PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1388 p4p, 1233 weight class) and Kano Sicarius (ranked 123 p4p, 114 weight class). Arturo Ellacuria has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ellacuria
vs
Sicarius

183 cm
28
149
13 - 7 - 1

150 cm
28
145
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kano Sicarius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sicarius scores with a nice right hand.
Sicarius lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Ellacuria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ellacuria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Sicarius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sicarius misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellacuria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ellacuria misses with a hook. Sicarius ducked under it nicely.
Sicarius misses with a hook
and Ellacuria counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ellacuria tries to sprawl but Sicarius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sicarius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ellacuria's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sicarius throwing shots but Ellacuria is blocking nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sicarius working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ellacuria is trying to stand back up but Sicarius is controlling him
Ellacuria is trying to get back to full guard.
Sicarius thows a huge punch but Ellacuria dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicarius winds up and cracks Ellacuria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ellacuria is looking to improve his position.
Sicarius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sicarius passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sicarius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sicarius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellacuria's face.
Sicarius lands a couple of good shots and Ellacuria has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Ellacuria is rocked!

It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sicarius is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oh Ellacuria is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sicarius avoiding Ellacuria 's attempts to control his hands.
Sicarius tries to get the hooks in deep but Ellacuria pushed the leg off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ellacuria hold on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sicarius throws strikes from the back but Ellacuria rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sicarius pushing down on Ellacuria's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sicarius trying to mount his opponent but Ellacuria defends it.
Ellacuria seems to have got his legs back now.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sicarius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellacuria moves into full guard.
Sicarius trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellacuria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius stops Ellacuria from standing up.
Sicarius with a nice head shot there.
Sicarius won't allow Ellacuria to sweep him here.
Sicarius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sicarius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sicarius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sicarius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sicarius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellacuria looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sicarius is one step ahead there.
Sicarius wants to control from the top but Ellacuria keeps moving.
Sicarius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sicarius pushing down on Ellacuria's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ellacuria defending well though.
Sicarius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ellacuria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sicarius.
Sicarius lands strikes from half guard.
Ellacuria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sicarius.
Sicarius is nestled in close to Ellacuria, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sicarius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sicarius 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sicarius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ellacuria knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ellacuria tries to get to full guard but Sicarius has control of the leg.
Sicarius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ellacuria knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kano Sicarius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Ellacuria's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sicarius misses the jab.
Ellacuria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sicarius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellacuria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Sicarius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sicarius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellacuria seems keen to control Sicarius's posture.
Sicarius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sicarius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sicarius scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria is looking to regain half guard here but Sicarius keeps moving and retains side control.
Sicarius lands a nice forearm strike.
Sicarius landing a few strikes.
Ellacuria tries to buck Sicarius off but Sicarius is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria trying his best to control but Sicarius has mounted him.
Ellacuria keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sicarius landing shots from mount.
Sicarius prevents Ellacuria from getting the reversal.
Sicarius raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ellacuria has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sicarius's lack of action.
Ellacuria avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sicarius.
Sicarius drops an elbow to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Sicarius is trying to control the action in half guard but Ellacuria is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ellacuria taking some punishment here, with Sicarius in his half guard.
Ellacuria is trying to stand up here but Sicarius is controlling him well.
Sicarius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellacuria is looking for a sweep. Sicarius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sicarius is pressing down on Ellacuria's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ellacuria is holding on for now.
Sicarius drops an elbow to the side of Ellacuria's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ellacuria defending well though.
Ellacuria avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sicarius.
Ground and pound from Sicarius.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sicarius working over Ellacuria with some ground and pound. Ellacuria looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sicarius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sicarius uses his free foot to push down on Ellacuria's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ellacuria.
Sicarius is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ellacuria goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sicarius!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kano Sicarius!
A victorious Kano Sicarius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.