PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 3543 p4p, 2859 weight class) and Dylan Elkins (ranked 90 p4p, 69 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Immanuel
vs
Elkins

181 cm
40
190
17 - 17 - 0

177 cm
29
141
5 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins stuns Immanuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Immanuel tries to clinch there but Elkins circles away.
Elkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Immanuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Immanuel's shoulder, as Immanuel tries to avoid the shot.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Immanuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins throws a shot from downtown. Immanuel moves away and avoids it.
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Immanuel.
Immanuel tries to clinch there but Elkins circles away.
Immanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elkins sizes up Immanuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elkins lands an overhand right.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Immanuel's shoulder, as Immanuel tries to avoid the shot.

Immanuel moves into the clinch.
Elkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elkins blocking some punches.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Elkins drops back down to his feet.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elkinss head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Immanuel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Elkins.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Immanuel won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Elkins blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Elkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Immanuel smiles and moves away.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Immanuel rushes Elkins and presses him up against the cage.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Elkins.
Elkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Elkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Immanuel walks away with a smile on his face. Elkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Immanuel drives through and clinches with Elkins against the cage.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.

Elkins pulls Immanuel into guard.
Immanuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Immanuel with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Immanuel won't allow Elkins to sweep him here.
Elkins looking to control.
Elkins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Immanuel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Immanuel throws a big right hand that misses.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses. Elkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Immanuel's guard. Nice move by Elkins!

Immanuel has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Elkins takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Immanuel punching from the bottom.
Elkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Immanuel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Elkins connects with a couple of short punches.

Elkins drops back looking for a leg! Immanuel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Immanuel manages to kick Elkins off! Elkins jumps back into Immanuel's guard.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.
Elkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Immanuel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Immanuel is striking but Elkins is not phased and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Immanuel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Elkins wants to take a breather but Immanuel is having none of it.
Immanuel is looking to improve his position.
Immanuel missing with punches from the bottom.

Elkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Immanuel punching from the bottom.
Immanuel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Elkins wants to control but Immanuel is keeping him busy.
Immanuel punching from the bottom.
Elkins 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.
Elkins is controlling the pace.
Immanuel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins passes the guard and advances to mount!

Elkins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Elkins wants to take Immanuel's back here but Immanuel is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Immanuel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Immanuel taking shots to the head.
Immanuel is squirming around, avoiding Elkins's attempts to control the action.

Immanuel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Elkins.

Elkins wants to finish this one by submission but Immanuel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Elkins.
Elkins blocks Immanuel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Immanuel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Elkins. What's that going to do exactly?
Elkins landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Elkins dominated that 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.

Immanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Elkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Immanuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Elkins drops back down to his feet.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Elkins.
Elkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Elkins scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
Elkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.

Elkins decides to pull guard.
Immanuel throwing strikes but missing.
Immanuel throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Immanuel connects with a couple of short punches.
Elkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins is controlling the pace.
Immanuel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dylan Elkins has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel is looking for a sweep. Elkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Immanuel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Immanuel is trying to get back to full guard.
Immanuel taking some punishment here, with Elkins in his half guard.
Immanuel landing strikes from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Elkins working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Immanuel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Immanuel manages to get to full guard.
Elkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Immanuel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elkins is one step ahead there.
Immanuel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Immanuel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Immanuel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Immanuel wants to sweep here but Elkins controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Elkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Immanuel looking for a sweep. Not yet Immanuel, not yet.

Elkins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Immanuel tries to strike from the bottom.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immanuel striking off his back but it's not causing Elkins any problems.
Immanuel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Elkins wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Immanuel instigates a clinch.
Elkins is trying to break free.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elkins backwards.
Elkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Yeshua Immanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is trying to pull guard but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Elkins jumps guard but Immanuel stands there with Elkins around his waist. Elkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Immanuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elkins's efforts to push away.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Elkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Elkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Elkins.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Elkins has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Elkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins fails to pull guard.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Immanuel as Elkins tries to tie him up.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Elkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Elkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Immanuel walks away with a smile on his face. Elkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Elkins jumps into guard, dragging Immanuel to the mat.
Immanuel postures up in Elkins's guard and throws a big left but Elkins blocks it.
Immanuel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Elkins's head.
Elkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Immanuel's guard.

Immanuel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Immanuel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Immanuel striking off his back but it's not causing Elkins any problems.
Elkins wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.
Immanuel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yeshua Immanuel dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Immanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Immanuel has closed the distance and engaged Elkins in a clinch.
Elkins jumps guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Elkins drops back down to his feet.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Immanuel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Elkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elkins.
Elkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Elkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Immanuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Elkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Immanuel smiles and moves away.

Immanuel clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Elkins.

Elkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Elkins working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Elkins has wrist control.
Immanuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Elkins has wrist control.
Immanuel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Elkins is rocked!
Immanuel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elkins is still in real trouble! Can Immanuel finish him?
Immanuel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elkins is keeping the position for now.
Elkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Immanuel manages to get himself to full guard.

Elkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Elkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Elkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Immanuel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Elkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elkins lands a couple of elbows.
Immanuel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Immanuel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
Elkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Immanuel's head.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Immanuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Immanuel tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel trying to strike off his back.
Elkins works over Immanuel with some ground and pound from guard.
Elkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Immanuel tries to strike from the bottom.
Elkins works over Immanuel with some ground and pound from guard.
Immanuel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Immanuel trying to strike off his back.
Immanuel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Immanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Elkins gets tackled into the cage by Immanuel. Immanuel maintains the clinch.
Elkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Immanuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Elkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elkins stalling.
Immanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elkins backwards.
Elkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins is trying to pull guard but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Immanuel on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elkins backwards.
Elkins misses with a short punch on the inside.

Elkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Immanuel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elkins is trying to control the position but Immanuel postures up.
Elkins wants to sweep here but Immanuel controlling him for the moment.
Immanuel throwing strikes from guard but Elkins blocks nicely.
Elkins trying to control the position.
Immanuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Elkins has wrist control.
Immanuel preventing the sweep.
Immanuel throws a big elbow that misses.
Immanuel throws a big elbow that misses.
Immanuel looking to pass the guard.
Elkins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Elkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is pulling down on Immanuel's head to control his posture.
Immanuel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Immanuel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Elkins holds on and takes a little breather.
Immanuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elkins is adopting a defensive guard.
Elkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Immanuel's guard.

Immanuel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Elkins trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.
Immanuel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Elkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yeshua Immanuel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Immanuel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeshua Immanuel!
A very excited looking Yeshua Immanuel 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.