PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Eli (ranked 1735 p4p, 2724 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 233 p4p, 353 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tom Eli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tom Eli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Eli
vs
Diego

176 cm
27
178
9 - 6 - 0

189 cm
29
180
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Eli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Eli misses with a looping left.
Eli misses with a body punch
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Tom Eli has been cut.
Eli throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Eli only half commits.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Eli.
Eli throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eli is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego cracks Eli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Diego misses.
Eli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eli throws a combination. Diego tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eli throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eli.
Diego jabs Eli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Eli throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego lands with a right hand.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Eli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego connects with a body shot.
Eli misses with a few strikes there.
Eli walks into a jab.
Eli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eli misses with a hook.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Eli tried to counter with a leg kick but Diego avoided it.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Eli does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eli.
Eli connects with a single shot there.
Eli connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
Diego with a jab.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Eli.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Eli.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eli.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Eli throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eli. Eli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Eli moved out of range nicely.
Diego misses with a shot to the body
enabling Eli to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego cracks Eli with a good jab.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Eli.
Eli avoids the body shot from Diego.
Eli slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eli.
Eli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego takes a swing at Eli's ribcage but misses.
Eli staying out of range there.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eli counters with a nice body kick.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Eli clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Eli saw that one coming.
Eli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eli scores with a nice body 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!
Diego swings for the body but Eli moves out of range.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eli.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Eli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eli connects with a nice looking jab.
Eli with a jab.
Diego checks a low kick from Eli.
Eli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eli throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diego throws a body punch but Eli moves out of range.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Eli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Eli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Eli.
Eli misses with a looping right.
Sam Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eli slips a jab from Diego.
Eli jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
Diego punishes Eli's body with a nice straight punch.
Eli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eli.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Eli counters with an outside leg kick.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eli.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Eli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick lands for Eli.
Eli misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Eli's head back.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Eli had a free shot at his head there.
Eli throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eli lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Eli misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Eli.
Eli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Eli.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Eli's head.
Eli throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego stuns Eli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a body shot.
Eli throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Eli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Diego misses.
Eli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eli misses with a straight left.
Eli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eli with a nice calf kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Eli finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego feints a counter leg kick.
Diego misses with a jab to the body
and Eli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eli misses with a low kick.
Eli throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Eli ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego lands a nice hook to Eli's body. Eli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eli feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Eli.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diego lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
Eli misses with a head kick.
Diego throws a right and a left that Eli avoids nicely.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Eli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Eli lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.

Diego forces Eli back against the cage and clinches.
Diego keeps control of Eli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eli tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Eli with a nice cross.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Eli.
Eli lands a right hook to the body.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Eli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eli catches Diego with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diego throws a body punch but Eli moves out of range.
Diego misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Eli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Eli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Eli throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Diego misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eli wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eli.
Diego throws a right and a left that Eli avoids nicely.
Eli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Eli blocks a jab.
Eli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Eli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego checks a low kick from Eli.
Diego takes a swing at Eli's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a series of punches but Eli moves out of range.
Eli missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Diego clinches.

Eli breaks the clinch.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eli throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Eli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Eli. That snapped Diego's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Eli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego works Eli's body with a nice hook.
Diego misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Eli misses its target.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Eli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Eli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eli lands with a nice body kick.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Eli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Diego rushes Eli and presses him up against the cage.
Eli tries to score a body lock takedown but Diego shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eli tries to stall but Diego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eli wants to break the clinch but can't.

Eli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Eli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Eli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego blocks a head kick by Eli.
Eli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Eli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Eli.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego wants to clinch.
Eli misses the shot to the body.
Eli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Diego moves into the clinch.
Eli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eli manages to break the clinch.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Eli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eli misses with a straight right.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Eli counter with a right hand.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Eli scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diego unleashes a big counter combination but Eli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eli.
Eli keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eli staying out of range there.
Diego slips a jab and a cross from Eli.
Eli feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tom Eli.
I think Eli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tom Eli!