PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Elerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton has chosen Jungle War Drums! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Elerman
vs
Clayton

188 cm
23
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darius Elerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elerman misses with a takedown attempt - Clayton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elerman misses with a wild body shot.
Clayton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Elerman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clayton.
Clayton scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Elerman misses its intended target.
Clayton misses with a wild body shot.
Clayton lands a right hook to the body.
Clayton throws the kick towards the body but Elerman avoids it.
Clayton lunges at Elerman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elerman's hand.
Elerman throws a hook but Clayton blocks it.
Clayton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clayton leaves Elerman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Elerman checks it well.
A head kick misses from Clayton.
Clayton tries to clinch but Elerman is having none of it.
Clayton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elerman.
Clayton thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Clayton.
Elerman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clayton but Clayton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Elerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elerman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clayton swivels and escapes.
John Clayton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clayton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clayton takes one to the chin there.
Clayton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elerman.
Clayton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elerman's head.
Elerman with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clayton wants to clinch
and Elerman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elerman throws out a loose jab but Clayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elerman slips a jab and a cross from Clayton.
Clayton looks to clinch
and Elerman counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Clayton.
Some wild striking there from Clayton.
Elerman checks the leg kick.
Clayton throws a body punch but Elerman moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Clayton misses.
Clayton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clayton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clayton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elerman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Clayton there.
Clayton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clayton thows a body kick. Elerman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton. Elerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clayton misses with a low kick.
Elerman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clayton stuffs the takedown attempt from Elerman. Elerman gets slowly back to his feet.

Clayton gets caught flat footed, as Elerman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clayton wants to stand and escape but Elerman is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elerman passes into half guard.
Clayton is pressing down on Elerman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elerman trying to control but Clayton is working from the bottom.
Clayton keeping full guard, as Elerman tries to pass.
Elerman trying to control but Clayton is working from the bottom.
Clayton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elerman.
Elerman trying to control but Clayton is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elerman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clayton trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Clayton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Elerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Elerman lands the left hand.
Clayton connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Elerman.
Elerman misses the shot to the body.
Clayton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elerman rather than just go for the knockout.
Clayton throws the kick towards the body but Elerman avoids it.
Clayton tries to clinch up.
Clayton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Elerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elerman swings for the body but Clayton moves out of range.
Elerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clayton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clayton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elerman.
Clayton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elerman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clayton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elerman thinking.
Clayton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clayton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Elerman as he connects with a hook.

Elerman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clayton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clayton struggling a bit here.
Clayton is trying to get back to his feet.
Elerman advances nicely into full mount.
Clayton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Elerman looking to control but Clayton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Elerman raining down shots from the mount!

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!
Elerman lands a heavy elbow.

Clayton is rocked!
Elerman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clayton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clayton is still in real trouble! Can Elerman finish him?
A nice elbow there by Elerman.
Clayton is desperately trying to improve his position but Elerman has a good base and remains in mount.
Elerman tries to control but Clayton wriggling away.
Clayton seems to have recovered his senses.
Elerman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clayton manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clayton kicks off Elerman and gets to his feet.
A jab from Clayton does it's job there.
Elerman shoots for a takedown but Clayton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elerman lands a body shot.
Clayton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elerman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clayton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clayton wants it to stay on the feet.
Clayton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Elerman misses with a body shot.
Clayton misses with a few strikes there.
Clayton misses with a kick to the body.
Elerman avoids the head kick by Clayton.

Elerman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four 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!
Elerman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton is breathing heavily.
Elerman wants to free his trapped foot but Clayton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Elerman stalling.

Elerman wants to work for an arm triangle but Clayton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clayton won't allow Elerman to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Elerman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Elerman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Clayton.
Elerman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elerman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clayton as he avoids it easily.
Elerman fails with the takedown.
A jab from Elerman misses.
Clayton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clayton.
Clayton throws an overhand right that lands on Elerman's shoulder, as Elerman tries to avoid the shot.
Elerman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clayton slips a straight right by Elerman.

Elerman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Elerman showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Elerman is trying to work for a kimura but Clayton is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clayton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Elerman passes into half guard.
Elerman is trying to control. Clayton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Elerman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elerman wants to take a breather but Clayton is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elerman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Clayton has control of Elerman's left arm, preventing Elerman from doing any damage.

Elerman drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Elerman seems to have locked his on tight now - Clayton screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Elerman, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Darius Elerman!
A victorious Darius Elerman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.