PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branden Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stephenson
vs
Ellis

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branden Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stephenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ellis with a nice cross.
Ellis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stephenson ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Stephenson moves out of range of the strikes.

Stephenson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stephenson looks up at the clock and then as Ellis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stephenson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Stephenson crashes against the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ellis can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ground and pound from Stephenson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ellis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stephenson lands an elbow.
Stephenson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stephenson working the ground and pound.
Stephenson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson scoring with punches and elbows.
Stephenson scores with punches from side control.

Ellis is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephenson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ellis is still in real trouble! Can Stephenson finish him?
Stephenson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ellis looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Stephenson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Stephenson!