PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Oldfield (ranked 5541 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 520 p4p, 506 weight class). Elliot Oldfield has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Oldfield
vs
Power

220 cm
20
265
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
231
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Oldfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oldfield half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Power manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oldfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Oldfield's guard now, I'm sure.
Oldfield looking to control.
Power throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Power postures up and lands a big shot to Oldfield's brow.
Power looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oldfield trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oldfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Power stopping the sweep attempt from Oldfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power chips away with some ground and pound.
Power chips away with some ground and pound.
Power postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Power content to stall in guard here.
Power lands a couple of elbows.
Power landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Power with a nice head shot there.
Power must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Power slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Power is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Power got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oldfield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Power has managed to get both his arms back between Oldfield's legs - danger averted.
Oldfield is breathing heavily.
Power is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Power works over Oldfield with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldfield controls Power momentarily but Power frees himself.
Power controlling from the top position.
Oldfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Power with a nice head shot there.
Power postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Power postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Power pushes down on Oldfield's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oldfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Oldfield is rocked!
Power is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oldfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Oldfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Oldfield is out cold and this one is all over! Power climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Power!
Max Power decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.