PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erland Eliasson (ranked 926 p4p, 145 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 1101 p4p, 170 weight class). Eliasson comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. Asztalos has chosen Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Asztalos enters the cage!

Eliasson
vs
Asztalos

190 cm
34
205 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

188 cm
38
213 lbs
32 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Groove Gear

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos sizes up Eliasson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asztalos throws an off balance right hand
and Asztalos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asztalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asztalos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asztalos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asztalos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asztalos. Eliasson shrugs it off though.
Eliasson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alex Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asztalos throws a lazy uppercut
and Eliasson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asztalos scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asztalos takes a swing at Eliasson's ribcage but misses.
Asztalos misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asztalos.

Asztalos instigates a clinch.
Eliasson looking to slow down the pace here.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Eliasson breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Asztalos misses
and Eliasson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asztalos with a hook.
Asztalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Eliasson.
Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asztalos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Eliasson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asztalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eliasson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asztalos misses with a straight right.
Eliasson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Asztalos throws a leg kick which misses Eliasson's front leg but catches the back leg as Eliasson tries to avoid it.
Asztalos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Asztalos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eliasson.
Asztalos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasson doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Eliasson misses.
Asztalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eliassons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eliasson blocks a leg kick.
Asztalos scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asztalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eliasson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sin City Allstars Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Eliasson moves out of range.
Eliasson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asztalos misses with a leg kick
and Eliasson counters with a straight right hand.
Asztalos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eliasson is looking for a counter combo.
Asztalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eliasson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eliasson takes one to the side of the head.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Eliasson and Asztalos goes tumbling to the canvas! Eliasson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Asztalos is rocked!
Eliasson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Asztalos is still in real trouble! Can Eliasson finish him?
Eliasson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Asztalos covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erland Eliasson!
Erland Eliasson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Alex Asztalos had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.