PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenard Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ellis
vs
Ericsson

196 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenard Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis misses with a hook
and Ericsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ericsson blocks the body kick.
Ericsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ellis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ericsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ericsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ericsson.

It looks like Lenard Ellis has been cut.
Ellis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Ericsson as he connects with a hook.
Ericsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ellis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ericsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ericsson cracks Ellis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Ericsson forces Ellis back against the cage and clinches.

Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ellis's hands.
Ellis swings widly with a right hand
and Ericsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lenard Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ellis connects with a jab.
Ericsson looks to land a body kick but Ellis moved away.
Ellis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ericsson motions for Ellis to come forward. Ericsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ericsson manages to avoid it.
Ericsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ellis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ericsson can pounce on him.
Ericsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ellis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ellis needs to keep his hands up - Ericsson had a free shot at his head there.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Ericsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ellis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ellis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ericsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses
and Ellis counters with a thumping low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ericsson blocks the leg kick.
And Ericsson responds with a good body kick, but Ellis manages to step out the way in time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ericsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Ellis blocks the low kick.
Ellis lands a nice looking body kick.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ellis misses with a low kick.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Ericsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Ericsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ericsson.
Ericsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ericsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ellis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Ericsson looks to throw the jab but Ellis is out of range.
Ellis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ellis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Ericsson moves away and avoids it.
Ericsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Ellis steps away.
Ericsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Ericsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Ericsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Ellis is rocked!

Lenard Ellis's cut is getting worse.
We've been informed that Ericsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ericsson is looking to chop away at Ellis's legs.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Ericsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis digs a good hook to Ericsson's body.
Ellis swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ericsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ericsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ericsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Ellis checks it.
Ellis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ellis blocks a head kick by Ericsson.
Ellis misses with a low kick.
Ellis takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ellis misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ericsson throws a good cross that connects.
Ellis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Ericsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenard Ellis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ericsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ellis throws a body shot but no joy.

Ericsson drives through and clinches with Ellis against the cage.
Ellis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ericsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ericsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Ericsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ericsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ericsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ericsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis tries to circle away but Ericsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ellis is trying to stall.
Ericsson misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Ellis tries to work over Ericsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ericsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ericsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ericsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elliss head.

Ericsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Ellis takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ericsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ellis is looking to land body kicks.
Ellis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ericsson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ellis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ericsson - the referee stops the clock and Ellis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ericsson. Ellis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ellis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Ellis is looking to wear down Ericsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Ericsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ericsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellis's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Ellis throws a poor cross that misses
and Ericsson counters with a low kick, right behind Ellis 's knee.
Ellis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ericsson connects with a body shot.

Ericsson rushes Ellis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ericsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.

Lenard Ellis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Ellis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ericsson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ericsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson just leaning against Ellis, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ericsson as Ellis tries to tie him up.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ericsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ericsson.
Ericsson presses Ellis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Still in the clinch, Ericsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Ellis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ericsson gets through Ellis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ericsson throws a big uppercut that drops Ellis! More strikes from Ericsson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ellis lies dazed against the cage as Ericsson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludvig Ericsson!
Lenard Ellis spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes you lose and sometimes you win but I will be back stronger and better then ever! Im coming back to collect heads!'.