PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Durante Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Durante Jr
vs
Ellis

179 cm
24
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

186 cm
22
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Durante Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durante Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durante Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellis sprawls well. He's pushed Durante Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Durante Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Durante Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Ellis which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Ellis. No joy for Durante Jr on that attempt.
Durante Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Durante Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ellis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Durante Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Durante Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Durante Jr shoots in for a double leg but Ellis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1-2. Ellis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Durante Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ellis but Ellis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Durante Jr.
Ellis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durante Jr dodges the punch combination from Ellis.
Durante Jr looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
Durante Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Durante Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis throws a series of strikes that have Durante Jr backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Durante Jr moves out of range.
Ellis moves away from the strike by Durante Jr.
Ellis defending well as Durante Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Durante Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ellis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durante Jr somewhat.
Ellis stuffs the takedown attempt from Durante Jr. Durante Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Durante Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Durante Jr is breathing heavily.
Ellis throws a right hand that Durante Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Durante Jr also avoids with ease.
A combination from Ellis does no damage.

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 lands a two punch combo.
Durante Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellis is fending him off so far but Durante Jr persists. Nope, Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Durante Jr backs up against the cage.
A lazy left from Ellis finds it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Ellis. No joy for Durante Jr on that attempt.
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ellis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ellis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durante Jr shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durante Jr dodges the punch combination from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ellis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ellis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Durante Jr clobbers Ellis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ellis stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Ellis does no damage.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durante Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ellis tries to avoid it but Durante Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ellis to the ground. Ellis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ellis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Durante Jr shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Durante Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis misses with a double jab.
Ellis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durante Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durante Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellis stuffs the takedown attempt from Durante Jr. Durante Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Durante Jr avoids them all with ease.
Ellis looks to land a combination. Durante Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andrew Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ellis stuffs the takedown attempt from Durante Jr. Durante Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellis scores with a jab. Durante Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ricardo Durante Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durante Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ricardo Durante Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durante Jr shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Ellis looks to land a combination but Durante Jr avoids it well.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durante Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Durante Jr misses.
Durante Jr shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Durante Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ellis avoids it really well and circles away.
Durante Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durante Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durante Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a three punch combo!
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durante Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
Durante Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellis is fending him off so far but Durante Jr persists. Nope, Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Ellis.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durante Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durante Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ellis avoids it really well and circles away.
Durante Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Ellis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durante Jr shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ellis leaves Durante Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ellis. No joy for Durante Jr on that attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellis!
Durante Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Durante Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Durante Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ellis pinned against the cage. Ellis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Durante Jr with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durante Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrew Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis stalks Durante Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durante Jr's face. Durante Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellis scores with a one two! Durante Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ellis duly obliges.
Ellis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durante Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Durante Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durante Jr shoots and misses
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ellis lands a left and a right that send Durante Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Ellis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Durante Jr is rocked!
Ellis lands a jab.
Oh Durante Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durante Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durante Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Ellis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durante Jr at a distance.
Durante Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Durante Jr backing up. Durante Jr nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Ellis stalks Durante Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durante Jr's face. Durante Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a series of strikes that have Durante Jr backpedaling.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Durante Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ellis scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Ellis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Durante Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
Durante Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellis.
Durante Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Durante Jr backing up. Durante Jr nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Durante Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricardo Durante Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis lands with a nice combination. Durante Jr backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellis 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!

Andrew Ellis wins by unanimous decision!