PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greater Daemon Of (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 5 minutes alone. Of is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blood For The Blood God. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ellis
vs
Daemon Of

195 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Greater Daemon Of!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but Of is out of range.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Ellis misses the target.

Of gets a clinch.
Of keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellis's efforts to push away.
Ellis takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Quinton Ellis has been cut.
Of tries a knee to the head but Ellis blocks it.

Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Of fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. Of was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quinton Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Of pushes Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.
Of lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ellis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ellis tries to break the clinch but Of is controlling the position.

Of breaks the clinch.
A big left from Ellis misses.

Of rushes Ellis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Of using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ellis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Of keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellis's efforts to push away.
Ellis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Of landing knees to the head.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch but Of keeps him there for the moment.
Of scores with a shot to the side of Ellis's head.
Ellis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Of looking to throw knees to the head but Ellis is blocking nicely.

Of breaks from the clinch.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of moves away.

Of instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of scores with a knee to the head.
Ellis is breathing heavily.

Of manages to break the clinch.

Of moves into the clinch.

Of breaks the clinch.

Of gets a clinch.
Of tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellis working hard to break the clinch.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Of's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Of gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Of scores with a knee to the head.
Ellis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Of breaks the clinch.
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of manages to avoid it.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Of slips a jab from Ellis.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Of moves away and avoids it.

Of closes the distance and clinches.

Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Of clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ellis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ellis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Of has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Of just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ellis tries to pull guard but Of won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Of breaks from the clinch.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Of moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Of moves into the clinch.
Of landing knees to the head.
Of tries to land a knee to the head but Ellis blocks with his arms.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.

Of clinches up against the cage.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Of has managed to clinch.
Of with a knee to the head.
Of tries a knee to the head but Ellis blocks it.
Of landing knees to the head.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Of lands a knee to the body.
Of is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Of connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellis's face.
Of gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Ellis is trying to force a seperation but Of has the dominant position.
Of scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.

Of rushes Ellis and presses him up against the cage.

Of breaks the clinch.
Quinton Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Of does a little dance to reset his feet.

Of rushes Ellis and presses him up against the cage.
Of tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellis tries to pull guard but Of holds him up against the cage and eventually Ellis drops back down to his feet.

Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis misses with a looping left.

Of rushes Ellis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.

Of closes the distance and clinches.
Ellis wants to get back to striking at distance but Of won't allow it.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Ellis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Of closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Of connects with a knee to the head.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch but Of keeps him there for the moment.
Of with a knee to the head.
Ellis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Of is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Of breaks the clinch.
Of blocks a jab.
Of fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Of ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Of uses good head movement to avoid it.

Of shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ellis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Of is working Ellis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Of lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Of stands and throws Ellis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Of lands a decent elbow from side control.
Of lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ellis down.
Ellis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Of works to advance to full mount. Ellis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Of working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greater Daemon Of dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Ellis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ellis swings for the body but Of moves out of range.
Of tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Of connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.

Of moves into the clinch successfully.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Ellis keeps the fight on the outside.
Of wants to clinch up but Ellis keeps it at a distance.
Ellis keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Of looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Of blocks a jab.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Ellis misses its intended target.

Of moves into the clinch successfully.
Of lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Of just stands there and leans against the cage.
Of prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Of has him pressed against the cage.
Of with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of connects with a knee to the head.
Of tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.

Of breaks the clinch.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Of uses good head movement to avoid it.

Of forces Ellis back against the cage and clinches.
Of connects with a knee to the head.
Ellis tries to break the clinch but Of is controlling the position.
Ellis is trying to drag Of to the mat but Of just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Of keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellis's efforts to push away.
Of misses with a knee strike.
Ellis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Of takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Of displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.

Of moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis throws a good cross that connects.
Ellis loads up on a big right hand but Of slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Of moves into the clinch.
Greater Daemon Of seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ellis can't break the clinch.
Of connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellis's face.
Of tries a knee to the head but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ellis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Of scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Of looks to land a combination. Ellis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellis misses with a body shot.

Of darts in and clinches Ellis up against the cage.
Of using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ellis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Of lands a knee to the head.
Of prevents a takedown attempt there.

Ellis jumps guard and drags Of to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Of stops Ellis from standing up.
Of lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ellis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Of off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

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

Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Of tries to clinch up.
Of moves out of range as Ellis strikes.
Of tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Of tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Of slips a straight right by Ellis.
Ellis throws a looping overhand right but Of ducks down to avoid it.

Of has managed to clinch.
Of with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellis can't break the clinch.
Ellis takes a knee right on the jaw!

Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Of gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Of lands with a short shot to the head.
Of misses with a knee to the head.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Of prevents Ellis from breaking the clinch.
Of keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellis's efforts to push away.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch but Of keeps him there for the moment.
Of with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Of misses with a knee to the head.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Of defending well as Ellis loads up on a big left hand.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.

Of closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Ellis misses with a body shot.

Of moves into the clinch.
Of makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Of has him pressed against the cage.
Of misses with a knee to the head.
Of prevents Ellis from breaking the clinch.
Of scores with a knee to the head.
Of looking to throw knees to the head but Ellis is blocking nicely.
Ellis is trying to break free.
Ellis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Of smiles and moves away.

Of clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greater Daemon Of showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinton Ellis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Of clinches up against the cage.
Ellis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Of smiles and moves away.
Of wants to clinch up but Ellis keeps it at a distance.
Of moves away from the strike by Ellis.

Of forces Ellis back against the cage and clinches.
Of tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of manages to avoid it.
Of lands with a nice combination. Ellis backs away looking to recover.
Of staying out of range there.
Of fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ellis avoids it really well and circles away.
Of keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
A slow jab from Ellis misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Of clinches with his opponent.

Of breaks the clinch.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Of takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Of moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Of moves out of range as Ellis strikes.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Of fails with an attempt to clinch.

Of forces Ellis back against the cage and clinches.
Ellis tries to break free but Of pushes him back against the cage.
Ellis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Of escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellis looks to land a left hand but Of moved out of range nicely.
Of displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ellis throws a hook but Of avoids it easily.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ellis.
Of avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Greater Daemon Of is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellis misses the target.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Of's head but Of sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Of gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ellis avoids a wild elbow strike from Of.
Of pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ellis tries to pull guard but Of holds him up against the cage and eventually Ellis drops back down to his feet.
Ellis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Of fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quinton Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Of both land. Nice combination.

Of has managed to clinch.
Of is pressed up against the cage. Ellis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Of down to the mat. Of avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of.
Of wants to clinch.

Of instigates a clinch.
Ellis is trying to force a seperation but Of has the dominant position.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Of moves away and avoids it.

Of clinches.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis throws a lazy right hand but Of sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Of darts in and clinches Ellis up against the cage.

Of breaks the clinch.
Ellis throws a jab when Of was well out of range.
Of keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Of moves into the clinch successfully.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. Of was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Of is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Of tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Of wants to clinch up but Ellis keeps it at a distance.
Of throws a head kick but Ellis moves out of range.

Of has Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Of is just out of range.

Of clinches.
Ellis wants a takedown but no success here.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis throws a big shot that misses.
Of keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Of uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Of is just out of range.

Of clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of lands a nice uppercut.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis swings for the body but Of moves out of range.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Of.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Of does a little dance to reset his feet.

Of clinches up against the cage.

Of breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ellis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Of with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Of breaks the clinch.
Ellis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Of uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis.

Of clinches.

Of escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellis swings for the body but Of moves out of range.
Ellis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greater Daemon Of is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Of has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Of ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.

Of pushes Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greater Daemon Of comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Of has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greater Daemon Of!