PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorden Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is M.E.T.H.O.D. Man. Jorden Ellis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ellis
vs
Red

225 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorden Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Red!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Red moves into the clinch.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Ellis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Red is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch but Red keeps him there for the moment.

Red manages to break the clinch.

Red shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Red prevents Ellis from getting the reversal.
Ellis is working hard here to advance position.
Red controlling his opponent.
Red avoids the attempt from Ellis to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Red lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ellis hang on?
Ellis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Red lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Red is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ellis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ellis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ellis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Red stands up from half guard.

Red gets the takedown into side control.
Ellis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Ellis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Red misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Red.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Red gets the takedown into side control.
Ellis is pushing Red's head away, looking to escape. Red manages to hold on to the position though.

Red decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ellis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Red counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red wants to pass the guard but Ellis is keeping the position.
Red has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ellis is proving hard to escape from.

Red decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ellis, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ellis does no damage.
Ellis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Red looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ellis tries to roll over but Red keeps him under control.
Ellis keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Ellis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ellis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Red decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ellis's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red being controlled here momentarily.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Ellis wants to stand and escape but Red is having none of it.
Red must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Red scoring with some ground and pound.
Red throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Red accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ellis has his feet on Red's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Red shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ellis's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Red dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Red closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Red throws an elbow but Ellis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ellis is trying to get back to his feet.
Red misses with the ground and pound.
Kevin Red has got the better of the ground game so far.

Red decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ellis to his feet.
Ellis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Red counters with a takedown into side control.
Ellis tries to control but Red manages to take his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Red avoiding Ellis 's attempts to control his hands.
Red gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to get back to his feet but Red has full control of the position and if anything, Ellis has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Ellis defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Red's arms.

Ellis manages to stand up with Red still on his back. Eventually Red drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Red with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ellis to score with a decent uppercut.

Red has Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Red as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ellis is defended easily by Red.
Red fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Red counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Red.
Ellis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Ellis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Red wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Ellis has a closed guard, preventing Red from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Red looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ellis!
Red controlling the pace for now.
Ellis tries to lock up and control but Red gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ellis doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Red prevents Ellis from getting the reversal.
Ellis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a big right hand that misses.
Ellis is working Red over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ellis trying to control but Red is working from the bottom.
Ellis is working Red over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellis looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ellis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Red works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Red fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Red takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jorden Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellis tries to land a front kick but Red steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Red rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Red lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.

Red clinches up against the cage.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Red as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Red pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Red breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ellis, pushing him back against the cage.
Red tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellis avoids the damage to the body.
Ellis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Red blocks the elbow strike.
Red changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Red.
Red tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Red misses with a kick to the body.
Red works the jab nicely.
Red stuffs the takedown attempt from Ellis. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorden Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
Ellis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red. Red circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Red moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jorden Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red is looking to clinch.
Red keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellis moves in looking to clinch but Red pushes him off.
Ellis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Red is fending him off so far but Ellis persists. Nope, Red circles away and we're back to standing.

Ellis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ellis trying to advance position but Red counters by regaining guard.
Red preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Red is looking to stand up but Ellis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Red pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Ellis misses.
Red throws a body kick that misses.
Ellis looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.
A low kick from Red misses
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Red dodges the punch combination from Ellis.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jorden Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Red circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red lands a slapping body shot.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Red.
Kevin Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Red holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorden Ellis.
Well Red has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Red!