PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between muhammad ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie St Ella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

ali
vs
St Ella

185 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, muhammad ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gracie St Ella!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Ella is trying to defend but ali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St Ella trying to control from the bottom.
St Ella moves into full guard.

St Ella has his feet on ali's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

ali closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Ella to the mat! St Ella manages to get full guard.
ali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Ella is keeping the position for now.
St Ella manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ali manages to get himself to full guard.

ali had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Ella defends it easily.

St Ella drops back looking for a leg! ali is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and ali manages to kick St Ella off! St Ella jumps back into ali's guard.

St Ella got a little sloppy there for a moment and ali has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Ella has managed to get both his arms back between ali's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Ella stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.

ali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Ella doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Ella manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Ella must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Ella slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Ella is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down ali's shoulder. That is not cool.
ali is looking for a sweep.

St Ella wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by ali, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

St Ella tries for a kimura but ali is defending well.
ali is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ali is working hard here to advance position.

St Ella tries for a kimura but ali is defending well.
ali tries to improve position but can't.
St Ella working away.

St Ella thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

St Ella working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Ella looks gassed!
ali is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Ella's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Ella is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
ali tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
ali manages to get to full guard.

ali is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Ella is aware though and is defending well.
St Ella won't allow ali to sweep him here.
St Ella trying to control but ali is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ali trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
St Ella trying to control the position from guard on top but ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Ella won't allow ali to get back to his feet.
St Ella trying to control the position from guard on top but ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

St Ella is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Ella doesn't succeed with the takedown

and ali counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

ali thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Ella swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

ali postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! St Ella is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of ali, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

muhammad ali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Ella shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in ali's guard.
St Ella looking to pass the guard.

ali has his foot on St Ella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Ella works his way back into a safe position though.
St Ella throwing strikes but missing.
ali wants to stand up but St Ella is controlling him.

ali is looking for a triangle but St Ella pushes his legs off easily.

St Ella is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

ali working for a triangle but St Ella defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Ella is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! ali is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! ali has escaped and now he's on top!
St Ella manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ali manages to get himself to full guard.

ali working for a triangle but St Ella defends it easily.

St Ella drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Ella jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

ali has his foot on St Ella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Ella works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Ella trying to control the position from guard on top but ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Ella scoring with some ground and pound.
St Ella tries to free his leg and advance position but ali is retaining full guard.

St Ella is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

ali looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

St Ella is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

ali had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Ella defends it easily.
ali keeping moving, preventing St Ella from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Ella gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

St Ella drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. St Ella seems to have locked his on tight now - ali screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for St Ella, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gracie St Ella!