PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Clark (ranked 5427 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Dylan Elkins (ranked 127 p4p, 86 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Clark
vs
Elkins

183 cm
30
177
12 - 9 - 0

177 cm
29
141
4 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clark slips a jab from Elkins.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elkins lands with a right hand.
Elkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Clark takes one to the side of the head.
Clark shoots in and drives through. Elkins sprawls well.
Elkins throws a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Clark has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Elkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clark to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Elkins is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Clark presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Clark drags the fight down to the ground.

Clark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elkins controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.

Clark looking for a guillotine here but Elkins defends easily.

Clark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elkins landing with the ground and pound.

Clark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Elkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clark's head.
Elkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
Elkins landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Elkins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Elkins is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Elkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clark tries to improve position but can't.
Elkins lands a few punches from side control.

Elkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clark has escaped the position, nice work there.
Elkins tries to move into full mount but can't pass Clark's legs.
Clark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins tries to advance to mount but Clark denies him.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Elkins working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Clark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Elkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clark defends it well.
Clark wants to improve his position but Elkins is controlling well.

Elkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Elkins wants to take a breather but Clark is having none of it.

Clark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elkins content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elkins pulls his head out easily.
Clark manages to get to full guard.
Clark has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.

Clark is looking for a triangle but Elkins pushes his legs off easily.
Elkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Clark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elkins defends well.
Elkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clark wants to sweep here but Elkins controlling him for the moment.
Elkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Elkins dominated that round.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Clark closes the distance and clinches up with Elkins, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes Elkins against the cage but Elkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Clark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Elkins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Clark is in Elkins's guard.

Elkins manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Elkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clark just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elkins.

Clark ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clark can't keep his opponent in guard - Elkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Elkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark is refusing to be controlled, as Elkins sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elkins lands a nice short elbow.

Clark actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elkins lands a nice short elbow.

Clark looking for submissions off his back.
Elkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Dylan Elkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clark wants to improve his position but Elkins is controlling well.
Clark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Elkins connects with a nice short shot to Clark's temple.

Clark looking for submissions off his back.
Elkins is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Clark looking for submissions off his back.

Elkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Elkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Clark moves into full guard.
Elkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Clark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Elkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Clark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Elkins advances position into side control!
Elkins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Elkins trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
Elkins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Clark will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Elkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Elkins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Clark haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Clark!
Elkins lands with some strikes.

Elkins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Clark to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Clark shrugs it off.
Clark is desperately trying to improve his position but Elkins has a good base and remains in mount.
Elkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Elkins prevents Clark from getting the reversal.
Elkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clark manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Clark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clark is looking for a sweep. Elkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Clark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Elkins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clark is defending against the submission attempts here by Elkins.

Elkins seems to be working for a kimura but Clark defends the submission attempt.
Clark is not content to let Elkins control the position.
Clark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clark.

Elkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Elkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Elkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elkins is working Clark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elkins connects with a couple of short punches.

Clark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Elkins lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Elkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Clark misses with a takedown attempt - Elkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elkins scores with a nice right hand.
Wesley Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elkins takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elkins swivels and escapes.

Clark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Elkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elkins seems keen to control Clark's posture.
Elkins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Elkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clark's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Clark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Elkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Clark throws his legs up looking for a submission but Elkins uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is trying to get back to half guard.
Elkins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Clark takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Elkins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Elkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Elkins is putting a hurting on Clark here, landing some big shots from side control.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
Elkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Elkins is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Elkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clark is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Elkins landing a few strikes.
Elkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clark looks to move to half guard but instead Elkins has passed into mount! Damn!
Clark is working to get back to half guard.
Clark bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Elkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clark.
Clark postures up.
Elkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Elkins, not yet.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Elkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Elkins has managed to get both his arms back between Clark's legs - danger averted.
Elkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Clark is looking for a triangle but Elkins pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Elkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Elkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Elkins landing some decent shots from guard.

Clark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Elkins 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elkins cracks Clark with a solid left hand.
Clark has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Elkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Elkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Elkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wesley Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan Elkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Elkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkins stays in close to Clark's body and controls the position.
Elkins is in close to Clark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Elkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clark's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Elkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Elkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Elkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.