PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Elkins (ranked 2487 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Chu Ho Soon (ranked 140 p4p, 104 weight class). Ho Soon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carl Orff - O Fortuna. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Elkins
vs
Ho Soon

177 cm
29
141
4 - 8 - 0

175 cm
31
145
16 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a single shot there.
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Elkins swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Elkins misses with a jab to the body
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Elkins's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Elkins tries for a takedown but Ho Soon circles away easily
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon punishes Elkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Elkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Elkins avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Elkins avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Soon there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Elkins throws a big counter combination but Ho Soon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Elkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Elkins with a series of wild strikes but Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elkins connects with the punch.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon stuns Elkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon takes one to the chin there.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Elkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon defending well as Elkins loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Elkins slips under a jab from Ho Soon.

Ho Soon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Elkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ho Soon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Elkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elkins trying to keep a closed guard but Ho Soon is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Soon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ho Soon throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins trying to keep a closed guard but Ho Soon is proving a slippery customer.
Ho Soon stopping the sweep attempt from Elkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Elkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elkins scores with a jab.
Elkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Elkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elkins. Elkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Elkins with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Elkins.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Elkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Soon on the side of the head.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkins avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Elkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho Soon ducks right into an uppercut from Elkins.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Elkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
Elkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elkins with a jab.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
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!
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elkins lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Elkins throws a series of punches but Ho Soon moves out of range.
As Elkins backs off Ho Soon throws a huge counter combo but Elkins manages to avoid it all.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon lands a jab-cross combination.
Elkins misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elkins.
Elkins throws a right and a left that Ho Soon avoids nicely.
Elkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Elkins with a series of wild strikes but Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Elkins misses its target.
Elkins clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elkins doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Ho Soon.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Elkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elkins thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Elkins moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a takedown attempt - Ho Soon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Elkins takes one to the chin there.
Ho Soon connects with a nice looking jab.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
Elkins lands a head shot.
Elkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Elkins moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ho Soon, as that shot connected.
Elkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Soon on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Elkins.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Elkins misses with a wild combination.
Elkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Elkins lands a nice hook to Ho Soon's body. Ho Soon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins jabs at Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Elkins avoids nicely.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Elkins strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Elkins takes one on the button.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Elkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Elkins's belly button to the back.
Elkins looks to land a combination but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Elkins throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a right hand to the body.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elkins.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Elkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins lands a jab to the nose.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Elkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Elkins dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Elkins punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Elkins finds it's target.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Elkins avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Ho Soon.
Elkins misses the shot to the body.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Elkins tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon thuds his right hand into Elkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Elkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkins throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Soon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Elkins moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Elkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins staying out of range there.
Elkins misses with a straight right.
Elkins punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ho Soon duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins misses with a body shot
letting Ho Soon counter with a right hand.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Elkins misses with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Dylan Elkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkins avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
I've got Ho Soon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Our winner, Chu Ho Soon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.