PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Ellinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellinger's entrance music is Bars On Me by Chris Webby. A fine choice. Romero Thiago has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ellinger
vs
Thiago

183 cm
28
205 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

191 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Ellinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romero Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ellinger gets tackled into the cage by Thiago. Thiago maintains the clinch.
Thiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thiago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago stalling in the clinch.
Thiago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thiago lands a knee to the body.
Thiago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thiago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago has Ellinger pushed against the cage.
Ellinger takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ellinger is trying to push Thiago away but Thiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thiago lands a knee to the head.
Thiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ellinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thiago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thiago lands a good knee to the midsection. Ellinger won't want to take too many of those.
Thiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thiago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thiago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thiago connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago scores with a knee to the head.
Thiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thiago with a knee to the head.
Thiago lands an elbow that stopped Ellinger in his tracks for a moment.
Thiago with a knee to the head.
Thiago is stalling here.
Ellinger is trying to push Thiago away but Thiago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thiago trying to land knees to the body.
Thiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thiago missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thiago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Thiago.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thiago.
Thiago looks winded!
Thiago misses with an elbow strike.
Thiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thiago with a knee to the head.
Thiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellinger.
Ellinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ellinger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellinger.
Thiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ellinger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ellinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thiago obliges.
Thiago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellinger is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ellinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thiago is keeping busy.
Thiago stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Thiago.
Thiago stalling in the clinch.
Thiago landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thiago.
Thiago with a knee to the head.
Thiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellinger's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romero Thiago dominated that round.
That's time! Ellinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thiago slips a jab and a cross from Ellinger.
Thiago scores with a kick to the body.
Ellinger throws a hook but Thiago avoids it easily.
Ellinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thiago.

Thiago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thiago misses with a knee strike.
Thiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellinger's face.
Ellinger being controlled against the cage.
Thiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellinger's efforts to push away.
Thiago landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ellinger tries to break free but Thiago pushes him back against the cage.
Ellinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Thiago has double underhooks.
Thiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Thiago.
Thiago prevents Ellinger from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ellinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Thiago has double underhooks.
Thiago is struggling to control the position.
Thiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellinger avoids the damage to the body.
Ellinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellinger takes an elbow to the temple.
Thiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellinger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thiago has him pressed against the cage.
Thiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romero Thiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thiago landing knees to the head.
Thiago taking a breather.
Ellinger looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellinger's face.
Thiago keeps control of Ellinger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thiago throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellinger wants to break free but Thiago has control.
Thiago tries a knee to the head but Ellinger blocks it.
Ellinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Thiago has double underhooks.
Thiago prevents Ellinger from breaking the clinch.
Ellinger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thiago lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thiago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thiago.
Ellinger working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago connects with a knee to the head.
Thiago tries a knee to the head but Ellinger blocks it.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Thiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Thiago.
Thiago connects with a knee to the head.
Thiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Thiago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thiago tries to land a knee to the head but Ellinger blocks with his arms.
Ellinger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago connects with a knee to the head.
Thiago tries to stall but Ellinger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thiago tries a knee to the head but Ellinger blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romero Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ellinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thiago throws a head kick but Ellinger moves out of range.
Eli Ellinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thiago is looking to slow Ellinger down with leg kicks.
Ellinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thiago.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellinger!
Thiago connects with an inside leg kick.
Ellinger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thiago.
Ellinger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thiago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thiago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellinger's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thiago.
Thiago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ellinger finds it's way round the side to connect with Thiago's head.
Ellinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellinger tries to land a front kick but Thiago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellinger drops his hands momentarily and Thiago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thiago misses.
Eli Ellinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago connects with an inside leg kick.
Ellinger shoots in for a takedown but Thiago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ellinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ellinger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thiago counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ellinger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thiago.
Ellinger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thiago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thiago throws a head kick that Ellinger semi-blocks.
Ellinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thiago throws a one two combo.
Thiago scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellinger throws a leg kick
and Thiago counters with a leg kick.
Thiago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellinger's calf.
Ellinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thiago. Thiago obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a few strikes there.
Thiago throws a sloppy head kick and Ellinger moves out of range easily.
Ellinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero Thiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellinger blocks a head kick by Thiago.
No joy there for Ellinger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellinger scores with a three punch combo!
Ellinger throws a body punch but Thiago moves out of range.
Thiago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ellinger is defended easily by Thiago.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Ellinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Thiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thiago lands with a straight right. Ellinger didn't see that one coming.
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ellinger avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Ellinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thiago tries to clinch but Ellinger moves out of range.
Ellinger misses with a two punch combination.

Ellinger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thiago sprawls well initially but Ellinger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thiago can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thiago wants to control the action here but instead Ellinger manages to pass to full mount!
Ellinger prevents Thiago from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellinger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thiago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellinger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ellinger avoids the attempt from Thiago to control.
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!
Ellinger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thiago looks a forlorn figure.
Ellinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thiago is working to get back to half guard.
Eli Ellinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellinger punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eli Ellinger.
I think Thiago has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romero Thiago!