PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Ellagrande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Xenakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titus Xenakis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ellagrande
vs
Xenakis

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Ellagrande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Xenakis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Xenakis misses.
Ellagrande misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellagrande.
Ellagrande tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Xenakis.
Xenakis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellagrande.

Ellagrande gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xenakis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellagrande taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Xenakis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Xenakis is trying to break the clinch but Ellagrande has him pressed against the cage.
Xenakis can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xenakis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xenakis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Ellagrande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xenakis misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Xenakis.
Ellagrande fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellagrande will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Ellagrande. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Xenakis drops Ellagrande with a beautiful combination! Ellagrande stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Xenakis is looking for the KO!

Ellagrande is rocked!

It looks like Brandon Ellagrande has been cut.
Ellagrande leaves his chin hanging out and Xenakis seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ellagrande crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Titus Xenakis!