|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan ValKov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
|
185 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan ValKov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Elliott! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Elliott gets in close and instigates a clinch. A knee to the head by ValKov.
ValKov leaning his opponent against the cage. ValKov looking to throw knees to the head but Elliott is blocking nicely.
ValKov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Elliott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. ValKov lands an elbow that stopped Elliott in his tracks for a moment. ValKov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
ValKov manages to break the clinch.
ValKov misses with a left hand and Elliott counters with a lovely straight right hand! ValKov throws a shot from downtown. Elliott moves away and avoids it. Elliott misses with a head kick.
ValKov moves in looking to clinch but Elliott pushes him off. Elliott avoids the body shot from ValKov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elliott.
That's one minute gone in the round. ValKov is looking to take this fight into the clinch. ValKov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elliott. A looping hook to the body misses from ValKov. Elliott does a little dance to reset his feet. ValKov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. ValKov pushes off an throws an elbow but Elliott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nice elbow from ValKov.
It looks like Graham Elliott has been cut. ValKov working Elliott over with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ValKov obliges. Elliott tries to score a body lock takedown but ValKov shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Elliott tries to break free but ValKov pushes him back against the cage. ValKov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Elliott jumps guard but ValKov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Jordan ValKov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Elliott.
That's two minutes gone in the round. ValKov lands an elbow inside. ValKov prevents a body shot from Elliott. ValKov lands a damaging elbow. ValKov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elliott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ValKov tries to land a knee to the head but Elliott blocks with his arms.
ValKov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. ValKov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nice jab there from Elliott. Jordan ValKov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Elliott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and ValKov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. ValKov clinches up against the cage. ValKov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. ValKov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. ValKov moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for ValKov.
ValKov lands an elbow that stopped Elliott in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. ValKov lands a nice elbow. ValKov working Elliott over with knees to the body. Elliott looks winded! A bit of stalling here from ValKov.
ValKov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Elliott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. ValKov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. ValKov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ValKov obliges. ValKov lands a nice elbow. ValKov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. ValKov looks to land a right hand but Elliott moved out of range. Elliott gets tackled into the cage by ValKov. ValKov maintains the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! ValKov landing knees to the body.
ValKov lands an elbow just above Elliott 's eye. ValKov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Elliott with a lazy takedown attempt and ValKov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. ValKov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. ValKov breaks the clinch.
ValKov moves into the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ValKov obliges. ValKov stalls. Elliott takes an elbow to the forehead. ValKov lands a knee to the head.
ValKov lands a damaging elbow. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! ValKov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. ValKov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. ValKov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan ValKov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Graham Elliott's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
ValKov pushes Elliott up against the cage in a clinch. ValKov manages to break the clinch.
Elliott clinches with his opponent.
ValKov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Elliott's face.
ValKov looking to throw knees to the head but Elliott is blocking nicely.
Elliott trying to stall but ValKov improves his position.
Elliott is trying to pull guard but ValKov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. ValKov lands a nice elbow. ValKov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. ValKov with a knee to the head.
Elliott tries to pull guard but ValKov forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Elliott takes an elbow to the temple. Elliott takes an elbow to the forehead. Elliott jumps guard but ValKov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Jordan ValKov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Elliott. Elliott takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round. ValKov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. ValKov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Elliott's defenses. A knee to the head by ValKov.
ValKov manages to break the clinch.
Elliott has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from ValKov.
Jordan ValKov has scored more points in the clinch so far. Elliott is breathing heavily. ValKov lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. ValKov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ValKov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. ValKov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
ValKov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elliott can do to turn this around? A leg kick checked by ValKov. ValKov moves into range and clinches up with Elliott. ValKov manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Elliott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ValKov as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. ValKov moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by ValKov.
ValKov lands a damaging elbow. Elliott takes an elbow to the forehead. ValKov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. ValKov clinches. ValKov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Elliott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from ValKov. ValKov lands an elbow inside that Elliott shrugs off. ValKov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. ValKov connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ValKov obliges. ValKov lands an elbow that stopped Elliott in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Elliott fails to pull guard.
ValKov lands a nice elbow. ValKov breaks from the clinch.
ValKov darts in and clinches Elliott up against the cage. Elliott takes a knee right on the jaw!
ValKov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ValKov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. ValKov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Elliott's defenses. ValKov lands an elbow inside. ValKov lands an elbow just above Elliott 's eye. ValKov unloads a knee to the mid-section. ValKov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ValKov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! ValKov lands a nice elbow. ValKov manages to break the clinch.
Jordan ValKov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. ValKov misses with a straight left. Elliott gets a clinch. ValKov scores with a knee to the head.
Elliott tries to pull guard but ValKov holds him up against the cage and eventually Elliott drops back down to his feet.
ValKov scores with a knee to the head.
ValKov leaning his opponent against the cage. ValKov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Elliott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! ValKov lands a damaging elbow. ValKov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Graham Elliott's cut even more. ValKov breaks from the clinch.
Elliott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan ValKov dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Graham Elliott's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Elliott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ValKov closes the distance and clinches. Elliott tries to pull guard but ValKov won't allow it.
ValKov lands a nice elbow. ValKov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Elliott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Elliott takes a knee right on the jaw!
ValKov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. ValKov lands an elbow that stopped Elliott in his tracks for a moment. ValKov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Elliott's defenses. ValKov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ValKov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. ValKov stalling in the clinch.
Elliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. ValKov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ValKov. ValKov breaks from the clinch.
ValKov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Elliott tries to keep at a distance but ValKov has taken the fight into the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ValKov obliges. A knee to the head by ValKov.
ValKov breaks from the clinch.
Elliott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. ValKov throws a looping overhand right but Elliott ducks down to avoid it. Jordan ValKov is winning the standup battle so far. ValKov throws a hook but Elliott avoids it easily. ValKov clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. ValKov landing knees to the head.
ValKov stops a takedown attempt from Elliott.
Jordan ValKov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Elliott. ValKov lands an elbow that stopped Elliott in his tracks for a moment. Elliott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Elliott is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Elliott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Elliott is still on wobbly legs! Can ValKov finish him? ValKov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Elliott is pressed against the cage. ValKov pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Elliott! Two more big strikes from ValKov and Elliott crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jordan ValKov!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|