PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elric comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Rolling In The Deep (Sorry 4 The Wait). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Elric
vs
Fame

196 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

205 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lil Fame!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elric circles away quickly and effectively.
Elric has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Allstars MMA in the buildup to the fight.

Elric moves into the clinch.
Elric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elric taking a breather.
Elric blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fame fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Elric.
Elric scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Elric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fame lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Elric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fame throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Elric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elric misses with a wild body shot.
Elric tried to score with a low kick but Fame checks it.
Fame avoids a kick to the body.
Fame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric tests Fame's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elric was well out of range. Poor timing from Fame.
Fame with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Elric to score with a decent uppercut.
Fame 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.
Elric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elric moves out of range of the body kick from Fame.
Elric misses with the combination.
Elric throws a leg kick
and Fame makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fame attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elric cracks Fame with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elric manages to avoid it.
Fame thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fame throws a big shot that misses.
Elric lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fame will feel that in the morning.
Elric connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fame momentarily.
Elric misses with a low kick.
Fame swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fame doesn't seem bothered though.
Elric looks for the body kick but Fame saw that one coming.
Elric misses with a body shot.
Elric throws a hook to the side of Fame's head but Fame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elric attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Edward Elric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elric slips a jab from Fame.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fame.
Fame checks a leg kick nicely.
Fame's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fame duly obliges.
Fame takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fame takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fame is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elric rather than just go for the knockout.
Fame throws a low kick, looking for Elric's leg but Elric calmly moves out of range.
Fame just misses with a punch to the body.
Elric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Fame.
Fame lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elric misses with a hook to the body
and Fame connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fame lands with a nice body punch.
Elric moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That has opened up Lil Fame's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame tries to score with a low kick but Elric moves his leg out of the way.
Elric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elric throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Elric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fame manages to avoid it.
Elric throws a leg kick that misses.
Fame thows a body shot but no joy.
Fame lands with a hook. Elric tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elric tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elric swinging wildly here.

Fame rushes Elric and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edward Elric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lil Fame's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Elric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elric.
Elric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fame has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fame just misses with a punch to the body.
Elric walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fame works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fame connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fame on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elric was well out of range. Poor timing from Fame.
Elric loads up on a big right hand but Fame slips the punch.
Fame throws a looping overhand right but Elric ducks down to avoid it.
Fame swings for the body but Elric moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Elric.
Elric just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elric throws a hook but Fame avoids it easily.
Fame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elric circles away quickly and effectively.
Fame lands with a nice body punch.
Lil Fame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fame tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Fame.
Elric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fame throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elric tries to close the distance and clinch but Fame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fame lands a glancing blow to the side of Elric's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric cracks Fame with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Elric throws a leg kick but Fame checks it.
Fame throws a jab but it's blocked by Elric.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Fame. Those never looked like landing.
Elric lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fame lands a nice looking body shot.
Fame takes a swing at Elric's ribcage but misses.
Elric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fame bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Elric's head.
Fame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fame throws a front kick aimed at Elric's knee but Elric avoids it well.
Elric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fame keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fame fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Elric on the side of the head.
Elric digs a good hook to Fame's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric lands with an overhand left.
Fame slips a jab and a cross from Elric.
A low kick from Elric is predictable there
and Fame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elric lands a nice hook to Fame's body. Fame takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Elric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fame stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fame has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fame scores with a jab to the body.
Elric slips a jab from Fame.
Elric moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fame jabs Elric right on the nose. Elric blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fame moves out of range of the strikes.
Elric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elric fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fame pushes Elric up against the cage in a clinch.
Elric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Elric working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fame is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fame misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fame tries to stall but Elric uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fame lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elric backwards.
Fame working aggressively here.
Elric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fame is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Fame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lil Fame'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Elric scores with a leg kick.
Elric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elric tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fame is able to avoid easily.
Fame will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elric walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fame checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Elric lands with a hook. Fame tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elric misses with a few strikes there.
Elric scores with a jab to the head.
Elric 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.
Elric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elric at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Elric.
Elric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame fakes the leg kick and cracks Elric in the body.
Fame tries to clinch up but Elric circles away and keeps his distance.
Elric wants to clinch.
Fame lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Fame.
Fame scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fame darts in and clinches Elric up against the cage.
Fame lands a body punch in the clinch.
Elric misses with a punch on the inside.
Fame lands a left hand.
Lil Fame seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fame.
Elric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fame lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Fame.
Fame lands a left hand.
Fame lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fame throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elrics head.
Fame softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fame throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Fame on the inside.
Elric prevents a body shot from Fame.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elric.
Elric letting Fame take a breather here.

Elric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elric manages to avoid it.

Fame rushes Elric and presses him up against the cage.
Fame working aggressively here.
Elric is looking to break free of the clinch but Fame has double underhooks.
Fame has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fame lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elric or not.
Fame lands an elbow inside.
Fame lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fame lands a body punch.
Fame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fame lands a damaging elbow.
Fame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fame misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elric blocks a body shot from Fame.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elric is trying to maintain a safe position but Fame gets an underhook and turns Elric into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fame.
Fame lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elric backwards.
Fame misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Fame.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fame lands an elbow just above Elric 's eye.
Elric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fame stalls.
Good body shot from Fame.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fame lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Elric is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Elric taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Fame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fame has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Fame!
A very excited looking Lil Fame made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.