PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Phone numbers. Devin Townsend is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ellis
vs
Townsend

180 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Townsend!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis tries to close the distance and clinch but Townsend swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Ellis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Townsend tries to roll over but Ellis keeps him under control.
Ellis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Townsend is refusing to be controlled, as Ellis sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Townsend is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ellis pulls his head out easily.
Ellis is looking to take a break and control but Townsend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Townsend looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ellis stands up and beckons Townsend to join him on the feet.
Townsend thows a leg kick but Ellis checks it

and Ellis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ellis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Townsend gets underhooks to prevent Ellis's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ellis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Townsend is defending well.
Ellis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Townsend working hard to break the clinch.
Townsend being controlled against the cage.
Ellis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Townsend.
Townsend is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Townsend tries to land a leg kick but Ellis saw it coming and moves away.
Townsend is looking to slow Ellis down with leg kicks.
Townsend tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Townsend.
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Townsend circles away.
Ellis is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Townsend scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Townsend thumps Ellis with a low kick.
Townsend scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Townsend attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Townsend looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Townsend tries a low kick but Ellis avoids it.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Townsend tenderised Ellis's leg. Ellis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ellis slaps away a takedown attempt from Townsend, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Townsend.
Townsend shoots in looking for a takedown but Ellis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Townsend's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Ellis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Townsend to the ground. Ellis is now in Townsend's guard.

Townsend throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ellis wants to stand but Townsend is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Townsend is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ellis is aware though and is defending well.
Townsend keeping full guard, as Ellis tries to pass.

Townsend looking for a guillotine here but Ellis defends easily.

Townsend is looking for a triangle but Ellis pushes his legs off easily.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Townsend had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ellis defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ellis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Townsend, up you get!
Ellis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Townsend manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Townsend wants it to stay on the feet.
Townsend misses with a head kick.
Ellis fails to land the takedown.
Townsend feints and then cracks Ellis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ellis down.
Ellis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Townsend feints and then cracks Ellis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ellis down.
Townsend throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Townsend lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts.
Ellis shoots in looking for a takedown but Townsend manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Townsend throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Townsend connects with a leg kick. Ellis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Townsend throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
Crunch! Townsend slams his shin into Ellis's torso.
Townsend dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Townsend dominated that 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Ellis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Townsend. Townsend obviously looking to wear him down.

Ellis closes the distance and clinches.

Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Townsend throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ellis moves out of range of the leg kick from Townsend.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Townsend.
Ellis tries to clinch but Townsend is having none of it.
Townsend chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ellis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
Townsend fails with the takedown.
Townsend throws a chopping leg kick but Ellis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ellis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ellis clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Townsend lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ellis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ellis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Townsend misses with a low kick.
Ellis throws a lazy right hand but Townsend sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Townsend, right into the meat.
Townsend keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Townsend cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Townsend throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Townsend shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ellis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Townsend attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellis is looking to clinch but Townsend is avoiding it.
Townsend moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Devin Townsend seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to clinch there but Townsend circles away.
A good leg kick by Ellis.
Ellis stuffs the takedown.
Townsend is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Townsend swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis is looking to clinch but Townsend is avoiding it.
Townsend dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Townsend wants to slow Ellis down by chopping away at his legs.
Townsend fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Ellis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Townsend.
Townsend with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Townsend fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend fails with a takedown attempt.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Townsend as he avoids it easily.
Townsend circles away from the clinch attempt.
Townsend lands with a thumping leg kick.
Townsend cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Townsend.
Townsend thumps Ellis with a low kick.
Darius Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Townsend lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ellis is looking to clinch but Townsend is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ellis checks a leg kick.
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Townsend.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Townsend shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ellis sprawls well. Ellis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Townsend gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Townsend or perhaps it was just good defense by Ellis which made him look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Townsend throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Townsend as Ellis shoots in.
A clash of legs there as Ellis blocks the low kick.
Townsend shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ellis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Townsend wants to stand but Ellis is controlling the position.
Ellis trying to control the position from guard on top but Townsend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Townsend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Townsend fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellis checks a leg kick.
Townsend throws a low kick but Ellis avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ellis blocks the leg kick.
Townsend defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ellis.
Townsend will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Townsend throws a front kick aimed at Ellis's knee but Ellis avoids it well.
A punch combination from Ellis misses.
Townsend doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellis circles away.

Ellis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ellis has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Townsend to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ellis is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Townsend pulls down on the head and he's put Ellis to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Devin Townsend!