PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werner Elliott (ranked 8294 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Sessegnon (ranked 5429 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Elliott
vs
Sessegnon

171 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Werner Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Sessegnon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sessegnon waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Elliott. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Elliott to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Werner Elliott has been cut.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Elliott holds on and takes a little breather.
Elliott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sessegnon manages to get himself to full guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Sessegnon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Elliott is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Elliott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Elliott throwing strikes from guard but Sessegnon blocks nicely.
Elliott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sessegnon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elliott is looking to work some ground and pound but Sessegnon has wrist control.
Elliott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elliott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sessegnon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elliott throws a big elbow that misses.
Elliott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sessegnon has momentary wrist control but Elliott slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elliott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Elliott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sessegnon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sessegnon cracks Elliott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elliott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Elliott looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Elliott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Elliott seems to be working for a kimura but Sessegnon defends the submission attempt.

Elliott has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sessegnon defend it? Elliott steps over the head and cranks it - Sessegnon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Elliott!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Werner Elliott!