PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1518 p4p, 2175 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 119 p4p, 161 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 Cathal O Doherty was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ellacuria
vs
O Doherty

183 cm
30
149
16 - 11 - 1

172 cm
30
150
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear

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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria throws a right hand that misses
and O Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ellacuria clinches up with O Doherty and pushes him back against the cage.
Ellacuria trying to stall but O Doherty improves his position.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
Ellacuria blocks an uppercut.
O Doherty working aggressively here.
O Doherty's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Doherty tries a body shot but Ellacuria blocks it.
O Doherty misses with some punches.
Ellacuria looking to stall.
Ellacuria landing knees to the head.

It looks like Cathal O Doherty has been cut.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ellacuria - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Doherty has a couple of punches blocked by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria is struggling to control the position.
Ellacuria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria trying to control the position but instead, O Doherty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ellacuria into the cage.
Ellacuria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ellacuria lands a hook that snaps the head of O Doherty backwards.
Ellacuria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ellacuria is trying to stall.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellacuria is stalling here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arturo Ellacuria.
Ellacuria connects with a jab.
O Doherty walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Doherty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Doherty looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Ellacuria sends O Doherty crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ellacuria is motioning to the referee to let O Doherty up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

O Doherty is rocked!
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!
Ellacuria drops O Doherty with a big left hand! O Doherty is injured, injured bad! Ellacuria jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Ellacuria!