lands a shot to the body.
SeFuder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by SeFuder.
McElroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for SeFuder.
A bit of stalling here from McElroy.
SeFuder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McElroy backwards.
SeFuder is leaning against McElroy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SeFuder presses McElroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McElroy is breathing heavily.
SeFuder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from SeFuder on the inside.
SeFuder lands a hook that snaps the head of McElroy backwards.

McElroy is rocked!
SeFuder manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh McElroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by SeFuder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SeFuder lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from SeFuder.
SeFuder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
SeFuder avoids the elbow strike from McElroy, against the cage.
SeFuder is stalling here.
SeFuder pushes McElroy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
SeFuder gets through McElroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

SeFuder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
SeFuder digs a good body shot into McElroy's ribs.

SeFuder rushes McElroy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
SeFuder taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that McElroy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
SeFuder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

SeFuder jumps into guard, dragging McElroy to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

SeFuder is looking to cinch up a triangle. McElroy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to SeFuder's body to avoid the submission. SeFuder has instead reached around McElroy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! SeFuder arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vai SeFuder!
A relieved looking Vai SeFuder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.