PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Add Sweep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Ebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ebert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool. Russel Ebert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sweep
vs
Ebert

225 cm
24
194 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Add Sweep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Russel Ebert!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ebert closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sweep to the mat! Sweep manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebert won't allow Sweep to get back to his feet.
Ebert won't allow Sweep to sweep him here.
Ebert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ebert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sweep preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ebert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sweep is looking for a sweep. Ebert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ebert is looking for a kimura but Sweep is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ebert to get the leverage.
Ebert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sweep tries to get to full guard but Ebert has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweep is working hard here to advance position.
Ebert throwing shots but Sweep is blocking nicely.
Ebert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sweep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ebert.
Ebert working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sweep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ebert connects with a nice short shot to Sweep's temple.
Sweep wants to get back to full guard.
Sweep wants to get back to his feet.
Ebert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sweep's head.
Sweep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ebert.
Ebert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sweep's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sweep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ebert.
A punch combination from Sweep misses.
Ebert lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Ebert scores with a takedown into Sweep's guard.
Ebert slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ebert scores with punches from side control.
Ebert misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sweep is looking for a sweep.
Sweep is not content to let Ebert control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweep tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ebert lands a heavy elbow.
Ebert lands with some strikes.
Ebert lands a big elbow.
Ebert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ebert with a couple of short strikes.

Sweep is rocked!
Ebert postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sweep bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ebert and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russel Ebert!