PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Claff III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison's entrance music is im bad. A fine choice. Claff III has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Antonio Ellison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ellison
vs
Claff III

191 cm
18
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monty Claff III!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ellison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Claff III tries to get to full guard but Ellison has control of the leg.
Ellison wants to pass to mount but Claff III is defending the position.

Claff III is defending against the submission attempts here by Ellison.
Claff III tries to roll over but Ellison keeps him under control.
Ellison is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Ellison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Ellison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison is pressing down on Claff III's thigh, looking to free his foot. Claff III is holding on for now.
Claff III is in trouble now - Ellison has advanced to mount!
Ellison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ellison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Claff III is looking to escape.
Claff III really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Claff III looks gassed!
Claff III taking shots to the head.
Claff III is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ellison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ellison could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ellison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Claff III is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellison has his foot on Claff III's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Claff III works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is trying to control the position but Claff III postures up.
Claff III preventing the sweep.

Ellison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Claff III is aware though and is defending well.
Claff III sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Ellison is working an open guard so Claff III takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Claff III tries for a takedown but Ellison circles away easily

and Ellison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ellison.
Ellison is pushing Claff III up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ellison landing knees to the head.
Ellison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claff III working hard to break the clinch.

Ellison manages to break the clinch.
Claff III misses with a takedown attempt

and Ellison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Claff III won't be happy with that.
Claff III sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Claff III is trying to stand.
Claff III tries to roll over but Ellison keeps him under control.
Claff III is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Claff III is defending against the submission attempts here by Ellison.
Claff III is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ellison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ellison's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison looking very determined here, making life difficult for Claff III.
Ellison tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ellison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ellison is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Claff III controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Claff III trying to control but Ellison is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Ellison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Claff III gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ellison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ellison trying to control but Claff III is working from the bottom.
Ellison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Claff III tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Claff III keeping moving, preventing Ellison from controlling successfully.
Ellison passes Claff III's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellison trying to control the pace.
Ellison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claff III is looking to improve his position.
Ellison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ellison working the head and body with strikes.

Ellison is looking for a kimura but Claff III is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ellison to get the leverage.
Claff III is staying active underneath Ellison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ellison tries to pass to full mount but Claff III defends it.
Ellison stops Claff III from getting back to his feet.
Ellison working over Claff III with some ground and pound. Claff III looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ellison is keen to just control but Claff III is a slippery customer.
Claff III is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ellison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Claff III tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ellison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Claff III is trying to improve his position.
Ellison is putting a hurting on Claff III here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ellison trying to control the action but Claff III is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claff III wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claff III is looking to regain half guard here but Ellison keeps moving and retains side control.
Ellison working the body and head with strikes.

Ellison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Claff III gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Claff III tries to roll over but Ellison keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison wants to control but Claff III is keeping him busy.
Claff III is looking for a sweep. Ellison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ellison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Claff III trying to control from the bottom.
Ellison passes to side control.
Claff III tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ellison presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Claff III tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Ellison jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Claff III manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ellison cracks Claff III with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Ellison dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ellison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Claff III moves forwards but Ellison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Claff III shoots for a takedown but Ellison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ellison throws a series of strikes that have Claff III backpedaling.

It looks like Monty Claff III has been cut.

Ellison shoots in and bounces Claff III off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ellison distracts Claff III with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellison wants to control from the top but Claff III keeps moving.
Ellison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Claff III swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Claff III lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ellison!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Ellison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Claff III wants to control but instead Ellison manages to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ellison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ellison wants to sweep but no luck.
Ellison keeping moving, preventing Claff III from controlling successfully.
Claff III trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ellison's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Claff III with a flurry of punches that miss.
Claff III is looking to stand up but Ellison won't let him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ellison.
Claff III is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ellison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Claff III is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claff III wants to control but Ellison postures up.
Ellison trying to control the action but Claff III is working from the bottom.

Ellison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Claff III is trying to buck Ellison off.
Ellison advances to mount.
Claff III is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ellison landing strikes from the mount.
Antonio Ellison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ellison with a couple of short strikes.
Ellison looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ellison working Claff III over with strikes here.
Ellison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Claff III is looking to escape.

Claff III defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ellison.
Monty Claff III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claff III is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Ellison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Ellison!