PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellison Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison Jr comes to the cage accompanied by i aint never scared. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ellison Jr
vs
Narushima

189 cm
30
218 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

177 cm
39
216 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Ellison Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima scores with a nice body kick.

Narushima rushes Ellison Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellison Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Narushima.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Anthony Ellison Jr has been cut.
Ellison Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ellison Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ellison Jr looking for a takedown.
Ellison Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
Ellison Jr is trying to pull guard but Narushima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Narushima has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ellison Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Narushima can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison Jr has Narushima pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ellison Jr.
Ellison Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellison Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima has Ellison Jr pushed against the cage.
Narushima managing to block the knees to the body from Ellison Jr.
Ellison Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Narushima is defending well for now.
Ellison Jr stalling.
Ellison Jr tries to break free but Narushima pushes him back against the cage.
Ellison Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellison Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Ellison Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima working Ellison Jr over with knees to the body.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
Narushima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellison Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Come on Ellison Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Ellison Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellison Jr tries to pull guard but Narushima holds him up against the cage and eventually Ellison Jr drops back down to his feet.
Narushima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima avoiding damage as Ellison Jr throws knees to the body.
Narushima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellison Jr misses with the head strike.
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ellison Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Narushima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellison Jr's face.
Ellison Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellison Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Narushima smiles and moves away.
Narushima connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Narushima clinches with his opponent.
Ellison Jr wants to stall.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellison Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ellison Jr misses with a body punch.
Narushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellison Jr's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ellison Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Narushima to keep the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Narushima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ellison Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ellison Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Narushima as he jumps to the side.
Ellison Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ellison Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Narushima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellison Jr backing away here, and Narushima unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima scores with a push kick.

Narushima has Ellison Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Narushima slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Narushima as Ellison Jr tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison Jr is stalling here.
Ellison Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryo Narushima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Narushima blocks an uppercut.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ellison Jr missing with knees to the body.
Ellison Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellison Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ellison Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Ellison Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Narushima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Ellison Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narushima blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellison Jr tries to pull guard but Narushima won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Ellison Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellison Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ellison Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellison Jr's face.
Narushima is struggling to control the position.
Ellison Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellison Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellison Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison Jr is trying to break the clinch but Narushima is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ellison Jr fails to land.
Ellison Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ellison Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Narushima to keep the fight standing.
Ellison Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellison Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Narushima to keep the fight standing.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
Narushima lands a knee to the body.
Narushima jerks Ellison Jr's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Ellison Jr drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Narushima goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Narushima because Ellison Jr was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ryo Narushima!
An out of breath Ryo Narushima thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Anthony Ellison Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'we'll get him next time'.