PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avril Lavigne - Hot. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ellis
vs
Laurentian

177 cm
25
180 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

177 cm
30
181 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurentian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ellis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laurentian throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurentian. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laurentian lands with a right hand.
Ellis looks to land a combination. Laurentian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laurentian jabs Ellis right on the nose. Ellis blinks but takes it well.
Ellis moves out of range of the body kick from Laurentian.
Laurentian jabs at Ellis's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ellis misses.
Ellis staying out of range there.
Laurentian thuds his right hand into Ellis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laurentian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurentian takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian lands a nice shot that snaps Ellis's head back.
Laurentian scores with a spinning back kick!
Laurentian pushes Ellis away with a front kick.
Nice jab there from Ellis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurentian throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laurentian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Ellis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ellis throws a sloppy head kick
and Laurentian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Ellis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Ellis moves away and avoids it.
Laurentian throws an overhand right that lands on Ellis's shoulder, as Ellis tries to avoid the shot.
Laurentian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian thumps Ellis with a low kick.
Laurentian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laurentian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laurentian misses the jab.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laurentian moves away.
Laurentian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellis.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Laurentian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Laurentian misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Laurentian misses.
Ellis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ellis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laurentian.
Laurentian with a nice cross.
Ellis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ellis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis slips a jab from Laurentian.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurentian cracks Ellis with a good jab.
Ellis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ellis throws a looping overhand right but Laurentian ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxence Laurentian dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Laurentian misses the shot to the body.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of Ellis's head but Ellis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laurentian throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurentian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice cross by Laurentian.
Laurentian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laurentian throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis digs a good hook to Laurentian's body.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laurentian thows a body shot but no joy.
Laurentian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ellis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Ellis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ellis is looking to wear down Laurentian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laurentian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ellis moves away from the strike by Laurentian.
Laurentian throws a nice looking combination but Ellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis slips under a jab from Laurentian.
Ellis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laurentian's head.
Laurentian lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellis off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurentian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laurentian misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Maxence Laurentian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurentian throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Maxence Laurentian has been cut.
Ellis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellis throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laurentian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maxence Laurentian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellis slips under a jab.
Ellis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laurentian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laurentian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis throws a right hand that Laurentian ducks under and follows up with a left that Laurentian also avoids with ease.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ellis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laurentian throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a body kick.
Laurentian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ellis momentarily.
Laurentian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laurentian thuds his right hand into Ellis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laurentian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurentian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellis.
Laurentian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laurentian misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a nice uppercut.
Laurentian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxence Laurentian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxence Laurentian'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!

Laurentian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ellis at a distance.
Laurentian motions for Ellis to come forward. Laurentian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laurentian looks to throw a body kick
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laurentian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laurentian throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Laurentian lands a jab.
Laurentian misses the jab.
Laurentian lands with a cross.
Laurentian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis slips a straight right by Laurentian.
Laurentian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laurentian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laurentian lands a leg kick that knocks Ellis off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Laurentian misses its intended target.
Laurentian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ellis.
Laurentian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurentian cracks Ellis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ellis.
Laurentian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurentian cracks Ellis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laurentian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ellis.
Laurentian misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis misses the jab.
Laurentian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ellis.
Laurentian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis throws a sloppy head kick and Laurentian moves out of range easily.
Ellis misses with a hook.
Laurentian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
Maxence Laurentian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ellis wants to clinch.
Laurentian throws a combination that misses
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ellis slips under a jab from Laurentian.
A telegraphed right hand from Laurentian misses the target.
Laurentian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurentian moves away from the strike by Ellis.
Laurentian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurentian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ellis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Ellis. Those never looked like landing.
Anthony Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laurentian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellis.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxence Laurentian.
Well Laurentian 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxence Laurentian!