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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Elbuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Elbuz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Connor Clay's chin.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Elbuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor Clay!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbuz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clay swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Elbuz moves away and avoids it.
Mohammed Elbuz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elbuz lands a high kick!
Clay gets tackled into the cage by Elbuz. Elbuz maintains the clinch.
Elbuz breaks from the clinch.
Clay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clay shoots in but no luck this time.
Clay shoots in looking for a takedown but Elbuz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elbuz scores with a head kick.
Clay looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elbuz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elbuz moves away.
Elbuz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clay's waist but Clay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elbuz off to one side.
Clay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elbuz connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clay is defended easily by Elbuz.
Mohammed Elbuz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Clay.
Clay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elbuz.
Elbuz misses with a takedown
enabling Clay to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elbuz is defended easily by Clay.
Elbuz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Elbuz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elbuz circles away.
Elbuz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elbuz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elbuz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clay looks for a takedown but Elbuz sprawls well.
Elbuz takes the fight into the clinch.
Elbuz jumps guard but Clay stands there with Elbuz around his waist. Elbuz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clay has had enough of the clinch but Elbuz keeps him there for the moment.
Elbuz lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elbuz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clay is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage.
Elbuz tries for a takedown but Clay manages to get underhooks.
Clay tries to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling the position.
Clay tries for a takedown but Elbuz manages to get underhooks.
Clay successfully pulls guard.
Elbuz trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Clay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Elbuz from controlling successfully.
Elbuz is really struggling to control Clay but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Elbuz tries to stand but Clay is controlling from the bottom.
Elbuz tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mohammed Elbuz.
Clay shoots in for a double leg but Elbuz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elbuz stuffs the takedown.
Elbuz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clay as he jumps to the side.
Elbuz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clay pinned against the cage. Clay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elbuz throws a nice head kick!
Elbuz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a right hand that Elbuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Elbuz also avoids with ease.
Elbuz scores with a head kick.
Elbuz tries to clinch up.
Elbuz lands a head kick!
Elbuz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Elbuz has a takedown stuffed.
Elbuz throws a nice head kick!
Clay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elbuz as he avoids it easily.
Elbuz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clay.
Elbuz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Elbuz shoots in looking for a takedown but Clay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elbuz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elbuz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clay sprawls well. Clay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elbuz gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elbuz lands the left hand.
Clay fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Elbuz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elbuz.
Elbuz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elbuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clay is fending him off so far but Elbuz persists. Nope, Clay circles away and we're back to standing.
Clay leaves Elbuz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Elbuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elbuz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elbuz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clay's head.
Clay lunges at Elbuz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elbuz's hand.
Clay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elbuz throws a head kick that misses.
Elbuz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay wants to control from the top but Elbuz keeps moving.
Elbuz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clay on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clay misses with the ground and pound.
Clay has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Elbuz is squirming around, avoiding Clay's attempts to control the action.
Clay is working for a guillotine from mount but Elbuz frees his head quite easily.
Elbuz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay thowing shots but they're missing.
Elbuz is desperately trying to improve his position but Clay has a good base and remains in mount.
Clay throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Elbuz has his hands clasped together but Clay breaks the hold and Elbuz is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Clay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Connor Clay!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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