PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Dude looks like a lady!. McCarthy has chosen False Pretense as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ellis
vs
McCarthy

158 cm
20
138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellis as he avoids it easily.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCarthy is defended easily by Ellis.
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chris Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan McCarthy.
McCarthy shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCarthy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
Ellis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCarthy.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
McCarthy fails with the takedown.
McCarthy looks gassed!
McCarthy with a hook.
Ellis throws the kick towards the body but McCarthy avoids it.
Ellis throws a leg kick which misses McCarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCarthy tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
McCarthy blocks a head kick by Ellis.
Ellis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ellis tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellis.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Ellis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ellis misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ellis - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
Ellis scores with a leg kick.
Ellis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCarthy's head.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis cracks McCarthy with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ellis. That's going to slow McCarthy down.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ellis.
Ellis stalks McCarthy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCarthy's face. McCarthy staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Ellis connects with a high kick.
Chris Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Ellis catches McCarthy right on the button with a cross.
Ellis misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellis throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
Ellis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
Ellis lands with a kick to the temple. McCarthy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCarthy throws a combination that misses
and Ellis counters with a low kick, right behind McCarthy 's knee.
Ellis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ellis fakes the leg kick and cracks McCarthy in the body.
Ellis throws a series of punches but McCarthy avoids them all with ease.
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Ellis.
Ellis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ellis.
Ellis throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ellis misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCarthy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ellis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCarthy.
Ellis lands an overhand right.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Ellis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ellis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ellis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
McCarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy looks to land a combination but Ellis avoids it well.
Ellis lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCarthy will feel that in the morning.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
Ellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ellis, right into the meat.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Ellis.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
Ellis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Ellis.
McCarthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ellis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCarthy blocks a head kick by Ellis.
Nice body kick there by Ellis.
McCarthy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ellis.
No joy there for Ellis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellis misses with a double jab.
McCarthy moves out of range as Ellis throws a body kick.
McCarthy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ellis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ellis scores with a leg kick.
Chris Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ellis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body. McCarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCarthy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ellis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCarthy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ellis scores with a one two! McCarthy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chris Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarthy moves out of range of the body kick.
Ellis throws a right hand that McCarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarthy also avoids with ease.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
McCarthy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellis.
Some wild striking there from Ellis.
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ellis, right into the meat.
Ellis works the jab nicely.
Ellis throws a series of punches but McCarthy moves out of range.
Ellis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCarthy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCarthy.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
McCarthy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellis lunges at McCarthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarthy's hand.
Ellis misses with a few strikes there.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
McCarthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ellis. Ellis obviously looking to wear him down.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Ellis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ellis lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCarthy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Ellis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
McCarthy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCarthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ellis counters with a big head kick but McCarthy shrugs it off.
McCarthy throws a leg kick
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
McCarthy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ellis works over McCarthy's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
McCarthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ellis can pounce on him.
Ellis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCarthy's calf.
Ellis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCarthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Ellis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy blocks a head kick by Ellis.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ellis.
Ellis throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ellis duly obliges.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
Ellis scores with a spinning back kick!
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ellis, as that shot connected.
Ellis throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
McCarthy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ellis scores with a one two! McCarthy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
Ellis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ellis keeps McCarthy at a distance using the push kick.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Ellis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ellis throws a combination. McCarthy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Ellis misses.
Ellis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCarthy.
Ellis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McCarthy misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Ellis.

That's four 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.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellis is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
Ellis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ellis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ellis defends it nicely.
Chris Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan McCarthy.
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCarthy looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Ellis throws a series of punches but McCarthy moves out of range.
Ryan McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellis 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Ellis!