PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Applejuice by Taintstick. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ellis
vs
Peter

225 cm
25
270 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

225 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Peter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peter was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a double jab.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellis throws a lazy right hand but Peter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peter blocks a jab.

Ellis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Peter quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Ellis there.
Ellis wants to pass to mount but Peter is defending the position.
Peter has hold of Ellis's hands but Ellis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ellis content to control rather than advance.
Ellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter trying to control from the bottom.
Ellis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ellis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ellis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peter defending well though.
Ellis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ellis winds up and cracks Peter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ellis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like Big Peter has been cut.
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.
Ellis looks to land a strike but Peter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ellis landing with the ground and pound.
Ellis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peter working a defensive guard here.
Ellis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peter's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis landing some decent shots from guard.
Ellis cracks Peter with a solid left hand.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peter is keeping the position for now.
Peter trying to control the position.
Ellis looking to sit in guard and control but Peter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Peter has passed into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ellis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ellis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Peter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ellis misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellis throws a jab when Peter was well out of range.
Peter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Peter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peter ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Peter's head but Peter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a straight right.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ellis thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis swings for the body but Peter moves out of range.
Ellis lands an overhand right.
Peter moves out of range as Ellis strikes.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Peter avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Ellis.

Ellis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ellis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Ellis.
Peter tries to get to full guard but Ellis has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis drops an elbow to the side of Peter's head.
Ground and pound from Ellis.
Ellis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peter trying to control from the bottom.
Ellis throwing shots but Peter is blocking nicely.
Peter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Peter.
Ellis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellis throws a big right hand that misses.
Ellis landing some decent shots from guard.
Ellis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peter trying to keep a closed guard but Ellis is proving a slippery customer.
Ellis with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ellis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ellis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peter dives on top into guard.
Ellis is trying to control the position but Peter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Peter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Peter lands with a slapping head kick.
Peter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ellis looks for a takedown but Peter sprawls well.
Ellis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Ellis misses.

Peter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ellis wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to control but Peter passes into side control!
Peter working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ellis!
Peter tries to control but Ellis wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is desperately trying to improve his position but Peter has a good base and remains in mount.
Peter looking to control but Ellis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ellis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Peter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

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