PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackie Treehorn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Eldridge
vs
Treehorn

188 cm
31
220 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

195 cm
30
222 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Treehorn blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Eldridge misses
and Treehorn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eldridge's knee momentarily.
Eldridge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Eldridge.
Eldridge tries to clinch but Treehorn is having none of it.
Treehorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Eldridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Treehorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eldridge.

Eldridge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eldridge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Treehorn looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eldridge stalling in the clinch.
Eldridge lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge lands an elbow inside that Treehorn shrugs off.

It looks like Jackie Treehorn has been cut.
Eldridge lands an elbow inside that Treehorn shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eldridge.
Eldridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Treehorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Treehorn avoids the damage to the body.
Eldridge stalling against the cage.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Treehorn.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Treehorn avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Eldridge - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge misses with an elbow strike.
Treehorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Treehorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Treehorn avoids the damage to the body.
Treehorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
Eldridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Eldridge lands an elbow inside that Treehorn shrugs off.
Treehorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eldridge stalling against the cage.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Treehorn avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Eldridge on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Treehorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Treehorn tries a body shot but Eldridge blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eldridge looking to stall.
Treehorn lands with a left to the head.
Eldridge lands with a light punch inside.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge lands an elbow just above Treehorn 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Treehorn fails to land.
Eldridge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Treehorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eldridge.
Eldridge throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eldridge stalls.
Eldridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge blocks a body shot from Treehorn.
A bit of stalling here from Eldridge.
A right hook to the body lands for Eldridge.
Treehorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eldridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Eldridge.
Eldridge misses with an elbow over the top.
Eldridge lands an elbow that stopped Treehorn in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eldridge throws an elbow that misses.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Jackie Treehorn's cut even more.
Eldridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Treehorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Eldridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Treehorn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eldridge connects with a leg kick. Treehorn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Treehorn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eldridge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Treehorn's knee momentarily.
Eldridge moves in looking to clinch but Treehorn pushes him off.
Eldridge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eldridge. That's going to slow Treehorn down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eldridge.
Eldridge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Treehorn. That did some damage!
Eldridge with a nice cross.
Treehorn blocks a head kick by Eldridge.

Eldridge gets a clinch.
Treehorn is breathing heavily.
Eldridge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eldridge lands an elbow that stopped Treehorn in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Eldridge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge lands an elbow just above Treehorn 's eye.
Eldridge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Treehorns head.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Treehorn.
Michael Eldridge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eldridge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Treehorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Eldridge.
Nice elbow from Eldridge.
Treehorn misses with the head strike.
Eldridge dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Treehorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Treehorn fails to land.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Treehorn is defending well for now.
Eldridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Treehorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Treehorn.
Eldridge cracks Treehorn with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eldridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Treehorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Treehorn avoids the elbow strike from Eldridge, against the cage.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow.
Eldridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eldridge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Treehorn backwards.
Treehorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eldridge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eldridge stalling.
Eldridge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Treehorn takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn avoids the elbow strike from Eldridge, against the cage.
Eldridge controlling the action here for a moment.
Eldridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Jackie Treehorn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Eldridge dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Eldridge.
Eldridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Treehorn gets an underhook and turns Eldridge into the cage.
Treehorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Eldridge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge lands an elbow inside that Treehorn shrugs off.
Treehorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Eldridge controls his hands.
Eldridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eldridge digs a right hand into Treehorn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Treehorn's gas tank.
Eldridge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Treehorn can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Treehorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Treehorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jackie Treehorn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Treehorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eldridge slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eldridge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eldridge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Treehorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Treehorn.
Treehorn takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Eldridge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Treehorn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Eldridge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Eldridge.
Eldridge throws a wild body kick that Treehorn sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Eldridge. Beautiful body shot.
Treehorn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eldridge throws a head kick that Treehorn semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eldridge.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Eldridge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eldridge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eldridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eldridge lands a body punch.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Treehorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Treehorn being controlled against the cage.
Treehorn misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jackie Treehorn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Eldridge!
Michael Eldridge managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *92% Laundry NOT Available*, into his post fight interview.