PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Unknown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ellesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Unknown
vs
Ellesworth

195 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Ellesworth!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Unknown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ellesworth, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ellesworth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Unknown's brow.

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

Ellesworth gets tackled into the cage by Unknown. Unknown maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Unknown.
Ellesworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unknown avoids it.
Unknown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Unknown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Unknown crunches a lovely knee into Ellesworth's ribcage.
Unknown avoiding damage.
Unknown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown blocks an uppercut.
Ellesworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Unknown.
Unknown pushes Ellesworth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ellesworth managing to block the knees to the body from Unknown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Unknown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ellesworth backwards.
Unknown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ellesworth.
Ellesworth is trying to break free.
Ellesworth stalling against the cage.
Unknown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Unknown just leaning against Ellesworth, taking a breather.

Ellesworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Unknown avoids the head kick by Ellesworth.
Ellesworth misses with a hook. Unknown ducked under it nicely.
Ellesworth throws a leg kick

and Unknown counters by clinching up.
Ellesworth looking to throw knees to the head but Unknown is blocking nicely.
Unknown effectively controlling the action here.
Unknown has Ellesworth pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Unknown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth misses with a body punch.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike.
Ellesworth takes a shot to the head.
Unknown managing to block the knees to the body from Ellesworth.
Unknown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ellesworth up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ellesworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Unknown closes the distance and clinches.
Ellesworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Unknown avoids the damage to the body.
Unknown works on Ellesworth's body with a couple of short punches.
Unknown missing with knees to the body.

Ellesworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kid Unknown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellesworth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Ellesworth tries to get set, Unknown tries to push him back and clinch up but Ellesworth manages to avoid the attempt.
Unknown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ellesworth checks it well.

Ellesworth gets tackled into the cage by Unknown. Unknown maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown looking to slow down the pace here.
Unknown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellesworth backwards.
Unknown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Unknown avoiding damage as Ellesworth throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Unknown.
Ellesworth is trying to break the clinch but Unknown is controlling him.
Ellesworth tries to break free but Unknown pushes him back against the cage.
Ellesworth is looking to break free of the clinch but Unknown has double underhooks.
Ellesworth missing with knees to the body.
Unknown scores with a shot to the side of Ellesworth's head.
Unknown lands an uppercut.
Ellesworth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ellesworth takes a shot to the head.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ellesworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unknown avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Unknown.
Ellesworth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Unknown.
Unknown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellesworth trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unknown dodges an elbow strike from Ellesworth.
Unknown lands a body shot.
Ellesworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unknown is defending well for now.
Unknown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ellesworth looks winded!
Unknown digs a right hand underneath Ellesworth's ribcage. Ellesworth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Unknown is struggling to control the position.
Unknown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Unknown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unknown is working Ellesworth over against the cage.
Unknown is struggling to control the position.
Ellesworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Unknown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Unknown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Unknown duly obliges.
Unknown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellesworth follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kid Unknown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ellesworth tries to keep at a distance but Unknown has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ellesworth fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Unknown has Ellesworth pressed against the cage, preventing Ellesworth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Unknown blocks an elbow strike.
Ellesworth's coach down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ellesworth's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ellesworth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unknown missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellesworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unknown is defending well for now.
Ellesworth throws a head punch that misses.
Unknown misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Unknown.
Unknown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unknown lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown lands with a left to the head.
Unknown gets through Ellesworth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ellesworth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unknown lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Unknown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Unknown stalling in the clinch.

Ellesworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Unknown moves into range and clinches up with Ellesworth.
A right handed body shot lands from Unknown.
Ellesworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unknown avoids it.
Unknown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellesworth backwards.
Unknown is pushing Ellesworth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Unknown avoiding damage as Ellesworth throws knees to the body.
A short left from Unknown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unknown.
Unknown blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Unknown.
Ellesworth is trying to push Unknown away but Unknown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ellesworth being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Unknown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Unknown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellesworth is defending well for now.
Ellesworth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Unknown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Unknown stalls.
Unknown gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ellesworth throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth managing to block the knees to the body from Unknown.
Unknown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Unknown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Unknown struggles to land a body shot inside as Ellesworth controls his hands.
Unknown pushes Ellesworth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellesworth prevents a body shot from Unknown.
Unknown stalling the fight.
Unknown stalling in the clinch.
Unknown stalling in the clinch but Ellesworth improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Unknown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kid Unknown.

Unknown closes the distance and pushes Ellesworth back into the cage.
Ellesworth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Unknown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Unknown.
Ellesworth is trying to break free.
Ellesworth trying to land knees to the body.
Ellesworth stalling in the clinch but Unknown improves position.
Ellesworth is trying to force a seperation but Unknown has the dominant position.
Ellesworth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellesworth is looking to control Unknown's arms but Unknown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ellesworth has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unknown.
Unknown looking to throw knees to the head but Ellesworth is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Ellesworth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellesworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unknown avoids it.
Unknown managing to block the knees to the body from Ellesworth.

Ellesworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Unknown rushes Ellesworth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Unknown presses Ellesworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Unknown dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Unknown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Unknown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Unknown lands a right hand.
Ellesworth stalling in the clinch but Unknown improves position.
Unknown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellesworth backwards.
Ellesworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Unknown.
Ellesworth blocks an elbow strike.
Unknown lands a knee to the head.

Ellesworth breaks the clinch.

Unknown takes the fight into the clinch.
Ellesworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Unknown controls his hands.
Ellesworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ellesworth tries to stall but Unknown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ellesworth tries to throw a body punch but Unknown avoids it by throwing Ellesworth back against the cage.
Unknown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unknown landing knees to the head.
Unknown effectively controlling the action here.
Unknown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellesworth.
Ellesworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Unknown.
Ellesworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unknown avoids a wild elbow strike from Ellesworth.
Ellesworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ellesworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Unknown.
Unknown is stalling here.
Unknown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James Ellesworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ellesworth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ellesworth slows down the pace here.
Ellesworth taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unknown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellesworth's efforts to push away.
Ellesworth is trying to stall.
Unknown trying to land knees to the body.
Kid Unknown has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Ellesworth breaks from the clinch.

Unknown moves into range and clinches up with Ellesworth.
Unknown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ellesworth.
The referee is keeping an eye on Unknown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth working hard to break the clinch.
Unknown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Unknown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Unknown managing to block the knees to the body from Ellesworth.
Ellesworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unknown is defending well for now.
Unknown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellesworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unknown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Unknown on the inside.
Unknown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Unknown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Unknown pushes Ellesworth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unknown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellesworth can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Unknown scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Unknown drops Ellesworth with a big knee straight up the middle! Ellesworth is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Ellesworth is rocked!
Ellesworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Unknown pushes Ellesworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellesworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Unknown finish him?
Unknown unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ellesworth! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Unknown is unloading with more strikes now! Ellesworth drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Unknown!