PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Queensberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ellis (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.

Queensberry
vs
Ellis

199 cm
24
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
282 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Queensberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ellis rushes Queensberry and presses him up against the cage.
Queensberry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queensberry avoids it.

Queensberry gets control of Ellis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Queensberry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ellis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Queensberry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Queensberry wants to stand and escape but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Queensberry is proving hard to escape from.
Ellis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ellis trying to control but Queensberry is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrew Ellis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Queensberry misses with a combination

and Ellis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Queensberry!
Queensberry working to try and regain half guard.

Ellis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Queensberry has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ellis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Queensberry is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis trying to control but Queensberry is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Edmund Queensberry has been cut.
Queensberry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ellis landing shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Ellis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Queensberry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ellis sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Ellis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Queensberry has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Queensberry!
Ellis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ellis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ellis looking to ground and pound but Queensberry is blocking nicely.

Ellis has hold of Queensberry's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Queensberry manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis landing strikes from the mount and Queensberry is in trouble!

Edmund Queensberry's cut is getting worse.
Ellis looking to control but Queensberry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Queensberry wants to control but Ellis is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queensberry is trying to escape the mount.
Ellis avoids the attempt from Queensberry to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmund Queensberry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good standup being displayed there by Queensberry as he connects with a hook.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Queensberry.
Ellis dives in and grabs Queensberry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Queensberry pushes down on Ellis's head and hops out.
Queensberry throws a nice looking combination but Ellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellis tries to clinch but Queensberry is having none of it.
Ellis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edmund Queensberry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Ellis.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Queensberry but Queensberry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ellis shoots for a takedown but Queensberry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Queensberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queensberry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellis as he avoids it easily.
Ellis throws out a leg kick but Queensberry moves out of range and Ellis only half commits.
Queensberry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellis as he avoids it easily.
Crunch! Queensberry slams his shin into Ellis's torso.
Edmund Queensberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Queensberry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ellis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Queensberry somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Queensberry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queensberry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ellis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queensberry is looking for a sweep. Ellis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ellis wants to free his trapped foot but Queensberry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queensberry is trying to maintain the position but Ellis is very close to passing his half guard.
Ellis is trying to control. Queensberry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Queensberry tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Queensberry actively working from the bottom here.
Ellis is thwarting Queensberry's attempts to control the position.
Andrew Ellis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queensberry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellis.
Queensberry wants to get back to his feet.
Ellis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Queensberry wants to improve his position but Ellis is controlling well.
Queensberry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ellis is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis trying to pass the guard but Queensberry defending well.

Ellis seems to be looking for submissions.

Ellis is looking for a kimura here.
Queensberry wants to control but Ellis is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edmund Queensberry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edmund Queensberry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Ellis as Queensberry shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Queensberry.
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Queensberry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ellis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Queensberry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis shoots for a double leg takedown but Queensberry sprawls well. He's pushed Ellis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queensberry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ellis's waist but Ellis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Queensberry off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Ellis with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queensberry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Queensberry moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Ellis misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
Queensberry slaps away a takedown attempt from Ellis, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ellis looking to score a takedown here. Queensberry is defending well but Ellis drives through and ends up in Queensberry's guard.
Queensberry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

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

Queensberry rushes Ellis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Queensberry manages to break the clinch.
Edmund Queensberry is winning the standup battle so far.

Queensberry drives through and clinches with Ellis against the cage.

Queensberry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ellis uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis trying to control the position from guard on top but Queensberry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queensberry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Queensberry has a closed guard, preventing Ellis from standing up.
Ellis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Queensberry trying to keep a closed guard but Ellis is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Edmund Queensberry just wasn't active enough.

Queensberry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ellis gets full guard.
Ellis trying to control the position.
Queensberry is looking to stand up but Ellis won't let him.
Queensberry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Queensberry from controlling successfully.
Ellis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queensberry is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Ellis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Queensberry escapes and throws Ellis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis struggling a bit here.

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 Edmund Queensberry.
I think Queensberry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!

Andrew Ellis wins by unanimous decision!