PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Brace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Brace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Park
vs
Brace

208 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ellis Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Brace!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brace closes the distance but Park moves to the side

and Park decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brace's guard.
Brace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Park missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Park throws a big elbow that misses.
Brace working a defensive guard here.
Park loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brace trying to control the position here.
Park really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brace is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace has momentary wrist control but Park slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Park can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Park throwing strikes from guard but Brace blocks nicely.
Brace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Park.
Park trying to control but Brace is working from the bottom.
Park throws an elbow that misses. Brace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Park's guard. Nice move by Brace!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park trying to keep a closed guard but Brace is proving a slippery customer.
Brace trying to control the position from guard on top but Park is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Park controlling Brace's posture.
Park trying to control the position.
Park avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Park drives through and clinches with Brace against the cage.

Park manages to break the clinch.
Brace moves out of range of the body kick from Park.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Park sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick there by Brace.
Brace tries to clinch up.
Park tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brace manages to circle out of the way.
Brace fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brace is looking for the big counter here.
Brace misses with an uppercut. Park saw that one coming.
Brace throws a nice looking combination but Park bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Park half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brace fails with the takedown
and Park counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brace is defended easily by Park.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ellis Park dominated that round.
That's time! Park's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Park ducks under a wild hook from Brace.
Park tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brace changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brace misses with a wild combination.
Brace fails with an attempt to clinch.

Park closes the distance and clinches.

Park breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brace misses the jab.
Brace shoots in for a takedown but Park shows good takedown defense.
Park feinted with a counter takedown.

Park gets a double leg takedown into Brace's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Park throws a big right hand that misses.
Park throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ellis Park overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Park postures up in Brace's guard and throws a big left but Brace blocks it.
Park trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Brace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Park doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Park manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brace is breathing heavily.

Park has gone for a leg lock! Brace slips out almost immediately though and dives into Park's guard.

Park looking for a sweep. Not yet Park, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park wants to improve his position but instead Brace has moved into half guard.
Brace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Park does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brace trying to control from Park's half guard. Park has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brace won't allow Park to sweep him here.
Park is trying to control the position but Brace postures up.
Brace throws an elbow that misses. Park uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brace's guard. Nice move by Park!

Park will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park throwing strikes but missing.

Park drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brace looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brace looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brace!

Brace decides to stand up, so the ref orders Park to his feet.

Brace shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Park napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Brace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Park is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brace decides to stand up, so the ref orders Park to his feet.

Park pushes Brace up against the cage in a clinch.
Park gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Park pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phil Brace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Park clinches up against the cage.

Park turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Brace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Park is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brace can do to turn this around?
Park missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Park thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brace's head.
Park not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Park thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brace's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brace defending well though.
Park thows a huge punch but Brace dodges it nicely.
Park thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace is trying to stand.
Brace trying to control but Park postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brace looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brace throws a right and a left that Park avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brace 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 Park has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Park and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ellis Park is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Brace working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Park is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park gets back to half guard.
Park gets back to full guard.
Brace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Park is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Park managing to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brace misses with the body kick

and Park counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Park in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Park throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Park chips away with some ground and pound.
Park loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Park working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brace's head.
Park throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Brace looking for a guillotine here but Park defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brace is trying to control the position but Park postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ellis Park showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Park 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ellis Park!