PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Ligachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nightmare. Andrew Ellis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ellis
vs
Ligachev

186 cm
21
167 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
151 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Koffin Inc.

Elite Golden Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Ligachev!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ligachev tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Ellis works over Ligachev's head and body with a nice combination.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ligachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ligachev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Ligachev wants to clinch up but Ellis keeps it at a distance.
Ligachev thuds a left hand into Ellis's body.
Ligachev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ligachev throws a shot to the body.
Ligachev throws a wild body kick that Ellis sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ligachev throws the left hand but Ellis avoids the punch easily.
Ligachev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ligachev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ligachev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ligachev misses with a kick to the body.

Ligachev darts in and clinches Ellis up against the cage.

Ligachev manages to break the clinch.
Ligachev missing with a left hand there. Ellis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ligachev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ligachev misses with a head kick.
Ellis thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Ligachev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ligachev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ligachev lands a jab to Ellis's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ligachev cracks Ellis with a good jab.
Ligachev tries to clinch up but Ellis circles away and keeps his distance.
Ligachev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Ligachev throws a front kick that sends Ellis stumbling back into the cage.
Ligachev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev is looking to clinch.
Ellis walks into a left hand.
Ligachev slips under a jab.
Ligachev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Andrew Ellis has been cut.
Ligachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ligachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ligachev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellis's head.
Ligachev thows a body kick. Ellis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ellis slips a jab from Ligachev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ligachev momentarily.
Ligachev tries to clinch up.
Ligachev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ellis's head.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ligachev.
Ligachev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ellis.
Ligachev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ellis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ligachev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ligachev.
Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ligachev.
Ligachev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Ligachev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ellis's cut.
That's time! Ellis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ligachev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikhail Ligachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis ducks under a wild hook from Ligachev.
Ligachev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellis looks to land a combination but Ligachev avoids it well.
Andrew Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis throws a right hand that Ligachev ducks under and follows up with a left that Ligachev also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Ellis misses.
Ligachev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mikhail Ligachev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ligachev tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ligachev throws out the jab.
Ligachev misses with a double jab
and Ellis counters with a series of strikes. Ligachev will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a nice looking combination but Ligachev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ligachev misses with a straight left.
Ligachev wants to clinch but Ellis slips to the side
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ligachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ligachev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ligachev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ellis throws a right and a left that Ligachev avoids nicely.
Ellis misses with a hook.
Ligachev throws a head kick that misses.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ligachev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev lands with a shot to the body.
Ligachev misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ligachev misses the target.
Ligachev tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Ligachev.
Ellis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ligachev doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellis circles away.
Ligachev feints and then cracks Ellis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ellis down.
Ligachev cracks a nice hook into Ellis's ribs.
Ligachev throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev tries to clinch up but Ellis circles away and keeps his distance.
Ligachev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ligachev throws a body kick that misses.
Ligachev wants to clinch.
Ligachev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ligachev tries to move into range but Ellis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ligachev jabs at Ellis's body.
Ellis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A cross from Ligachev lands.
Ligachev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ligachev throws a head kick that misses.
Ellis lands a two punch combo.
Ellis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ligachev throws a head kick that half lands.
Ligachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ellis blocks a head kick by Ligachev.
Some wild striking there from Ellis.
No joy there for Ligachev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Ligachev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ellis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ligachev misses with a jab to the body
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ligachev tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Ligachev throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ligachev counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ligachev.
Ligachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellis blocks a head kick by Ligachev.
Ligachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ligachev just misses with a punch to the body.
Ligachev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ligachev lands an overhand right.
Ligachev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ligachev throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
Ellis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ligachev moves forwards but Ellis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ligachev throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ligachev.
Ligachev misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ligachev misses its intended target.
Ligachev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellis.
Ligachev throws an overhand right that lands on Ellis's shoulder, as Ellis tries to avoid the shot.
Ligachev takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Ligachev missing with a left hand there. Ellis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ligachev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ligachev moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ligachev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellis throws a right and a left that Ligachev avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ligachev lands with a good body shot.
Ellis throws a right hand that Ligachev ducks under and follows up with a left that Ligachev also avoids with ease.
Ellis avoids the body shot from Ligachev.
Ligachev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Ligachev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ligachev misses with a straight right.
Ellis throws a combination that misses
and Ligachev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ligachev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ligachev thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis avoids the head kick by Ligachev.
Ligachev scores with a head kick.
Ligachev lands with a hook. Ellis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Ellis is rocked!
Ligachev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ellis's hands.
Oh Ellis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellis avoids the head kick by Ligachev.
Ellis seems to have got his legs back now.
Ligachev misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ligachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ligachev throws a body punch but Ellis moves out of range.
Ellis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ligachev.
Andrew Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ligachev tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Ligachev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ligachev 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Mikhail Ligachev!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mikhail Ligachev!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mikhail Ligachev!

Mikhail Ligachev wins by unanimous decision!