PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White McNuggets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ellis
vs
McNuggets

172 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, David Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White McNuggets!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis digs a good body shot into McNuggets's ribs.
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
McNuggets is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ellis throws a hook but McNuggets avoids it easily.
Ellis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McNuggets uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
McNuggets moves out of range of the strikes.
McNuggets changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ellis throws a lazy body kick
and McNuggets counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McNuggets has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. McNuggets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNuggets.
McNuggets feints the counter takedown.
Ellis misses with a right hand

and McNuggets counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNuggets slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNuggets stops Ellis from getting back to his feet.
McNuggets lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McNuggets perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ellis is looking to escape.
McNuggets passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ellis!
McNuggets controlling from the full mount.
Ellis trying desperately to get to his feet.
McNuggets sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McNuggets with shots to the head and body - Ellis looks very uncomfortable down there.
McNuggets with the ground and pound from mount.
McNuggets takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNuggets scoring with strikes but Ellis is staying in there.
McNuggets controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McNuggets breaks from Ellis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McNuggets controlling his opponent.
Ellis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNuggets takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McNuggets connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McNuggets lands a big elbow.
McNuggets takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McNuggets unloading with bombs!
Ellis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McNuggets controlling from mount.
McNuggets has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that McNuggets has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from McNuggets.
BOOM! McNuggets connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNuggets takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ellis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McNuggets controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNuggets is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McNuggets sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McNuggets lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McNuggets controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yet more stalling tactics from McNuggets.
Ellis is trying to stand up.
McNuggets looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White McNuggets 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.

Ellis misses with a left hand

and McNuggets counters with a takedown into side control.
McNuggets is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McNuggets lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McNuggets tries for a kimura but Ellis is defending well.
McNuggets has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Check out the look on McNuggets's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ellis tries to escape but McNuggets is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis trying to remain calm as McNuggets controls from the top position.
Ellis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McNuggets controlling the position.
McNuggets lands an elbow.
Ellis tries to escape but McNuggets is in control.
McNuggets content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
McNuggets is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McNuggets working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McNuggets is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ellis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ellis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McNuggets controlling from side mount.
Ellis wants to get back to his feet.
McNuggets is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ellis's shoulder. That is not cool.
White McNuggets has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is working to avoid the ground and pound but McNuggets connects with a decent elbow.
McNuggets cracks Ellis with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Ellis's face as McNuggets controls the position.
Ellis pushes McNuggets away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McNuggets gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ellis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
McNuggets slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ellis is trying to get back to his feet but McNuggets has full control of the position and if anything, Ellis has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNuggets controls the action.
McNuggets's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McNuggets lands strikes to the head.
McNuggets is working the ground and pound. Can Ellis escape?
Ellis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

McNuggets is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Ellis won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips McNuggets off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). White McNuggets!