PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Voltage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ambrose
vs
Voltage

188 cm
26
195 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

189 cm
30
193 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

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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 18 - 10 - 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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Voltage!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Ambrose misses its intended target.
Ambrose dips to his left and cracks Voltage with an uppercut!
Voltage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ambrose lands a leg kick that knocks Voltage off balance momentarily.
Ambrose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Voltage finds it's way round the side to connect with Ambrose's head.
Ambrose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ambrose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrose takes a swing at Voltage's ribcage but misses.
Ambrose thuds a left hand into Voltage's body.
The fighters circling - Voltage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Voltage misses
and Ambrose counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like High Voltage has been cut.
Voltage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ambrose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ambrose swings for the body but Voltage moves out of range.
Voltage tried to score with a low kick but Ambrose checks it.
Ambrose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage throws a head kick that misses.
Voltage lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voltage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voltage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voltage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ambrose's sensitive parts.
Ambrose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Voltage looks for the body kick but Ambrose saw that one coming.
Voltage avoids a kick to the body.
Ambrose misses with a hook
and Voltage counters with a low kick, right behind Ambrose 's knee.
A slow jab from Voltage misses its intended target.
High Voltage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voltage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ambrose checks it well.
Voltage throws a low kick but Ambrose moves out of range easily.
High Voltage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voltage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ambrose looks to score with a jab to the body but Voltage is just out of range.
Ambrose misses with a head kick.
Voltage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Voltage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ambrose manages to avoid it.
Ambrose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ambrose blocks the body kick.
Voltage takes a swing at Ambrose's ribcage but misses.
Ambrose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ambrose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voltage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voltage. That's going to slow Ambrose down.
Ambrose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Voltage.
Ambrose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voltage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voltage punishes Ambrose's body with a nice straight punch.
Voltage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ambrose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voltage scrambles back to his feet.
Ambrose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Voltage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Ambrose misses.
Ambrose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ambrose throws a lazy right hand but Voltage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ambrose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ambrose.
Ambrose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Ambrose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on High Voltage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ambrose misses with a hook. Voltage ducked under it nicely.

Voltage pushes Ambrose up against the cage in a clinch.
Voltage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ambrose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Voltage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ambrose wants a takedown but no success here.
Ambrose tries for a takedown but Voltage manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Ambrose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ambrose can't get the takedown.
Voltage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ambrose avoids it.
Ambrose wants a takedown.
Voltage lands a left hand.
Voltage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambrose's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Voltage.
Voltage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voltage looking to stall.
Ambrose is working for takedown but Voltage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Voltage stalling against the cage.

Ambrose works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Voltage keeping moving, preventing Ambrose from controlling successfully.
Ambrose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voltage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ambrose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ambrose throws an elbow that misses. Voltage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ambrose's guard. Nice move by Voltage!
Voltage postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ambrose is looking to stall here but Voltage recovers full guard.
Ambrose throws a strike but Voltage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Voltage wanted to stand there but Ambrose had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ambrose is trying to get back to full guard.
Ambrose is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage content to control rather than advance.
Voltage is thwarting Ambrose's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambrose wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Ambrose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on High Voltage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Voltage is looking to clinch.
Ambrose checks a low kick from Voltage.
Decent striking displayed by Ambrose there.
Ambrose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voltage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ambrose rather than just go for the knockout.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Voltage moved away.
A low kick from Voltage misses
enabling Ambrose to counter with a crisp jab.
Ambrose misses with a body shot.
Ambrose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ezekiel Ambrose has been cut.
Voltage checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voltage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ambrose throws a lazy uppercut
and Voltage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage misses with an uppercut.
Voltage throws a series of punches but Ambrose avoids them all with ease.
Ambrose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voltage was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambrose.
Ezekiel Ambrose is winning the standup battle so far.
Ambrose misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voltage.
Voltage throws a push kick but Ambrose slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voltage, right into the meat.
Voltage slips under a jab from Ambrose.
Voltage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voltage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
High Voltage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ambrose is out of range and Voltage settles back down.
Voltage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voltage throws a push kick but Ambrose slaps the foot to one side.
Ambrose throws a head kick that misses.
Voltage is looking to score with low kicks.
Ambrose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambrose throws an off balance right hand
and Voltage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ambrose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voltage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrose swats away the attempt to clinch by Voltage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Voltage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Voltage wants to land a leg kick but Ambrose is out of range.
A big right from Ambrose misses.

Voltage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ambrose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voltage scores with a shot to the side of Ambrose's head.
Ambrose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Voltage is defending well.

Ambrose is trying to trip Voltage. He has hold of a leg but Voltage is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ambrose persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Voltage has his foot on Ambrose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ambrose works his way back into a safe position though.
Voltage looking for a sweep. Not yet Voltage, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose trying to control the position from guard on top but Voltage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambrose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambrose sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ambrose landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ambrose scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to High Voltage.
I think Ambrose 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Ambrose!
Ezekiel Ambrose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.