PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ambrose
vs
Ericsson

188 cm
24
195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

190 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose throws a head kick but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ambrose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambrose.
Ericsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ambrose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ericsson at a distance.
Sonny Ericsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambrose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ericsson avoids the head kick by Ambrose.
Ambrose checks a low kick from Ericsson.
Nice straight punches there by Ambrose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ambrose.
Ericsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ambrose looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
Ericsson misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Ericsson is predictable there
and Ambrose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Ericsson.
Ericsson thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Ambrose loads up on a big right hand but Ericsson slips the punch.
Ericsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambrose avoids the head kick by Ericsson.
Ambrose catches Ericsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambrose throws out a leg kick but Ericsson moves out of range and Ambrose only half commits.
Ambrose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ericsson as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose looks to throw the jab but Ericsson is out of range.
Ericsson blocks the body kick.
Ambrose checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ericsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ambrose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ambrose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ambrose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ambrose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Ambrose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ambrose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ericsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Ericsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericsson tries to clinch up.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut. Ambrose saw that one coming.
Ambrose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ambrose looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericsson. Ambrose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ambrose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ericsson.
Ericsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ambrose's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson feints and then cracks Ambrose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ambrose down.
Ericsson lands a head shot.
Ambrose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ambrose looks to land a body kick but Ericsson moved away.
Ambrose connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ericsson scores with a leg kick.
Ambrose thows a body shot but no joy.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericsson. Ericsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ambrose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ericsson dips to his left and cracks Ambrose with an uppercut!
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambrose was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
Ericsson checks a leg kick.
Ericsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ambrose's head.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Ambrose has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Ambrose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ericsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ericsson.
Ambrose misses with an uppercut.
Ericsson throws a wild body kick that Ambrose sees coming a mile off.
Ericsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ambrose takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Ambrose. Beautiful body shot.
Ericsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ambrose takes one to the side of the head.
Sonny Ericsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ericsson checks a leg kick.
Ambrose lands with a hook. Ericsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ericsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ambrose shoots in but Ericsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ericsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Ericsson moved away.
Ambrose tries to bum rush Ericsson with a series of wild strikes but Ericsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Ericsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a body punch but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ambrose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ericsson manages to avoid it.
Ambrose swings for the body but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ambrose blocks a jab.
Ambrose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ericsson tries to avoid it but Ambrose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ericsson to the ground. Ericsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Ericsson misses.
Ericsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ericsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ericsson.
Ambrose thows a body shot but no joy.
Ericsson digs a good body shot into Ambrose's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Ambrose.
Ericsson clobbers Ambrose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Ericsson forces Ambrose back against the cage and clinches.
Ambrose can't break the clinch.
Ericsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ambrose's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Ericsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ambrose takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ericsson slips a jab from Ambrose.
Ambrose is looking to wear down Ericsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ambrose moves away from the strike by Ericsson.
A big left from Ambrose misses.
A jab from Ambrose does it's job there.
Ericsson tries to land a front kick but Ambrose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ericsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ericsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ericsson throws a solid leg kick but Ambrose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ericsson.
Ericsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ericsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ambrose's hands.
Ambrose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ericsson lands with a hook. Ambrose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ambrose throws a sloppy head kick
and Ericsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Ambrose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ericsson at a distance.
Ericsson throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson slips a jab from Ambrose.
Ericsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Ambrose misses.
Ericsson missing with a left hand there. Ambrose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambrose was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
Ericsson lands with a nice body kick.
Ericsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Ericsson looks to land a right hand but Ambrose moved out of range.
Ericsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ambrose finds it's way round the side to connect with Ericsson's head.
Ambrose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ericsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ambrose.
Ericsson tests Ambrose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ericsson misses with a right hand
and Ambrose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ambrose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ericsson as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambrose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Ambrose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ambrose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ericsson throws a low kick, looking for Ambrose's leg but Ambrose calmly moves out of range.
Ericsson lands a high kick!
Ambrose tries a head kick but it misses.
Ambrose tries to work over Ericsson's front leg with a kick but Ericsson checks it.
Ericsson loads up on a big right hand but Ambrose slips the punch.
Ericsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ambrose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ambrose's corner calls for a 1-2. Ambrose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ambrose. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Ericsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice body kick from Ericsson.
Ericsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ericsson has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ericsson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a looping overhand right but Ambrose ducks down to avoid it.
Ericsson throws a series of strikes that have Ambrose backpedaling.
Ericsson lands a head kick. Ambrose smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a really nice looking cross but Ericsson seems unphased.
Ericsson with a hook.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ambrose.
Ericsson misses with a head kick.
Ambrose looks to land a right hand but Ericsson moved out of range.
Ambrose swings for the body but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ericsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambrose.
Ericsson checks a low kick from Ambrose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ericsson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Ambrose moved away.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ericsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ericsson thuds his right hand into Ambrose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ambrose. Ericsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Ericsson misses the target.
Ericsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ambrose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ericsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ambrose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Ericsson misses.
Ambrose moves out of range as Ericsson strikes.
An inside leg kick from Ambrose misses.
Ambrose takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Ericsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ericsson avoids the body shot from Ambrose.
Sonny Ericsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ericsson throws a low kick but Ambrose avoids it.
Ambrose throws the kick towards the body but Ericsson avoids it.
Ambrose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ambrose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ericsson.
Ambrose throws a leg kick which misses Ericsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ericsson tries to avoid it.
Ambrose digs a good hook to Ericsson's body.
Ambrose lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Ericsson.
Ambrose throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ericsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Ambrose thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ericsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ambrose misses the target.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Ericsson scores with a nice right hand.
Ericsson misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ericsson tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson scores with a head kick.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Ericsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ambrose is looking to slow Ericsson down with leg kicks.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Ambrose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ambrose throws a low kick, looking for Ericsson's leg but Ericsson calmly moves out of range.
Ambrose moves away from the strike by Ericsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ericsson.
Horrible takedown by Ambrose or perhaps it was just good defense by Ericsson which made him look bad.
Ericsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ambrose throws a combination. Ericsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ambrose misses with a takedown attempt - Ericsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ezekiel Ambrose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
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!
Ambrose checks a leg kick nicely.
Ericsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ericsson lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick.
Ericsson with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ericsson clinches.

Ambrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ambrose keeps the fight on the outside.
Ambrose looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ericsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a front kick that sends Ambrose stumbling back into the cage.
Ericsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut. Ambrose saw that one coming.
Ericsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ericsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ericsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ambrose has time to react.
Ambrose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson slips a straight right by Ambrose.
Ambrose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ericsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ericsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ericsson.
Ambrose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambrose.
Ambrose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ericsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ambrose.
Ambrose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ericsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambrose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ericsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericsson. Ericsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ambrose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot by Ericsson.
Ambrose swinging wildly here.
Ambrose slips a jab and a cross from Ericsson.
Ericsson thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Ambrose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ericsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ericsson.
Ambrose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Ericsson. That snapped Ambrose's head back.
Ambrose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ericsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Ericsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ericsson 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Ericsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Sonny Ericsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.