PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 770 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 63 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Battleby
vs
Ellacuria

179 cm
32
151
14 - 7 - 0

183 cm
30
149
16 - 10 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria avoids a kick to the body.
Ellacuria scores with a hook.
Ellacuria wants to clinch
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut.
Ellacuria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Ellacuria's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Battleby connects with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Ellacuria lands.

Battleby lands a big right hand that sends Ellacuria crashing to the mat! Battleby stays standing though and waves Ellacuria back to his feet!

Ellacuria is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellacuria ducks under a wild hook from Battleby.
Ellacuria is still on wobbly legs! Can Battleby finish him?
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Battleby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Battleby! Ellacuria is out on his feet! Battleby rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ellacuria is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ellacuria is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Battleby!
A very excited looking Ulysses Battleby 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.