PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalinar Kholin (ranked 4479 p4p, 477 weight class) and Jeff Elgin (ranked 6384 p4p, 557 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kholin
vs
Elgin

187 cm
23
219 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalinar Kholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Elgin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kholin blocks a jab.
Elgin stalks Kholin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kholin's face. Kholin staggers backwards, shaken.
Kholin throws a leg kick

and Elgin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kholin keeping moving, preventing Elgin from controlling successfully.
Kholin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kholin postures up and lands a big shot to Elgin's brow.
Kholin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elgin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Elgin wants to sweep but no luck.
Kholin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Elgin wants to sweep here but Kholin controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elgin wants to control the position but Kholin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Kholin seems content to control.
Kholin lands strikes from half guard.
Kholin trying to control the action but Elgin is working from the bottom.
Elgin trying to control here.
Kholin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elgin's head.
Kholin wants to free his trapped foot but Elgin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kholin working the head and body with strikes.
Kholin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Elgin tries to get to full guard but Kholin has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin lands strikes from half guard.
Elgin gets back to full guard.
Kholin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Elgin's head.
Elgin pulls Kholin in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elgin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kholin manages to get himself to full guard.

Elgin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kholin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kholin has momentary wrist control but Elgin slips an elbow through the middle.
Kholin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Elgin throws a big elbow that misses.
Kholin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elgin postures up in Kholin's guard and throws a big left but Kholin blocks it.
Elgin trying to control but Kholin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kholin is on top in guard.

Kholin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kholin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elgin is trying to control the position but Kholin postures up.
Elgin has momentary wrist control but Kholin slips an elbow through the middle.
Elgin looking to control.
Kholin trying to control the position from guard on top but Elgin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elgin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kholin stopping the sweep attempt from Elgin.
Elgin is controlling Kholin's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elgin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kholin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elgin has momentary wrist control but Kholin slips an elbow through the middle.
Kholin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Elgin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kholin is one step ahead there.
Kholin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Elgin wants to sweep here but Kholin controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kholin postures up and lands a big shot to Elgin's brow.
Kholin is working Elgin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kholin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Elgin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalinar Kholin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Elgin throws a right hand that misses
and Kholin counters with a stiff right hand.
Elgin misses with a shot to the body
and Kholin counters with a straight right hand.

Kholin closes the distance and clinches.
Kholin lands with a left to the head.

Kholin is trying to trip Elgin. He has hold of a leg but Elgin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kholin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Elgin is trying to keep Kholin in close.
Kholin throws an elbow that misses. Elgin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kholin's guard. Nice move by Elgin!

My spies in The Coffee Shop inform me that Elgin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Elgin is in close to Kholin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elgin wants to control from the top but Kholin keeps moving.
Kholin is trying to keep Elgin in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kholin is on top in guard.

Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kholin trying to control but Elgin is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elgin wants to stand up but Kholin is controlling him.
Kholin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Elgin's head.
Kholin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elgin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kholin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kholin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kholin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kholin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kholin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Elgin is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kholin connects with a nice short shot to Elgin's temple.
Elgin is still in real trouble! Can Kholin finish him?
Kholin drops an elbow to the side of Elgin's head.
Kholin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Elgin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kholin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalinar Kholin!
Dalinar Kholin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.