PBP Commentary

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

Ellis
vs
McGill

172 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

173 cm
35
142 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGill manages to avoid it.
Ellis throws a shot to the body.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellis throws an off balance right hand
and McGill counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGill moves away.
McGill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGill moves out of range of the strikes.

McGill moves into the clinch.
Ellis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGill has him pressed against the cage.

McGill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGill checks it well.
A little jabbing left from McGill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McGill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McGill is working for a submission of some sort.
McGill trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis wants to get back to his feet.
Ellis's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ellis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McGill manages to move to mount!
McGill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ellis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McGill controlling the pace for now.
McGill landing strikes from the mount.
Ellis is bucking up trying to escape but McGill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McGill controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill working the ground and pound effectively.
McGill lands a heavy elbow.
McGill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellis?
McGill controlling the pace for now.
McGill raining down hammerfists from mount.
McGill controlling from the full mount.
McGill lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by McGill.
Ellis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McGill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ellis trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill landing strikes from the mount.
McGill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McGill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

McGill has hold of Ellis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ellis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McGill controlling his opponent.
McGill looking to finish Ellis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ellis!
McGill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Ellis is rocked!
McGill looking to finish Ellis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ellis!
Oh Ellis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McGill has hold of Ellis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ellis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McGill breaks from Ellis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McGill controlling the position easily from mount.
Ellis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGill on the ground.
McGill is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGill controlling the pace for now.
McGill with good strikes from the mount here!
Ellis taking shots to the head.
McGill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ellis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

McGill looking for a guillotine from mount but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis is bucking up trying to escape but McGill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGill lands a big shot there that rocks Ellis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGill 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 crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGill's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ellis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogie McGill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McGill moves into the clinch.
Ellis seems to have got his legs back now.

McGill tightens his grip and picks Ellis up, before dumping him to the ground. Ellis manages to land in guard.
Ellis wants to get back to his feet but McGill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McGill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that McGill 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.
McGill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ellis wants to get back to his feet.
McGill controlling from the full mount.
McGill won't let Ellis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McGill landing strikes from the mount and Ellis is in trouble!

McGill working for a guillotine from mount but Ellis is in no mood to give up.
McGill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellis?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McGill controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McGill scores with a couple of good head shots there.

McGill working for a guillotine from mount but Ellis is in no mood to give up.
Ellis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McGill controlling from mount.
Ellis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McGill with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that Ellis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McGill controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McGill dominating with strikes here.
McGill raining down shots from the mount!
Ellis wants to try and get back to his feet.
McGill controlling the pace for now.
McGill lands a big elbow.
McGill raining down hammerfists from mount.
McGill controlling the position easily from mount.
McGill is continuing to stall.
Ellis is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill controlling his opponent.
McGill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ellis looks a forlorn figure.
Ellis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McGill 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis tries to buck McGill off but he can't manage it.
McGill controlling his opponent.
Ellis trying desperately to get to his feet.
McGill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGill controlling from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from McGill.
Ellis wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogie McGill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ellis throws a series of punches but McGill moves out of range.
Ellis looks to throw a body kick
and McGill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

McGill closes the distance and clinches.
McGill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

McGill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McGill instigates a clinch.

McGill lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGill stops Ellis from getting back to his feet.

McGill escapes and gets back to his feet.
McGill scores with a shot to the body.

McGill forces Ellis back against the cage and clinches.

McGill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McGill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
More stalling from McGill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ellis wants to stand up but McGill is controlling him.
McGill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McGill working some strikes from top position.
McGill is stalling in the full guard.
McGill won't allow Ellis to get back to his feet.
McGill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGill lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ellis wants to stand and escape but McGill is having none of it.
Bogie McGill has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGill controlling from the top position.
McGill landing some decent shots from guard.
Ellis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGill is controlling him.
Ellis is looking to stand back up but McGill counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ellis.
McGill perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to stand.
McGill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGill works his foot free and advances to mount.
McGill looking to control and managing it successfully.

McGill working for a guillotine from mount but Ellis is in no mood to give up.
Ellis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McGill content just to control the position here.
McGill lands with some strikes.
McGill controlling from the full mount.
Bogie McGill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ellis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McGill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGill controlling the pace for now.

McGill throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Ellis has his hands clasped together but McGill breaks the hold and Ellis is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by McGill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bogie McGill!