PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Elves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Spengler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elves's entrance music is Seether - Remedy. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Spengler's choice of entrance music: Bully. Ryan Elves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Elves
vs
Spengler

187 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Elves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dolph Spengler!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spengler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spengler.

Elves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spengler is trying to defend but Elves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Spengler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spengler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Elves wants to take a breather but Spengler is having none of it.
Elves prevents Spengler from standing back up.
Elves moves into full mount! Spengler won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elves dominating with strikes here.
Elves content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spengler wants to try and get back to his feet.
Spengler tries to hold on but Elves pushes him away.
Spengler is desperately trying to improve his position but Elves has a good base and remains in mount.
Elves raining down hammerfists from mount.
Elves controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spengler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elves content just to control the position here.
Elves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Elves mounts Spengler! Really nice guard pass there!
Elves controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spengler tries to hold on but Elves postures up.
Elves looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spengler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elves lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spengler hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Elves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spengler tries to sprawl but Elves drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Elves prevents Spengler from improving his position.
Elves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spengler keeps working.
Spengler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Elves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spengler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Elves just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Spengler.
Elves goes for a double leg but Spengler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spengler continues to drive forward.
Elves is working for takedown but Spengler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spengler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Elves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elves tries to pull guard but Spengler holds him up against the cage and eventually Elves drops back down to his feet.

Elves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spengler wants to clinch up but Elves keeps it at a distance.
Spengler tries to clinch there but Elves circles away.
Spengler throws a head kick that misses.
Spengler tries to clinch there but Elves circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Spengler scores with a four punch combination!
Spengler shoots in and drives through. Elves sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spengler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spengler leaning his opponent against the cage.

Spengler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spengler as he avoids it easily.
Spengler leaves Elves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spengler throws a head kick but Elves moves out of range.
Spengler tries to clinch but Elves is having none of it.
Elves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spengler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spengler wants it to stay on the feet.

Spengler forces Elves back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spengler controlling the action here for a moment.

Spengler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spengler drives through and clinches with Elves against the cage.
Spengler trying to control the position but instead, Elves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spengler into the cage.
Spengler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spengler tries to land knees in the clinch but Elves avoids the damage to the body.

Spengler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Elves uses from the top position.
Ryan Elves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spengler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spengler is looking to stand up but Elves isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elves postures up in Spengler's guard and throws a big left but Spengler blocks it.
Elves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Elves trying to control but Spengler is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Elves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Elves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Elves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spengler!
We've been informed that Spengler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Spengler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolph Spengler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Spengler tries to clinch up.
Spengler tries to clinch there but Elves circles away.

Spengler has closed the distance and engaged Elves in a clinch.
Elves wants to take the fight to the mat but Spengler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spengler trying to stall but Elves improves his position.
Spengler is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Spengler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spengler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Elves pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Elves successfully pulls guard.
Spengler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spengler trying to control the position from guard on top but Elves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elves is pulling down on Spengler's head. It's preventing any offense from Spengler, at least for the moment.
Elves lands some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Spengler tries to sprawl but Elves drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Spengler wants to improve his position but Elves is controlling well.
Spengler trying to hold on to Elves's head to control him but Elves postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Elves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spengler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spengler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Elves rushes Spengler and presses him up against the cage.
Elves being controlled against the cage.
Spengler lands a good knee to the midsection. Elves won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elves tries to pull guard but Spengler won't allow it.

Spengler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spengler leaves Elves 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 Ryan Elves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elves avoids the head kick by Spengler.
Elves fails with a takedown attempt.
Spengler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spengler swivels and escapes.
Spengler shoots for a double leg takedown but Elves sprawls well. He's pushed Spengler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spengler tries to clinch there but Elves circles away.

Spengler clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spengler obliges.
Spengler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Spengler.
Elves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Spengler to keep the fight standing.
Spengler landing knees to the head.
Spengler is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Spengler manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spengler is looking to stand up but Elves isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolph Spengler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spengler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolph Spengler!
A victorious Dolph Spengler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.