PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ricardao (ranked 3058 p4p, 3507 weight class) and Lee Ellison (ranked 334 p4p, 370 weight class). Lee Ellison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ricardao
vs
Ellison

169 cm
25
169
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
166
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Ricardao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellison. Ricardao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Ricardao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ellison.
Ricardao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardao takes a swing at Ellison's ribcage but misses.
Ricardao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellison moves away.
Ellison throws a body punch but Ricardao moves out of range.
Ricardao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ricardao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Ricardao. Those never looked like landing.
Ricardao takes a swing at Ellison's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Ricardao.
Good leg kick by Ricardao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricardao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Ellison misses its intended target.
Ricardao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellison.
Ricardao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardao.
Ricardao feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ellison is able to avoid easily.
Ellison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricardao manages to avoid it.
Ricardao could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ricardao works Ellison's body with a nice hook.
Ellison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricardao.
Ellison scores with a jab to the body.
Ricardao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ellison thuds a left hand into Ricardao's body.
Ricardao looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellison is just out of range.
Ellison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ricardao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Ellison.
Ellison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricardao misses the shot to the body.
Lee Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellison lands a jab to Ricardao's midsection.
Ellison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricardao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellison.
Ricardao scores with a jab to the head.
Ellison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricardao.
Ellison steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ricardao.
Ellison stuns Ricardao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Ricardao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellison. Ricardao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ricardao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellison swings for the body but Ricardao moves out of range.
Ellison cracks a nice hook into Ricardao's ribs.
Ricardao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricardao misses with a body shot.
Ricardao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ellison is able to avoid easily.
Ellison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ellison takes a swing at Ricardao's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison jabs at Ricardao's body.
Nice body punch from Ellison.
Ricardao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ellison throws a body shot but no joy.
Ellison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricardao lands a really nice looking cross but Ellison seems unphased.
Ricardao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricardao throws a leg kick but Ellison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricardao tries to land a front kick but Ellison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ellison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricardao.
Ricardao slips under a jab.
Ricardao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricardao.
As Ricardao backs off Ellison throws a huge counter combo but Ricardao manages to avoid it all.
Ricardao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellison.
Ellison scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ellison counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardao takes a swing at Ellison's ribcage but misses.
Ricardao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellison. Ricardao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ricardao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ricardao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ellison thinking.
Ricardao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellison. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Ricardao.
Ellison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ellison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricardao.
Ricardao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ellison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ricardao is looking to wear down Ellison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellison takes a swing at Ricardao's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lee Ellison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricardao.
Ricardao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellison. Ricardao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellison throws a right and a left that Ricardao avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ricardao.
Ellison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ellison misses with an uppercut.
Ricardao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ricardao avoids the body shot from Ellison.
Ricardao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellison. Ricardao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricardao is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricardao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ellison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ricardao throws a wild body kick that Ellison sees coming a mile off.
Ellison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricardao manages to avoid it.
Ellison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ricardao finds it's way round the side to connect with Ellison's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricardao moves away.
Ricardao throws a right hand that misses
and Ellison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ricardao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ricardao looks for the body kick but Ellison saw that one coming.
Ellison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricardao.
Ricardao throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellison scores with a decent looking hook.
Ellison misses the shot to the body.
Ellison jabs at Ricardao's body.
Ricardao throws a jab when Ellison was well out of range.
Ricardao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ricardao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body kick from Ricardao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricardao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellison's sensitive parts.
Ellison swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lands with a good body shot.
Ellison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellison swings for the body but Ricardao moves out of range.
Lee Ellison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellison misses with a shot to the body
and Ricardao counters with a low kick, right behind Ellison 's knee.
Ellison misses with a looping right.
Ellison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ellison. Beautiful body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ricardao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ricardao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ellison misses with a hook to the body
and Ricardao counters with a body kick.
Ricardao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ellison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ellison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ellison misses with a body punch
and Ricardao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ricardao.
Ricardao avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricardao circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricardao throws a hook but Ellison avoids it easily.
Ricardao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ricardao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricardao lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Ricardao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ricardao.
Ellison misses with a body shot
and Ricardao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ricardao lands a head kick!

It looks like Lee Ellison has been cut.
Ricardao scores with a nice head shot.
Ricardao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ellison will feel that in the morning.
Ricardao with the inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ricardao. That's going to slow Ellison down.
Ellison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ricardao scores with a push kick.
Ricardao thuds his shin into the meat of Ellison's side.
Good leg kick by Ricardao.
A jab from Ricardao does it's job there.
Ricardao works Ellison's body with a nice hook.
Ricardao lands a nice looking body kick.
Ricardao lands with a nice body punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ricardao. Ellison shrugs it off though.
Ricardao looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellison is just out of range.
Ellison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricardao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricardao connects with a solid leg kick.
Ricardao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricardao works Ellison's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ricardao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Ellison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ellison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ellison stuns Ricardao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ellison scores with a hook to the body. Ricardao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ricardao delivers a nice body kick.
Ricardao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ricardao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ellison finds it's way round the side to connect with Ricardao's head.
Ricardao slips under a jab.
Ricardao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ricardao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardao.
It looked like Ricardao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ellison.
Ricardao scores with a nice strike.
Ellison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ricardao scores with a shot to the body.
Ellison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricardao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Ricardao.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ricardao.
Ricardao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ellison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricardao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ellison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ricardao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ricardao scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellison connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Ellison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ellison misses with a lunging right hand
and Ricardao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricardao jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ricardao scores with a spinning back kick!
Ellison looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricardao is just out of range.
Ricardao works the jab nicely.
Ricardao looks to land a body kick but Ellison moved away.
Ricardao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ellison moves out of range of the body kick.
Ellison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ricardao connects with a solid leg kick.
Ricardao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ricardao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ellison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ricardao does it's job there.
Ellison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ricardao's hands.
Ellison digs a good body shot into Ricardao's ribs.
Ellison scores with a jab. Ricardao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ricardao throws a hook to the side of Ellison's head but Ellison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellison takes a swing at Ricardao's ribcage but misses.
Ellison misses with the combination.
Ricardao is looking to slow Ellison down with leg kicks.
Ellison misses with a body shot.
Ricardao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ellison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ellison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricardao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricardao avoids the body shot from Ellison.
Ellison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricardao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellison.
Ellison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricardao.
Ellison throws a sloppy body shot
and Ricardao counters with a leg kick.
Ellison misses with a hook. Ricardao ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Ricardao slams his shin into Ellison's torso.
Ellison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricardao moves away.
Ricardao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ellison takes a step back to recover.
Ricardao scores with a decent looking hook.
Ellison looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricardao is just out of range.
Ellison throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricardao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ricardao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ricardao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ricardao!