PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erland Eliasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliasson comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Eliasson
vs
Funk

190 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erland Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Funk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliasson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Funk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Funk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eliasson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Funk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eliasson checks a leg kick.
Funk jabs Eliasson right on the nose. Eliasson blinks but takes it well.
Funk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funk cracks the inside of Eliasson's front leg.
Funk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eliasson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Funk misses with a two punch combination.
Eliasson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eliasson slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eliasson walks into a jab.
Funk connects with a leg kick. Eliasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eliasson takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Erland Eliasson has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Funk.
Funk misses with a straight left.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Funk manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Funk.
Funk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eliasson blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Funk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funk throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk misses with a kick to the body
and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eliasson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Funk - the referee stops the clock and Eliasson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Funk. Eliasson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Funk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eliasson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eliasson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Funk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Funk cracks Eliasson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab from Funk.
Funk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eliasson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Funk throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Eliasson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eliasson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funk throws a low kick but Eliasson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliasson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Funk scores with a jab.
Funk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eliasson counters with a two punch combo.
Funk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Funk lands with a kick to the temple. Eliasson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Funk connects with a nice looking jab.
Funk cracks Eliasson with a good jab.
Funk throws a lazy body kick
enabling Eliasson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funk finds it's way round the side to connect with Eliasson's head.
Eliasson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funk slips under a jab from Eliasson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Funk scores with a body shot.
Eliasson misses with a body punch
and Funk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Funk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Funk connects with a right hand. Eliasson shakes it off.
Eliasson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Funk.
Nice straight punches there by Eliasson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eliasson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eliasson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Funk lands a nice looking body kick.
Funk lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Funk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erland Eliasson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eliasson tries to move into range but Funk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eliasson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eliasson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Funk misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Eliasson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Funk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eliasson throws a hook but Funk avoids it easily.
Funk avoids the body shot from Eliasson.
Funk throws out a counter right but Eliasson avoids it with no problem.
Funk throws a shot to the body.
Eliasson misses with a straight left.
Anders Funk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eliasson in his tracks.
Eliasson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eliasson looks to land a left hand but Funk moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eliasson.
Eliasson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Funk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Funk misses.
Funk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funk. That's going to slow Eliasson down.
Funk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Funk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Funk.
A quick step to the side and Eliasson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Funk misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Eliasson misses the target.
Funk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Funk throws a low kick but Eliasson moves out of range easily.
Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Funk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasson doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Funk finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Funk catches Eliasson right on the button with a cross.
Funk moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Funk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eliasson connects with a right hand. Funk shakes it off.
Eliasson throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Funk.
Funk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Funk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Eliasson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Funk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Funk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eliasson is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Eliasson misses its target.
Funk throws a wild body kick that Eliasson sees coming a mile off.
Eliasson is looking to counter punch.
Eliasson looks to land a left hand but Funk moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funk! But no joy.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Eliasson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funk throws a nice head kick!
Eliasson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Funk jabs Eliasson right on the nose. Eliasson blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funk slips a jab and a cross from Eliasson.
Funk throws a big counter head kick but Eliasson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Funk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Funk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Funk lands a lovely overhand right.
Funk avoids the body shot from Eliasson.
Funk feints a counter leg kick.
Eliasson walks into a left hand.
Funk dodges the punch combination from Eliasson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Funk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erland Eliasson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Eliasson moves out of range of the body kick from Funk.
It looked like Eliasson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Funk with a jab.
Funk lands a really nice looking cross but Eliasson seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Funk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funk throws a leg kick but Eliasson checks it.
Eliasson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eliasson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Funk.
Funk lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Funk connects with a leg kick. Eliasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eliasson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Eliasson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk throws a head kick but Eliasson moves out of range.
Eliasson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funk finds it's way round the side to connect with Eliasson's head.
Funk throws a hook to the side of Eliasson's head but Eliasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Funk manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Funk
and Eliasson counters with a nice body shot.
Funk lands with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Funk slams his shin into Eliasson's torso.
Funk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Eliasson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Eliasson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Funk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eliasson ducks under a wild hook from Funk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eliasson will feel that in the morning.
Eliasson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eliasson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Funk lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Eliasson is rocked!
A slow jab from Eliasson misses its intended target.
Eliasson throws the left hand but Funk avoids the punch easily.
Eliasson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Funk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eliassons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Funk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eliasson in his tracks.
Funk looks for the body kick but Eliasson saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Eliasson misses its target.
Eliasson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Funk.
Anders Funk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Funk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eliasson takes a step back to recover.
Funk cracks Eliasson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eliasson just misses with a punch to the body.
Eliasson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Funk is looking to slow Eliasson down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Funk sizes up Eliasson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Funk connects with a right hand. Eliasson shakes it off.
Erland Eliasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funk is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Funk as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Funk.
Funk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funk moves out of range as Eliasson strikes.
Funk lands the left hand.
Eliasson ducks right into an uppercut from Funk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Funk 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Funk!
During a confident post fight interview, Anders Funk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.