PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Elley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurizio Marchetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marchetti has chosen Raging Fit as his entrance music. Stephen Elley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Elley
vs
Marchetti

198 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

171 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Elley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurizio Marchetti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elley wants to clinch
and Marchetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marchetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elley tries to clinch
and Marchetti counters with a straight right hand.
Elley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Elley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elley moves to clinch but Marchetti breaks away
and Marchetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elley moves to clinch but Marchetti breaks away
letting Marchetti counter with a right hand.
Marchetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elley looks to clinch
and Marchetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Elley tries to clinch

and Marchetti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Marchetti is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Elley is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maurizio Marchetti!