PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Elmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Apaga mas não bate. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Elmo
vs
Maier

192 cm
25
193 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
29
192 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
$50

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Elmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maier manages to avoid it.
Elmo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Maier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Elmo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Elmo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maier.
Maier throwing strikes but missing.
Maier distracts Elmo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elmo keeping full guard, as Maier tries to pass.
Elmo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maier gets full guard.
Maier looking for a sweep. Not yet Maier, not yet.
Elmo landing with the ground and pound.
Elmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmo distracts Maier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Elmo lands a couple of elbows.
Elmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Maier is looking for a triangle but Elmo pushes his legs off easily.

Maier working for a triangle but Elmo defends it easily.
Elmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elmo looking to pass the guard.

Maier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Elmo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Maier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elmo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Elmo throws a strike but Maier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Maier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Elmo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maier has managed to get both his arms back between Elmo's legs - danger averted.
Elmo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Elmo is looking for a triangle but Maier pushes his legs off easily.
Maier postures up in Elmo's guard and throws a big left but Elmo blocks it.

Elmo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Maier doesn't defend quickly enough and Elmo has managed to lock this one up! Can Maier escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Elmo on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Elmo Elmo!
Elmo Elmo is the new middleweight champion!