PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eron Relentless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 5 minutes alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ellis
vs
Relentless

195 cm
19
280 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

215 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eron Relentless!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ellis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ellis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Relentless is trying to stand up here but Ellis is controlling him well.
Ellis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Relentless's head.
Nice strikes from Ellis there.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis working the head and body with strikes.
Ellis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Relentless avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellis.
Relentless keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Relentless is trying to stand back up but Ellis is controlling him
Ellis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Relentless has hold of Ellis's hands but Ellis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Relentless avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellis.
Relentless really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Relentless is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ellis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ellis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Relentless tries to kick Ellis off in order to stand up. Ellis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Relentless looks gassed!
Ellis scoring with punches and elbows.
Relentless takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ellis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ellis throws an elbow but Relentless slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ellis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Relentless is avoiding damage well.
Ellis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Relentless some visible discomfort.
Ellis looks up at the clock and then as Relentless takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ellis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ellis working the head and body with strikes.
Relentless is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ellis connects with a decent elbow.
Ellis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ellis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ellis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Relentless down.
Check out the look on Ellis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ellis cracks Relentless with a big right hand but Relentless just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ellis working the ground and pound.
Ellis landing a few strikes.
Ellis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Relentless to see if he's OK.
Relentless is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ellis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Relentless to see if he's OK.
Ellis working the ground and pound.
Ellis cracks Relentless with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Ellis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Relentless takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Relentless taking a bit of punishment here - Ellis scoring with strikes.
Relentless wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis grinds an elbow into Relentless's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Ellis.
Eron Relentless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Relentless moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Relentless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Relentless throws a right hand that Ellis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellis also avoids with ease.

Ellis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Relentless sprawls well initially but Ellis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Relentless blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ellis.
Ellis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quinton Ellis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Relentless avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis drops an elbow to the side of Relentless's head.
Relentless won't allow Ellis to pass to mount.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ellis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis lands with a punch from half guard.
Ellis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Relentless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Ellis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Relentless manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis postures up and lands a big shot to Relentless's brow.
Ellis thows a big elbow that misses.
Ellis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ellis landing some decent shots from guard.
Ellis postures up in Relentless's guard and throws a big left but Relentless blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis distracts Relentless with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Relentless has momentary wrist control but Ellis slips an elbow through the middle.
Ellis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Relentless wants to get back to his feet but Ellis passes into half guard.
Ellis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Ellis there.
Relentless has hold of Ellis's hands but Ellis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Relentless taking some punishment here, with Ellis in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ellis lands strikes from half guard.
Ellis thows a huge punch but Relentless dodges it nicely.
Ellis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ellis thows a huge punch but Relentless dodges it nicely.
Ellis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Relentless's head.
Ellis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Ellis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Relentless lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ellis backs up against the cage.

Ellis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ellis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Relentless blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ellis.
Relentless is trying to stand back up but Ellis is controlling him
Ellis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Relentless on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Relentless with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ellis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ellis thows a huge punch but Relentless dodges it nicely.
Ellis uses his free foot to push down on Relentless's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Relentless.
Ellis looking to finish with strikes here!
Ellis lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ellis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ellis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ellis landing strikes from the mount and Relentless is in trouble!
Ellis lands a big elbow.
Relentless holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ellis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ellis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis landing strikes from the mount and Relentless is in trouble!
Ellis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Relentless looks a forlorn figure.
Relentless taking shots to the head.
Ellis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Relentless's face.
Ellis looking to finish Relentless with some ground and pound. This is bad for Relentless!
Relentless taking shots to the head.
Ellis breaks from Relentless's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Relentless that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ellis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ellis punching from mount but Relentless doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ellis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Relentless looks a forlorn figure.
Ellis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Relentless can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Relentless that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Relentless is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ellis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26

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