PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlady Dohy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ellis
vs
Dohy

185 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vlady Dohy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dohy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dohy misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a head kick. That will keep Dohy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dohy misses with a two punch combination.
Dohy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellis.
Vlady Dohy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dohy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ellis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ellis.
Dohy wants to stand but Ellis is controlling the position.
Ellis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dohy has his hands on Ellis's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ellis stands up and waves to Dohy to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dohy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ellis has picked Dohy up - he's going for a ride! Ellis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ellis with the ground and pound but Dohy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ellis stops Dohy from standing up.
Ellis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Ellis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ellis enables Dohy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ellis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellis looking to control.

Dohy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dohy throws a head kick that misses

and Ellis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dohy!
Dohy looks winded!
Dohy is looking to regain half guard here but Ellis keeps moving and retains side control.
Ellis in side control, throwing shots but Dohy defends.
Ellis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dohy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ellis is trying to control the action in half guard but Dohy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ellis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dohy to regain full guard.
Dohy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dohy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ellis is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dohy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ellis throws a big elbow that misses.
Dohy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellis.
Ellis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dohy's head.
Ellis sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis throwing strikes from guard but Dohy blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dohy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dohy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dohy is just content to waste time from the top position. Ellis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ellis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ellis looking for a guillotine here but Dohy defends easily.
Dohy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dohy is one step ahead there.

Ellis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andrew Ellis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohy postures up in Ellis's guard and throws a big left but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis pulls Dohy in close to prevent any damage.
Dohy tries to stand but Ellis is controlling from the bottom.
Dohy won't allow Ellis to sweep him here.
Dohy postures up in Ellis's guard and throws a big left but Ellis blocks it.
Dohy wanted to stand there but Ellis had control of the position.
Ellis has control of Dohy's left arm, preventing Dohy from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ellis keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dohy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellis to the mat! Ellis manages to get full guard.

Ellis working for submissions but it's allowed Dohy to get to half guard.
Ellis is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dohy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dohy trying to control the action but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dohy stands up and beckons Ellis to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dohy scores with a takedown into Ellis's guard.
Dohy stops Ellis from standing up.
Dohy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Dohy from controlling successfully.
Dohy wants to pass the guard but Ellis is keeping the position.
Dohy postures up in Ellis's guard and throws a big left but Ellis blocks it.

Ellis pushes Dohy off and gets back to his feet.
Dohy misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dohy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ellis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dohy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ellis is proving hard to escape from.
Ellis is pulling down on Dohy's head. It's preventing any offense from Dohy, at least for the moment.
Ellis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Ellis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dohy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlady Dohy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ellis has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dohy breaks from the clinch.
Dohy misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Dohy misses
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Ellis tries to close the distance and clinch but Dohy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Ellis with that takedown attempt.

Dohy has closed the distance and engaged Ellis in a clinch.
Ellis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dohy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ellis lands a takedown into guard.
Ellis stays in close to Dohy's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dohy scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohy throws a lazy head kick
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.

Dohy scores with a takedown into Ellis's guard.
Ellis pulls Dohy in close to his closed guard and prevents Dohy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ellis scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Dohy throws a big right hand that misses.
Dohy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellis working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ellis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dohy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ellis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ellis is trying to control the position but Dohy postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dohy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Dohy from controlling successfully.

Dohy drops back looking for a leg! Ellis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ellis manages to kick Dohy off! Dohy jumps back into Ellis's guard.
Dohy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dohy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dohy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellis moves out of range of the leg kick from Dohy.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dohy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ellis wants to take the fight to the mat but Dohy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dohy prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis stalling in the clinch but Dohy improves position.

Dohy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dohy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dohy showed some decent athleticism there.
Ellis wants to control but Dohy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dohy tries to stand and escape but Ellis is controlling the position.
Dohy is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Ellis manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dohy wants to stand and escape but instead Ellis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dohy wants to get back to his feet but Ellis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlady Dohy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dohy 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlady Dohy!
A victorious Vlady Dohy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.