PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Germaine King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot has chosen Lil Wayne Ft Eminem - Drop The World as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
Elliot

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Germaine King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Elliot!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot misses with a kick to the body.

King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Elliot!

King goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Elliot is on top in guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Elliot from controlling successfully.
King wants to sweep here but Elliot controlling him for the moment.
Elliot slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elliot showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King is working an open guard so Elliot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Elliot. No joy for King on that attempt.
King is breathing heavily.
Elliot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

King gets the takedown into side control.
Elliot is trying to work for a sweep but King has mounted him!
Elliot working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elliot throwing hammer fists to the chest of King. What's that going to do exactly?
Elliot tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
Elliot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to stand up but Elliot had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Elliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Elliot controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elliot lands a nice short elbow.
Elliot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elliot prevents King from improving his position.

King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has hold of Elliot's hands but Elliot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
Elliot trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.

Elliot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elliot is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.

Elliot is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Elliot to get the leverage.
Elliot lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elliot trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
King flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King trying to hold on to Elliot's head to control him but Elliot postures up.
King is looking to escape.
King is looking for a sweep. Elliot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Elliot clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.

Elliot has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but King regains guard immediately.
King working a defensive guard here.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elliot scoring with some ground and pound.
King wants to sweep here but Elliot controlling him for the moment.
Elliot with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Elliot dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Elliot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
King tries to lock up and control but Elliot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King throwing hammer fists to the chest of Elliot. What's that going to do exactly?
King wants to hold on but Elliot pushes him away.
King is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
King tries to reverse the position but Elliot maintains control.
Elliot wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
Elliot controlling the pace for now.
Elliot landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elliot landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
Elliot fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
King tries to control the position but Elliot now has his back.
Elliot has King flattened out and is raining down punches.
King tries to escape but Elliot has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
King trying to control the hands but Elliot won't let him.
Elliot throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting King!
Elliot throwing damaging strikes from the back! King could be in trouble here!

Elliot has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, King has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
King rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elliot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Elliot trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King taking some punishment here, with Elliot in his half guard.
Elliot is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Elliot looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
King wants to improve his position but Elliot is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King has his takedown stuffed

and Elliot counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.

King is looking for a triangle here but Elliot uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elliot wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Elliot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Elliot wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Elliot slows the pace down.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

King manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Elliot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elliot trying to control here.

King decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Elliot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Elliot counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
King is being controlled here.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King regains full guard. Nicely done.

Elliot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Elliot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elliot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
King wants to stand up but Elliot is controlling him.
Phil Elliot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elliot throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Elliot trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elliot with a lazy takedown attempt

and King counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Elliot's guard now.
King is in close to Elliot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Elliot wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
Elliot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.

Elliot has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.

King gets to his feet. Elliot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King moves out of range as Elliot throws a body kick.

King drives through with a takedown into guard.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Elliot has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Elliot trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King wants to sweep here but Elliot controlling him for the moment.
King looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Elliot puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Elliot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King tries to kick Elliot off but Elliot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Elliot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King fails with the takedown

and Elliot counters with a takedown into side control.
King gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Elliot postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for King to stand up.
King has his takedown stuffed

and Elliot counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Germaine King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliot lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Elliot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?

Elliot is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. King can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Elliot has a good base and remains in mount.
King is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elliot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Elliot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elliot 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Elliot!