PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darby Ellington (ranked 956 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Kamil Marek (ranked 127 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ellington
vs
Marek

180 cm
23
180
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
170
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darby Ellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kamil Marek!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellington throws a low kick but Marek moves out of range easily.
Marek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marek connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Darby Ellington has been cut.
Marek blocks the body kick.
Ellington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Ellington's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ellington lands with a nice body punch.
Ellington clobbers Marek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marek catches Ellington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marek misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ellington throws a right hand that misses
and Marek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marek was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellington.
Ellington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marek throws a shot from downtown. Ellington moves away and avoids it.
Darby Ellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ellington.
Ellington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellington misses with an uppercut
and Ellington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ellington throws a head kick that half lands.
Ellington 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.
Ellington misses the body punch
and Ellington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellington manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Marek.
Ellington lands with an uppercut that bounces Marek off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Ellington finds it's target.
Ellington slips under a jab.
Marek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marek on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marek throws a looping overhand right but Ellington ducks down to avoid it.
Ellington lands with a kick to the temple. Marek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ellington takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marek.
Ellington is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marek blocking some punches.
Ellington looking for a takedown.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellington's elbow.
Marek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellington backwards.
Marek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellington backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellington.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Darby Ellington's cut is getting worse.
Marek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellington backwards.
Ellington lands a shot to the body.
Ellington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellington misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Marek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marek fails to land with a series of punches.
Marek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ellington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Kamil Marek has been cut.
Marek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ellington wants to clinch up but Marek keeps it at a distance.
Marek circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellington. Marek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellington misses with a wild combination.
Marek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marek.
Ellington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marek.
Marek cracks Ellington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ellington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marek checks it well.
Marek on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Marek.
Ellington wants to slow Marek down by chopping away at his legs.
Ellington tries to clinch up but Marek circles away and keeps his distance.
Ellington cracks Marek with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Ellington misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marek! But no joy.
Marek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ellington finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellington throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marek just misses with a punch to the body.

Ellington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marek, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ellington.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Ellington looking to slow down the pace here.

Marek breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darby Ellington will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ellington just misses with a punch to the body.
Marek misses with a combination
and Ellington counters with an inside leg kick.
Ellington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marek's head.
Ellington moves in looking to clinch but Marek pushes him off.
Marek moves out of range of the leg kick from Ellington.
Marek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ellington tries to clinch there but Marek circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marek! But no joy.
Ellington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellington.
Ellington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellington lands with a hook. Marek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ellington misses with a kick to the body.
Ellington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Ellington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marek is leaning against Ellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellington looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Marek as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellington can't find room to land a body shot as Marek controls the action.
Marek scores with a shot to the side of Ellington's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marek lands with a short shot to the head.
Ellington swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marek is defending well.
Ellington throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kamil Marek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marek lands a body punch.
Ellington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marek is keeping busy.
Marek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ellington backwards.
Ellington blocks a body shot from Marek.
Ellington stalls.
Marek lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellington trying to stall but Marek improves his position.
Marek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marek gets through Ellington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ellington backwards.
A hook to the body from Marek.
Marek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Marek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kamil Marek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marek digs a right hand into Ellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ellington's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Marek.

Marek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marek tests Ellington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marek loads up on a big right hand but Ellington slips the punch.
A jab from Marek does it's job there.
Marek throws a right and a left that Ellington avoids nicely.
Ellington tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellington misses with a low kick as Marek jumps back.
Marek throws out a counter right but Ellington avoids it with no problem.
Ellington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ellington tries to clinch up but Marek circles away and keeps his distance.
Marek throws out a counter right but Ellington avoids it with no problem.
Ellington with a nice cross.
Marek throws a shot from downtown. Ellington moves away and avoids it.
Ellington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Ellington misses.
Marek blocks a head kick by Ellington.
Marek throws a hook to the side of Ellington's head but Ellington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Ellington.
Nice defenses there by Ellington.
Marek checks a low kick from Ellington.

Marek sends Ellington crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marek is motioning to the referee to let Ellington up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Ellington is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Ellington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellington takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marek counters with a huge right that knocks Ellington out cold! Marek is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamil Marek!
Our winner, Kamil Marek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.