PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke Ellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ellington
vs
Gilmore

186 cm
40
195 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

178 cm
41
181 lbs
28 - 23 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BeastMode

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Ellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
Ellington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Ellington gets caught napping as Gilmore dives in and scores a takedown. Ellington manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ellington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilmore manages to get himself to full guard.
Gilmore looking to control.
Ellington stopping the sweep attempt from Gilmore.
Ellington postures up.
Gilmore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ellington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to improve his position but Ellington is controlling well.
Ellington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gilmore on the ground.
Ellington wants to get back to his feet.
Gilmore wants to control but Ellington passes into side.
Gilmore is looking to reverse the position.
Gilmore sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to control but Ellington is keeping busy.
Ellington prevents Gilmore from improving his position.
Ellington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gilmore regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gilmore has a closed guard, preventing Ellington from standing up.
Gilmore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ellington's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ellington's head.
Gilmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilmore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilmore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellington is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ellington is trying to control the position but Gilmore postures up.
Gilmore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellington trying to keep a closed guard but Gilmore is proving a slippery customer.
Gilmore sitting in guard here, content to control.

Duke Ellington has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ellington misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellington swings for the body but Gilmore moves out of range.
A jab from Ellington misses.
Ellington lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gilmore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore dominated that round.
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.

Ellington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Gilmore shoots in and gets a takedown into Ellington's guard.
Gilmore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ellington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gilmore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Happy Gilmore hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ellington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gilmore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gilmore cracks Ellington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellington throws out a loose jab but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellington misses with a body shot.
Gilmore throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellington.
Duke Ellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilmore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gilmore scores with a hook.
Ellington lands a jab to the nose.
Ellington thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore looks to land a right hand but Ellington moved out of range.
Gilmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore shoots in and drives through. Ellington sprawls well.
Ellington sizes up Gilmore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore throws a one two combo.
Gilmore lands a really nice looking cross but Ellington seems unphased.
Ellington misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellington lands a nice looking body shot.
Ellington misses with a straight right.
Ellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellington.
Ellington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Gilmore does no damage.
Ellington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gilmore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ellington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Ellington avoids them all with ease.
Duke Ellington is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellington misses the target.
Ellington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gilmore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ellington scrambles back to his feet.
Gilmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ellington avoids the body shot from Gilmore.
Duke Ellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Ellington.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Ellington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore lands with a shot to the body.
Ellington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gilmore counters with a nice body shot.
Ellington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellington sprawls well. He's pushed Gilmore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gilmore scores with a jab. Ellington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gilmore connects with a body shot that sends Ellington's belly button to the back.
Gilmore defending well as Ellington loads up on a big left hand.
Gilmore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ellington misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Ellington. Beautiful body shot.
Ellington lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duke Ellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore misses with a wild combination.
Ellington throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilmore.
Ellington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gilmore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellington's head.
Ellington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ellington lands a nice looking body shot.
Gilmore misses with a double jab.
Ellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Ellington throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmore moves out of range easily.
Ellington throws a right hand that Gilmore ducks under and follows up with a left that Gilmore also avoids with ease.
Ellington scores with a hook.
Ellington throws a looping overhand right but Gilmore ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellington misses the shot to the body.
Ellington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gilmore.
Ellington throws the kick towards the body but Gilmore avoids it.
Gilmore cracks Ellington with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Ellington dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Gilmore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellington's sensitive parts.
Gilmore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellington throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ellington.
Gilmore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ellington lands a head kick!
Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellington.
Gilmore connects with a right hand. Ellington shakes it off.
No luck for Gilmore with that takedown attempt.
Gilmore digs a good hook to Ellington's body.
Ellington misses with a wild body shot.
Ellington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gilmore. Gilmore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellington lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gilmore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellington.
Ellington looks to land a combination but Gilmore avoids it well.
Gilmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellington misses with a body punch
and Gilmore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ellington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellington misses with a shot to the body
and Gilmore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gilmore slips under a jab.
Gilmore throws a jab when Ellington was well out of range.
Gilmore scores with a hook.
Gilmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gilmore blocks a leg kick.
Ellington throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut. Ellington saw that one coming.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellington.
Ellington misses with a head kick.
Gilmore throws a hook but Ellington blocks it.
Ellington scores with a nice right hand.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown but Ellington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellington misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellington misses the target.
Ellington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ellington throws a nice looking combination but Gilmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gilmore defending well as Ellington loads up on a big left hand.
Ellington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellington misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilmore lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellington dips to his left and cracks Gilmore with an uppercut!
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but Ellington slips the punch.
Ellington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellington misses the body punch
and Gilmore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilmore darts in looking for a takedown but Ellington gets double underhooks and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Duke Ellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Gilmore.
Gilmore wants a takedown but no success here.
Gilmore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ellington prevents the takedown attempt.

Ellington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellington lands with a nice body kick.
Gilmore tries a low kick but Ellington avoids it.
A punch combination from Ellington misses.
Ellington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the head.
Ellington throws a right and a left that Gilmore avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gilmore cracks Ellington with a good jab.
Gilmore darts in looking for a takedown but Ellington gets double underhooks and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Ellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ellington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gilmore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gilmore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ellington prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ellington breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Ellington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellington 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Ellington!