PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ellis's choice of entrance music: Applejuice by Taintstick. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jason Ellis enters the cage!

Gunn
vs
Ellis

190 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

225 cm
26
222 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Ellis does it's job there.
Ellis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellis throws out a powerful jab.
Nice sprawl there from Ellis as Gunn shoots in.
Gunn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ellis shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Gunn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ellis throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Ellis was not able to check.
Gunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Ellis.
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a double jab.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Ellis as Gunn shoots in.
Ellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ellis misses with a straight left.
A jab from Ellis misses.
A big left from Ellis misses.
Ellis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ellis looks gassed!
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with an uppercut
and Gunn counters with an inside leg kick.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Gunn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ellis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellis wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ellis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunn somewhat.
Gunn shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellis sprawls well. He's pushed Gunn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellis.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ellis but Ellis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gunn.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ellis tries to sprawl but Gunn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gunn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Gunn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gunn maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ellis could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gunn has cracked it and Ellis is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gunn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Gunn!