PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russel Ebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alun James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ebert's entrance music is Mean Street - Van Halen. A fine choice. James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carry Me Home. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ebert
vs
James

182 cm
33
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

190 cm
32
175 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Valhalla 160
Valhalla 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Ebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alun James!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.

Ebert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ebert lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ebert controlling from the top position.
Ebert preventing the sweep.

James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Ebert is proving a slippery customer.

James looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ebert has picked James up and slammed him! James can't keep hold of the triangle and Ebert manages to pass to side control!
Ebert scoring with punches from side control.
James is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Ebert crashes against the mat.
Ebert lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
James prevents Ebert from improving his position.
Ebert is working hard here to advance position.
Ebert moves into full guard.
Ebert is trying to keep James in close.
James is working Ebert over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
James won't allow Ebert to sweep him here.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ebert working a defensive guard here.
Ebert pulls James in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ebert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Ebert has wrist control.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebert is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ebert trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
Ebert controlling James's posture.
James scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ebert keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Ebert wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ebert keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James lands with an overhand left.

Excellent takedown into side control there by James.
Ebert is looking for a sweep.

James is trying to get an arm triangle but Ebert is defending well.
Ebert sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ebert is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebert slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ebert is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ebert.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
James gets full guard.
James looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alun James will probably get the nod.
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.

James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alun James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebert slips a jab from James.
Nice jab there from Ebert.
Ebert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James misses with a body punch
letting Ebert counter with a right hand.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James looks to throw the jab but Ebert is out of range.
Ebert defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Ebert.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

James tries to sprawl but Ebert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ebert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James taking some punishment here, with Ebert in his half guard.
James is not content to let Ebert control the position.
Ebert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ebert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ebert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ebert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ebert trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James controlling Ebert's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ebert wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Ebert works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebert takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ebert regains half guard.
Ebert trying to control but James postures up.
James working over Ebert with some ground and pound. Ebert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ebert tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
James looks to land a strike but Ebert avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ebert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
Ebert keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ebert looking for a sweep. Not yet Ebert, not yet.
James works over Ebert with some ground and pound from guard.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ebert is on top in guard.
Ebert lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ebert got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ebert has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James working a defensive guard here.
Ebert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ebert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ebert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ebert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ebert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ebert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ebert is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ebert is pushing down on James's leg trying to pass to half guard. James is fighting to maintain full guard but Ebert has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ebert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James is staying active underneath Ebert, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ebert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

James actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Russel Ebert will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

James throws the left hand but Ebert avoids the punch easily.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James tries for a takedown but Ebert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ebert lands a lovely overhand right.
Ebert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
A combination from James does no damage.

Ebert dives in and scores a takedown into James's guard.
Ebert looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ebert is trying to control the position but James postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ebert holds on and takes a little breather.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James postures up in Ebert's guard and throws a big left but Ebert blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebert is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ebert is thwarting James's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ebert lands a nice short elbow.
Ebert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ebert stalling away here and it's allowed James to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ebert is looking to advance position but James has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
James prevents Ebert from getting the reversal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ebert?
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James lands a heavy elbow.

Ebert is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Ebert is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ebert is working to get back to half guard.
James drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ebert! More shots from James and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alun James!
A relieved looking Alun James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.