PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alf Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Elasor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elasor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kemuri - Time Bomb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alf Stewart has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stewart
vs
Elasor

205 cm
29
180 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

182 cm
28
179 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

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Zenith Nutrition (160q)

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alf Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Elasor!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elasor throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Elasor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Alf Stewart has been cut.
Elasor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stewart.

Elasor drives through and clinches with Stewart against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elasor.
Stewart wants to break free but Elasor has control.
Stewart is trying to push Elasor away but Elasor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stewart avoiding damage as Elasor throws knees to the body.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Elasor keeps him there for the moment.
Elasor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stewart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elasor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elasor can't find room to land a body shot as Stewart controls the action.
Stewart can't break the clinch.

Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Elasor.
Elasor thinks about the counter body kick.

Stewart rushes Elasor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elasor lands with a left to the head.
Elasor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Elasor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Elasor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
Elasor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Elasor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elasor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stewart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stewart looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Elasor lands an elbow just above Stewart 's eye.
Elasor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elasor missing with knees to the body.
Elasor misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Elasor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stewart takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Elasor lands a big head kick that sends Stewart tumbling to the mat! Elasor takes a step backwards and waves Stewart back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Stewart is rocked!
Elasor swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
Stewart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Elasor counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Elasor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Stewart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart taking a breather.
Stewart seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elasor avoiding damage as Stewart throws knees to the body.
Elasor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Elasor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elasor has him pressed against the cage.

Elasor breaks from the clinch.
Stewart lands a really nice looking cross but Elasor seems unphased.
Stewart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elasor lands a big head kick that sends Stewart tumbling to the mat! Elasor takes a step backwards and waves Stewart back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Elasor throws a body shot but no joy.
Elasor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Leon Elasor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Elasor closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Elasor trying to land knees to the body.
Stewart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Elasor smiles and moves away.
A left lands for Elasor.
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!
Elasor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elasor is looking for the big counter here.
Stewart misses with a leg kick
and Elasor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Elasor's belly button to the back.
Elasor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stewart takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elasor throws a nice head kick!
Elasor scores with a sloppy right hand. Stewart should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Elasor.
Elasor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elasor misses with a looping right.
Elasor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Elasor drives through and clinches with Stewart against the cage.

Elasor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Elasor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elasor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart misses with a left hand
enabling Elasor to counter with a crisp jab.
Elasor takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elasor.
Elasor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Elasor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alf Stewart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Elasor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Leon Elasor seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Elasor lands a left and a right that send Stewart crashing to the mat, dazed. Elasor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Elasor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stewart.
Elasor tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stewart tries to clinch up.

Elasor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Elasor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Elasor lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elasor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stewart's defenses.
Elasor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Elasor lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Elasor is controlling him.
Elasor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Elasor is controlling him.
Elasor misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elasor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Elasor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Elasor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elasor throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
Stewart throws a right and a left that Elasor avoids nicely.
Elasor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Elasor counters with a body kick.
Stewart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Elasor. That one must have hurt.
Stewart will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Elasor forces Stewart back against the cage and clinches.
Elasor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Elasor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elasor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Elasor scores with a nice body kick.

Elasor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stewart, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Elasor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elasor lands an elbow inside.
Elasor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stewart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Elasor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elasor lands a head shot.
Stewart blocks a head kick by Elasor.
Elasor connects with a high kick.
Stewart swings for the body but Elasor moves out of range.
Elasor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Stewart drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Elasor follows Stewart to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Elasor!
After winning the bout, Leon Elasor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.