PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Ramones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Ramones
vs
Ellison

183 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Ramones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ellison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramones lands a head kick. Ellison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Justin Ellison has been cut.

Ramones has managed to clinch.

Ramones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ramones has Ellison up against the cage in a clinch.

Ramones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ramones manages to end up in side control.
Ellison tries to improve position but can't.

Ramones stands up and beckons Ellison to his feet.
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!
Ramones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ellison shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramones tries to sprawl out of it but Ellison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Ramones.
Ramones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ramones duly obliges.
Ramones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ellison looks gassed!
Ellison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramones moves away.
Ramones throws a shot to the body.
Ramones throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramones moves into the clinch.

Ellison is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ramones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ellison to the mat. Ellison regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Ramones stands and steps away. Ellison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Ramones has closed the distance and engaged Ellison in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Ramones.
Ramones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ellison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Ramones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Ramones stands up and waves to Ellison to follow him.

Ramones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ellison, pushing him back against the cage.
Ellison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramones obliges.

Ramones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ramones stands up and beckons Ellison to his feet.
Justin Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramones darts in and clinches Ellison up against the cage.
Ellison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellison jumps guard but Ramones stands there with Ellison around his waist. Ellison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Giuseppe Ramones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Ellison.
Ramones lands a good knee to the midsection. Ellison won't want to take too many of those.
Ellison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Ramones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ellison backs up against the cage.
Ellison misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ellison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramones. Ramones obviously looking to wear him down.
Ellison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Ramones darts in and clinches Ellison up against the cage.
Ellison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Ramones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramones takes the fight into the clinch.
Ellison is trying to drag Ramones to the mat but Ramones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ramones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellison.
Ramones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ellison jumps guard but Ramones stands there with Ellison around his waist. Ellison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ellison goes for a takedown attempt but Ramones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ellison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ellison's knee momentarily.

Ramones closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramones obliges.

Ramones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ramones counters with a good, hard body kick but Ellison shrugs it off.

Ramones closes the distance and pushes Ellison back into the cage.
Ramones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellison.
Ellison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramones smiles and moves away.
Ellison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ramones moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ramones clinches with his opponent.

Ramones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Ellison is predictable there
and Ramones counters with a three punch combo that has Ellison backing up. Ellison nods at Ramones to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramones lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellison off the cage and back into rage.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramones sprawls well. Ramones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ellison gets slowly back to his feet.

Ellison scores a takedown into full mount!
Ellison looking to ground and pound but Ramones is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellison thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Ramones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Ellison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellison misses with a straight right.
Ramones throws a one two combo.
Ellison tries to clinch but Ramones moves out of range.
Ramones lands a head kick!
Ellison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramones as he jumps to the side.
Ellison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellison throws a hook to the side of Ramones's head but Ramones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramones throws a series of strikes that have Ellison backpedaling.
Ellison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ellison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramones.
Ramones throws a combination. Ellison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Justin Ellison's cut even more.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ramones gets a clinch.
Ramones scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Ramones.

Ramones manages to break the clinch.
Giuseppe Ramones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ramones takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ellison tries for a takedown but Ramones manages to get underhooks.
Giuseppe Ramones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Ellison.

Ramones breaks from the clinch.
Ramones misses with a head kick.
Ellison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Giuseppe Ramones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellison can do to turn this around?

Ramones rushes Ellison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ramones manages to break the clinch.

Ramones moves into the clinch.
Ellison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ellison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ellison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ellison fails to pull guard.
Ramones lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellison shoots in but Ramones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ellison misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramones avoids the body shot from Ellison.

Ramones clinches with his opponent.
Ellison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ellison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ellison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ramones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Ramones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramones tries to clinch there but Ellison circles away.
Ellison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ramones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ellison misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A low kick from Ellison misses
and Ramones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramones circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Giuseppe Ramones is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramones wants to clinch.
Ellison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ellison looks to throw a body kick
and Ramones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ellison swinging wilding here.
Ramones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ellison.
Ellison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellison swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ramones has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison tries to pull guard but Ramones won't allow it.
Ramones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellison is defending well for now.
Ellison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Ramones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellison throws a jab when Ramones was well out of range.
Ramones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ellison looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramones is just out of range.
Ramones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramones.
Nice cross by Ellison.
Ramones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellison.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellison.

Ramones forces Ellison back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramones missing with knees to the body.

Ellison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramones is trying to stand.

Ellison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ramones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ellison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Ramones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Ellison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramones wants to clinch.
Ramones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison tries to land a leg kick but Ramones saw it coming and moves away.

Ramones has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ellison has picked Ramones up - he's going for a ride! Ellison dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ramones is trying to stand back up but Ellison is controlling him
Ellison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ramones kicks Ellison off and gets back to his feet.
Ramones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramones staying out of range there.
Ramones tries to clinch but Ellison moves out of range.
Ellison throws a combination that misses
and Ramones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Ramones clinches up with Ellison and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramones missing with knees to the body.

Ellison has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ramones uses from the top position.
Ellison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ellison prevents Ramones from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison throws a strike but Ramones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ramones wants to stand but Ellison is controlling the position.

Ramones uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ramones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ellison's head.
Ellison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Ramones gets a clinch.
Ramones with a knee to the head.
Ramones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellison is defending well for now.
Ellison looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellison is defending well for now.
Ramones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ellison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Giuseppe Ramones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ellison.
Giuseppe Ramones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Ellison.
Ellison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellison is working for takedown but Ramones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ramones missing with knees to the body.
Ellison jumps guard but Ramones stands there with Ellison around his waist. Ellison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justin Ellison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramones missing with knees to the body.
Ramones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellison avoids it.
Ellison jumps guard but Ramones stands there with Ellison around his waist. Ellison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ellison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramones pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramones lands a knee to the body.
Ellison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramones walks away with a smile on his face. Ellison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ellison shoots in and drives through. Ramones sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramones.

Ramones darts in and clinches Ellison up against the cage.
Ellison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ellison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Ramones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellison swings for the body but Ramones moves out of range.
Ramones wants to clinch.
Ramones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramones drops his hands momentarily and Ellison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramones. That's going to slow Ellison down.
Ellison swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ramones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Ramones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Ramones!