PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ellesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Khan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ellesworth
vs
Khan

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
201 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

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Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Ellesworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Khan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ellesworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Ellesworth avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ellesworth instigates a clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellesworth.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khan working aggressively here.
Ellesworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ellesworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellesworth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Khan clobbers Ellesworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Ellesworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan clobbers Ellesworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellesworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellesworth half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ellesworth tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan misses with a hook
and Ellesworth counters with an inside leg kick.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Ellesworth saw that one coming.
Khan clobbers Ellesworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ellesworth tries to clinch up.

Khan drops Ellesworth with a beautiful combination! Ellesworth stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khan is looking for the KO!

Ellesworth is rocked!

It looks like James Ellesworth has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ellesworth.
Oh Ellesworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Billy Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellesworth throws a big shot that misses.
Ellesworth misses the shot to the body.
Ellesworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan scores with a hook.
Ellesworth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khan is able to avoid easily.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Ellesworth seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Khan shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ellesworth is backing up but Khan catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ellesworth covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Khan Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Khan!