PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ellesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ipilimumab Yervoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ellesworth
vs
Yervoy

185 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Pit Bull Development

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 4 - 3 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ipilimumab Yervoy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellesworth misses with a low kick.
Yervoy throws a nice looking combination but Ellesworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellesworth tried to counter with a leg kick but Yervoy avoided it.
Ellesworth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yervoy unleashes a big counter combination but Ellesworth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yervoy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ellesworth is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ellesworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yervoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ellesworth with a body shot.
Ellesworth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ellesworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yervoy just misses with a punch to the body.
James Ellesworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ellesworth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellesworth throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Ipilimumab Yervoy has been cut.
Ellesworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ellesworth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yervoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellesworth cracks the inside of Yervoy's front leg.
Ellesworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yervoy.
Ellesworth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Ellesworth backs off Yervoy throws a huge counter combo but Ellesworth manages to avoid it all.
Ellesworth throws a hook but Yervoy blocks it.
Yervoy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ellesworth throws a leg kick which misses Yervoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Yervoy tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ellesworth.
Yervoy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yervoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellesworth throws a lazy head kick
and Yervoy counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ellesworth throws a body punch but Yervoy moves out of range.

Ellesworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellesworth is struggling to control the position.

Yervoy gets control of Ellesworth's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yervoy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ellesworth is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Yervoy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ellesworth is looking to defend but Yervoy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ellesworth! Yervoy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ellesworth taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ipilimumab Yervoy!
A relieved looking Ipilimumab Yervoy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.