PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincent Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ellison
vs
Me

165 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
26
163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Counter fighter
Granite chin

Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mini Me!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me throws a combination. Ellison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ellison looks to throw the jab but Me is out of range.
Me misses with a double jab.
Me scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Me chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Me has eaten all the pies!
Me lands a jab.
Ellison throws the left hand but Me avoids the punch easily.
Me throws a right hand that Ellison ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellison also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Me manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Me cracks the inside of Ellison's front leg.
Mini Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me misses with a two punch combination.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Me paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me throws a nice looking combination but Ellison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Me swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Me throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Me moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Me throws a one two combo.
Me misses with a two punch combination.
Me throws a good cross that connects.
Ellison slips a jab and a cross from Me.
Me throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Me does no damage.
Ellison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SWF GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Me throws a series of punches but Ellison moves out of range.
That kick from Me tenderised Ellison's leg. Ellison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ellison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Me, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Me throws a series of punches but Ellison moves out of range.
Me lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ellison clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Me.
Me wants to break free but Ellison has control.

Me breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch but Me swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellison doesn't manage to clinch there - Me circles away.
Ellison throws a leg kick but Me sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Me.
Me misses with a double jab
and Ellison counters with a nice uppercut.
Me swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Me does no damage.
Ellison moves in looking to clinch but Me pushes him off.
Me lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Me.
Me scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Me throws a combination that misses
and Ellison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Me.
Me looks winded!
Ellison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Me. Me obviously looking to wear him down.
Me misses with the combination.
Ellison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Me.
A clash of legs there as Ellison blocks the low kick.
Me's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Me duly obliges.
Me pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ellison is out of range and Me settles back down.
Ellison moves in looking to clinch but Me pushes him off.
Me misses with a double jab
and Ellison counters with a good low kick that Me was not able to check.
Me tries to bum rush Ellison with a series of wild strikes but Ellison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Me manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellison is looking to clinch.
Me is working the combinations to good effect here.
A good leg kick by Me.
Some wild striking there from Me.
Me fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Me scores with a four punch combination!
Me scores with a one two! Ellison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Me feints and then cracks Ellison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ellison down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellison is looking to clinch but Me is avoiding it.
Me misses with a few strikes there.
Ellison scores with a nice strike.
Me misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mini Me dominated that round.
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.

Me swinging wildly here.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Me paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me throws a nice looking combination but Ellison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Me misses with a combination
and Ellison counters with a stiff right hand.
Ellison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Me does no damage.
Me scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ellison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Me misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellison misses with a two punch combination.
Ellison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Me manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Me rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Me throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellison.
A lazy body kick from Ellison

and Me holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellison wants to clinch but Me slips to the side
and Me counters with a nice leg kick.
Me moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ellison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Me manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellison wants to clinch up but Me keeps it at a distance.
Mini Me seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Me throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ellison counters by moving into the clinch.
Me throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ellisons head.
Me presses Ellison against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Me's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Me swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Me throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Me throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellison.
Me is breathing heavily.

Ellison gets a clinch.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Me wants to break free but Ellison has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Me breaks from the clinch.
Me lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Me throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellison counters with a stiff right hand.
Me keeps the fight on the outside.
Me connects with a leg kick. Ellison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Me will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Me misses with the combination.
Me stalks Ellison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ellison's face. Ellison staggers backwards, shaken.
Me throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Me looks to land a combination but Ellison avoids it well.
Me misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Me paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me misses with an uppercut
letting Ellison counter with a right hand.
Ellison digs a good hook to Me's body.
Me pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ellison is out of range and Me settles back down.
Me lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellison circles away quickly and effectively.
Me misses with a combination
and Ellison counters with a good low kick that Me was not able to check.
Ellison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Me.
Ellison looks for the body kick but Me saw that one coming.
Ellison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent Ellison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellison tries to clinch up.
Me misses with a low kick.
Ellison slips a jab and a cross from Me.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Me. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Me.
Ellison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Me throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ellison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ellison.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ellison misses with a knee to the head.

Me breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellison tries to clinch but Me moves out of range.
Me throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellison counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Me duly obliges.
Ellison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ellison is looking to clinch.
Ellison tries to clinch up.
Ellison slips a jab and a cross from Me.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mini Me will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ellison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Me misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Me lands with a nice combination. Ellison backs away looking to recover.
Me bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellison's head.
Me goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ellison tries to clinch up but Me circles away and keeps his distance.
Me cracks Ellison with an open hand slap.
Me ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellison moves away.
Me works over Ellison's head and body with a nice combination.
Ellison tries to clinch but Me moves out of range.
Me looks to land a combination but Ellison avoids it well.
Me waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellison.
Ellison tries to clinch up.
Ellison slips a jab and a cross from Me.
Ellison tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Me counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Me.
Ellison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Me takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ellison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Me's brow.
Me on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Me is trying to force a seperation but Ellison has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellison.

Me pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Me manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Me fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ellison checks it well.
Ellison checks a leg kick.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch but Me swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Me throws a sloppy head kick and Ellison moves out of range easily.
Me tries to bum rush Ellison with a series of wild strikes but Ellison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Me swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellison.
Me misses with a combination
and Ellison counters with a stiff right hand.
Ellison dodges the punch combination from Me.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Me throws a combination that misses
and Ellison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Me circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Me swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellison tries to clinch up.
Ellison slips a jab and a cross from Me.
Ellison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Me both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellison tries to clinch up but Me circles away and keeps his distance.
Me swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ellison counters with a stiff right hand.
Me looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Me swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ellison counters with a nice body kick.
Me swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison tries to clinch up but Me circles away and keeps his distance.
Me throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellison.
Ellison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Me swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellison is looking to clinch but Me is avoiding it.
Me circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Me.
Me throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ellison is looking to clinch but Me is avoiding it.
Me throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Me throws a right hand that Ellison ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellison also avoids with ease.
Me throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ellison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Me takes a knee to the side of the body.
Me avoiding damage as Ellison throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellison.
Ellison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me tries to work over Ellison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Me.
Me tries a body shot but Ellison blocks it.
Vincent Ellison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Me is trying to force a seperation but Ellison has the dominant position.
Me is looking to break free of the clinch but Ellison has double underhooks.

Me pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Me avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Me fails to land with a series of punches.
Me throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellison counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ellison closes the distance and clinches.
Me is trying to force a seperation but Ellison has the dominant position.
Ellison tries a knee to the head but Me blocks it.
Mini Me is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ellison misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mini Me.
Well Me 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mini Me!
During a confident post fight interview, Mini Me thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.