PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglass Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Golobradi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ellison
vs
Golobradi

153 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglass Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Golobradi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golobradi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ellison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golobradi lands with a nice body punch.
Golobradi throws a body punch but Ellison moves out of range.
Ellison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ellison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golobradi pinned against the cage. Golobradi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ellison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Golobradi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ellison on his heels. He'll look to pass Ellison's guard now, I'm sure.
Ellison keeping full guard, as Golobradi tries to pass.
Golobradi is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golobradi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Golobradi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellison is keeping the position for now.

Ellison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Golobradi defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golobradi trying to control but Ellison is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Golobradi throwing strikes but missing.
Ellison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Golobradi wants to control from the top but Ellison keeps moving.

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

Ellison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ellison is trying to control the action in half guard but Golobradi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ellison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ellison seems to be working for a kimura but Golobradi defends the submission attempt.
Ellison prevents Golobradi from standing back up.

Ellison is looking for a kimura here.

Ellison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Golobradi is just riding it out for now. Ellison eventually gives up the hold.
Golobradi is trying to stand back up but Ellison is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ellison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Golobradi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellison.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Golobradi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Golobradi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellison.
Ellison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ellison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golobradi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ellison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Douglass Ellison will probably get the nod.
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.

Ellison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ellison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Golobradi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Ellison swings around for an armbar but Golobradi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ellison's guard.
Ellison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ellison trying to keep a closed guard but Golobradi is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golobradi trying to control but Ellison is working from the bottom.
Golobradi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellison is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Golobradi presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Golobradi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Golobradi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ellison wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Golobradi misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellison feinted with a counter takedown.
Golobradi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golobradi.

It looks like Douglass Ellison has been cut.
Golobradi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Golobradi throws a right and a left that Ellison avoids nicely.
Douglass Ellison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golobradi misses with a two punch combination.
Ellison seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Golobradi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellison manages to avoid it.
Jack Golobradi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellison has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Golobradi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Ellison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golobradi is trying to stand back up but Ellison is controlling him

Ellison wants to work for an arm triangle but Golobradi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Golobradi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golobradi is trying to maintain the position but Ellison is very close to passing his half guard.
Golobradi is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Golobradi is looking to control Ellison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Golobradi avoid being mounted?
Ellison is trying to control the action in half guard but Golobradi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Ellison is working for a kimura but Golobradi is defending it quite comfortably.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Golobradi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ellison.
Golobradi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Golobradi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Golobradi.
Ellison shoots and misses
and Golobradi counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglass Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Golobradi.

Golobradi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golobradi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Golobradi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Golobradi working the ground and pound.
Golobradi taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Golobradi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Golobradi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Douglass Ellison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Golobradi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Ellison shoots in and gets a takedown into Golobradi's guard.
Golobradi wants to stand and escape but Ellison is having none of it.
Ellison throws a big right hand that misses.
Golobradi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellison postures up in Golobradi's guard and throws a big left but Golobradi blocks it.
Ellison is working Golobradi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ellison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

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

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golobradi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ellison will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golobradi throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ellison works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Golobradi prevents Ellison from improving his position.
Golobradi is stalling here. Ellison is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Golobradi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ellison has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ellison controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golobradi wants to get back to his feet.
Ellison tries to score with some ground and pound. Golobradi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Ellison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Golobradi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Ellison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Golobradi, who protects the arm well.
Ellison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lands a nice forearm strike.
Golobradi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ellison trying to control the action but Golobradi is working from the bottom.

Ellison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Golobradi is trying to improve his position.
Golobradi is pushing Ellison's head away, looking to escape. Ellison manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golobradi cracks Ellison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Ellison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ellison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglass Ellison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellison 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Douglass Ellison!