PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dodge Elusive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Power
vs
Elusive

190 cm
22
207 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

184 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Future Pharmaceuticals (144 for $15)

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philip Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dodge Elusive!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elusive moves into range and clinches up with Power.
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elusive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Power's brow.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elusive blocks a head kick by Power.
Elusive ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power walks into a straight right hand from Elusive.
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Elusive misses its intended target.
Power avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elusive tries to land a leg kick but Power saw it coming and moves away.
Elusive throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Elusive.
Power swinging wildly here.

Elusive moves into the clinch.
Elusive wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elusive wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elusive tries to land a knee to the head but Power blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power lands a nice knee to the body.
Elusive is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Elusive missing with knees to the body.
Elusive unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Power breaks the clinch.

Power moves into the clinch.
Power lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Dodge Elusive has been cut.
Elusive tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elusive.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elusive checks a leg kick.
Power blocks a jab.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Elusive swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power walks forward, straight into a front kick from Elusive.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elusive.
Power throws a head kick but Elusive moves out of range.
Philip Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elusive fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power throws a shot 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!
Elusive scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power is breathing heavily.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danga de danga de dang - Elusive scores with a four punch combination!
A jab lands there for Elusive.
Elusive blocks a head kick by Power.
Elusive moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Elusive doesn't seem phased though.
Power takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power misses with a head kick.
Elusive tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Power misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elusive.
Elusive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elusive connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Elusive.
Power drops his hands momentarily and Elusive takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Elusive is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Power had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elusive throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Elusive does it's job there.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elusive.
The fighters circling - Elusive throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Power takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Elusive throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Elusive throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elusive.
Elusive swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elusive connects with a solid leg kick.
Elusive misses with a kick to the body.
Elusive connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Elusive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elusive looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
Power takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elusive scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Elusive, right into the meat.
Elusive scores with a nice head shot.
Elusive thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elusive connects with the punch.
Elusive lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Power backs up against the cage.
Elusive scores with a head kick.
Elusive bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Elusive throws a wild body kick that Power sees coming a mile off.
Elusive misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Power defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elusive.
Elusive will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power walks into a stiff left hand from Elusive.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
Elusive moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power needs to keep his hands up - Elusive had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dodge Elusive dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dodge Elusive'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.

Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Elusive.
Power misses with a hook. Elusive ducked under it nicely.
Power tries to clinch but Elusive moves away
and Elusive counters with a good low kick that Power was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Elusive.
Elusive attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elusive throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elusive scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Power is rocked!
Elusive throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Power is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elusive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elusive throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Elusive throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power seems to have got his legs back now.
Elusive tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elusive.
Power staying out of range there.
Elusive throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Power looks to throw the jab but Elusive is out of range.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Elusive fails to land with a series of punches.
Elusive does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elusive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Elusive.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Power.

Elusive rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Elusive fails to pull guard.
Elusive throws an elbow but it misses.
Elusive lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Philip Power has been cut.
Elusive blocks an elbow strike from Power.
Elusive prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Elusive tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.

Elusive's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power tries to clinch
and Elusive counters with a nice body kick.
Elusive misses with a straight left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Power tries a knee to the head but Elusive blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Elusive takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Power looking to slow down the pace here.
Elusive misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Power comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Elusive misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Elusive is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power throws a right hand that Elusive ducks under and follows up with a left that Elusive also avoids with ease.
Elusive is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Elusive tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elusive tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Elusive ducks down to avoid it.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elusive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Elusive.
Philip Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Elusive.
Elusive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Elusive misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Dodge Elusive seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elusive shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Elusive showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elusive prevents Power from standing back up.
Elusive thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Power's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elusive sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Elusive's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Elusive postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Power to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Power misses
and Elusive counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elusive misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Elusive.
Elusive throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power connects with a nice looking jab.
Elusive misses with a hook.

Power takes the fight into the clinch.
Power lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elusive is stalling here.
Elusive throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elusive's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Power takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dodge Elusive will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Power throws a head kick but Elusive moves out of range.
Power throws a lazy head kick
and Elusive counters with a nice kick to the body.
Power throws a leg kick but Elusive sees it coming and moves out of range.
Power throws a head kick that misses
and Elusive counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elusive swinging wildly here.
Elusive misses with a leg kick.
Elusive circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power slaps away a takedown attempt from Elusive, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elusive bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Power blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Power instigates a clinch.
Power avoids a wild elbow strike from Elusive.
Elusive tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elusive tries to stall but Power uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Elusive has double underhooks.

Power manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power thows a leg kick but Elusive checks it
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elusive avoids the head kick by Power.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elusive turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power moves away from the strike by Elusive.
Elusive throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Elusive connects with a solid leg kick.
Power lands a head kick. Elusive smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Elusive just misses with a punch to the body.
Elusive connects with a single shot there.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Elusive!
Philip Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elusive sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elusive throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
Elusive misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Elusive.
Elusive avoids the body shot from Power.
Elusive avoids the head kick by Power.
Power tries to work over Elusive's front leg with a kick but Elusive checks it.
Elusive misses with a combination
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elusive drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Elusive.
Elusive is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Power is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elusive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Power's brow.
Elusive blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elusive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Power's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elusive obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Elusive pulls guard successfully.
Elusive working a defensive guard here.
Elusive looking to hit a scissor sweep but Power is one step ahead there.
Elusive is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elusive is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elusive is on top in guard.
Elusive stopping the sweep attempt from Power.
Elusive wants to get up but he can't break Power's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Power wants to sweep here but Elusive controlling him for the moment.
Elusive connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Power can't keep his opponent in guard - Elusive advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Power is refusing to be controlled, as Elusive sits in half guard.
Elusive stops Power from getting back to his feet.
Elusive tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Power.
Elusive seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Power does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dodge Elusive comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Elusive winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dodge Elusive!