PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Elkins (ranked 4185 p4p, 6370 weight class) and Henny Bottles (ranked 266 p4p, 343 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Henny Bottles was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Elkins
vs
Bottles

177 cm
27
141
2 - 6 - 0

181 cm
25
139
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Elkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elkins swings for the body but Bottles moves out of range.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Bottles looks to land a combination but Elkins avoids it well.
We've been informed that Bottles has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottles manages to avoid it.
A jab from Elkins misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Bottles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Elkins with a nice cross.
Bottles throws an off balance right hand
and Elkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bottles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Elkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottles misses with a few strikes there.
Bottles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bottles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottles was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkins.
Elkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Bottles there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles cracks Elkins with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Elkins.
Elkins misses the jab.
Elkins cracks Bottles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Bottles is just out of range.
Elkins misses with a left hand
and Bottles counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Elkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bottles is rocked!
Bottles wants to stand but Elkins is controlling the position.
Bottles is still in real trouble! Can Elkins finish him?
Elkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Elkins passes into half guard.
Bottles seems to have recovered his senses.
Bottles has hold of Elkins's hands but Elkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottles throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bottles keeping full guard, as Elkins tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bottles wants to sweep here but Elkins controlling him for the moment.
Bottles is trying to keep Elkins in close.
Bottles is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins preventing the sweep.
Elkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bottles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Elkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bottles dives on top into guard.

Bottles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Elkins working for a triangle but Bottles defends it easily.
Elkins 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.
Bottles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottles tries to free his leg and advance position but Elkins is retaining full guard.
Elkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bottles controls the pace.

Bottles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elkins is pulling down on Bottles's head. It's preventing any offense from Bottles, at least for the moment.
Bottles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Elkins's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bottles trying to control but Elkins is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Elkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Elkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Bottles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bottles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dylan Elkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Bottles scores with a shot to the body.
Elkins misses with a right hand
and Bottles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bottles throws a hook but Elkins avoids it easily.
Bottles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bottles throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Bottles misses.
Elkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bottles throws out the jab.
Elkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkins throws a series of punches but Bottles moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins misses the shot to the body.
Elkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bottles can do to turn this around?
Bottles slips a jab and a cross from Elkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bottles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elkins.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottles throws a counter combo.
Bottles cracks Elkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bottles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bottles scores with a shot to the body.
Bottles defending well as Elkins loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Bottles.
Elkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottles.
Elkins dips to his left and cracks Bottles with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Bottles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Elkins doesn't seem phased though.
Elkins swings for the body but Bottles moves out of range.
Bottles staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bottles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottles.
Elkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottles.
Bottles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elkins.
Bottles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bottles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bottles as he connects with a hook.
Elkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bottles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bottles defending well as Elkins loads up on a big left hand.
Bottles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bottles but Bottles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elkins connects with a body shot.
Elkins misses with a hook to the body
and Bottles counters with a body kick that stops Elkins in his tracks momentarily.
Bottles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottles.
Bottles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bottles connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins scores with a hook to the body. Bottles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elkins throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Elkins misses.

Elkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bottles has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Elkins is on him like a limpet, forcing Bottles back against the cage.

Bottles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bottles looks to land a left hand but Elkins moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Elkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bottles slips a jab from Elkins.
Elkins misses with a looping right.
Elkins takes a swing at Bottles's ribcage but misses.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Bottles is just out of range.
A nice side step and Bottles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Elkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Bottles sprawls well. He's pushed Elkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Elkins looking to score a takedown here. Bottles is defending well but Elkins drives through and ends up in Bottles's guard.
Bottles trying to keep a closed guard but Elkins is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottles has control of Elkins's left arm, preventing Elkins from doing any damage.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkins is pushing down on Bottles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bottles is fighting to maintain full guard but Elkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Elkins trying to control the action but Bottles is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottles flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Elkins controlling the pace.
Bottles has his hands clasped together around Elkins's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Elkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bottles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bottles misses with a series of wild punches.
Elkins ducks right into an uppercut from Bottles.
Elkins blocks a head kick by Bottles.
Elkins lands with a shot to the body.
Bottles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bottles slips under a jab.
Bottles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elkins circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins drops Bottles with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bottles! Elkins dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Elkins!
A very excited looking Dylan Elkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.