PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benny Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Ellis has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chambers
vs
Ellis

170 cm
23
130 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

186 cm
23
167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Chambers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers misses with a combination
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers misses with a hook
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Ellis catches Chambers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Ellis jabs at Chambers's body.
Chambers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers misses with a combination
and Ellis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ellis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chambers's head.
Ellis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chambers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy left from Ellis finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a left to the body.
Chambers misses with a double jab
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Benny Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ellis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chambers backs up against the cage.
Ellis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chambers misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chambers backs up against the cage.
Chambers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a left to the body.
Chambers throws a combination that misses
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers throws a combination that misses
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ellis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ellis.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a series of strikes. Chambers will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis misses with a double jab.
Chambers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellis.
Ellis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chambers misses with a combination
and Ellis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chambers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ellis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ellis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis lands with a nice combination. Chambers backs away looking to recover.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Chambers backing up. Chambers nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that round.
That's time! Chambers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chambers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Chambers backing up. Chambers nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Chambers backing up. Chambers nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chambers throws a combination that misses
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a nice uppercut.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a series of strikes. Chambers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andrew Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Chambers backing up. Chambers nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ellis lands with a good body shot.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ellis throws a combination. Chambers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Andrew Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis dips to his left and cracks Chambers with an uppercut!
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Ellis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Ellis scores with a four punch combination!
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a right hand to the body.
Chambers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Ellis throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a series of strikes. Chambers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Ellis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Ellis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Chambers backing up. Chambers nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chambers misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Ellis does it's job there.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Chambers backing up. Chambers nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis counters with a right hand to the body.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Chambers backing up. Chambers nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a nice uppercut.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a series of strikes. Chambers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Ellis works over Chambers's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ellis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chambers throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chambers misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benny Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellis 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!

Andrew Ellis wins by unanimous decision!