PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Ngannou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Ngannou will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ellison
vs
Ngannou

196 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

220 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacques Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francis Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ngannou.

It looks like Jacques Ellison has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Ngannou clinches with his opponent.
Ngannou stalls.

Ellison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngannou throws a right and a left that Ellison avoids nicely.
Ellison misses with a takedown attempt
and Ngannou counters with a one-two to the body.
Ellison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ngannou defends it nicely.
Ngannou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Francis Ngannou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ellison.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ngannou, as that shot connected.
Ngannou swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou scores with a nice head shot.
Ellison gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Ngannou moves into the clinch.
Ngannou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellison trying to land knees to the body.

Ellison breaks the clinch.
Ellison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Ngannou drives through and clinches with Ellison against the cage.
Ellison has a couple of punches blocked by Ngannou.

Ngannou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngannou throws a nice looking combination but Ellison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngannou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison needs to keep his hands up - Ngannou had a free shot at his head there.

Ellison is rocked!
Ellison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Ngannou looks to land a body kick but Ellison moved away.
Ngannou batters Ellison with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ellison is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Ngannou lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ellison to the mat with a gruesome thud! Ngannou is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Francis Ngannou!