PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Alkofer
vs
Ellis

191 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Alkofer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ellis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer fails with the takedown.
Alkofer dives in and grabs Ellis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ellis pushes down on Alkofer's head and hops out.
Ellis connects with a looping right hand.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Alkofer moves out of range.
Alkofer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alkofer closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Alkofer pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis stuffs the takedown attempt from Alkofer. Alkofer gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ellis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alkofer in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alkofer.
Ellis scores with a three punch combo!
Alkofer is breathing heavily.
Alkofer dives in and grabs Ellis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ellis pushes down on Alkofer's head and hops out.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Ellis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alkofer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alkofer fails to land the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ellis both land. Nice combination.
Ellis scores with a three punch combo!
Ellis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alkofer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ellis sizes up Alkofer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ellis scores with a three punch combo!
Ellis stalks Alkofer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alkofer's face. Alkofer staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to de liver by Ellis. Beautiful body shot.
Alkofer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ellis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alkofer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alkofer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellis!
Ellis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alkofer backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis lands a jab-cross combination.
Andrew Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alkofer shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Alkofer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch lands to the side of Alkofer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ellis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Alkofer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ellis scores with a shot to the body.
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good exchange - Ellis coming out on top.
Alkofer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice uppercut lands for Ellis. That snapped Alkofer's head back.
Ellis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ellis is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alkofer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A right-left combo lands from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that 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.

Ellis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ellis.
Alkofer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alkofer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellis as he connects with a hook.
Ellis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellis lands the left hand.
Ellis connects with a looping right hand.
Ellis scores with a three punch combo!
Ellis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ellis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alkofer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ellis swivels and escapes.
Ellis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ellis lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ellis duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellis!
Nice jab there from Ellis.
Maximus Alkofer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alkofer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Alkofer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ellis cracks Alkofer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andrew Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alkofer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ellis tries to avoid it but Alkofer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ellis to the ground. Ellis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ellis lands a two punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Ellis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ellis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Ellis.
Ellis lands with a straight right. Alkofer didn't see that one coming.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Ellis both land. Nice combination.
Ellis connects with a body shot.
Ellis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ellis connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ellis scores with a three punch combo!
Ellis throws a series of strikes that have Alkofer backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Ellis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ellis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellis wants it to stay on the feet.
Alkofer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alkofer.
Alkofer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alkofer on the side of the head.
Ellis with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Ellis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ellis.
Ellis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ellis.
Ellis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis 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.

Ellis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ellis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ellis scores with the left hand. Alkofer knows he should have avoided that one.
Ellis stalks Alkofer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alkofer's face. Alkofer staggers backwards, shaken.
Ellis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alkofer's hands.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellis with a nice cross.
Ellis looks to land a combination. Alkofer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1-2. Ellis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ellis.

Ellis drops Alkofer with a right and a left! Ellis comes rushing in but Alkofer regains his composure and manages to keep Ellis in guard.

Alkofer is rocked!
Ellis tries to stand but Alkofer is controlling from the bottom.
Ellis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alkofer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ellis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alkofer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ellis scores with a body shot.
Alkofer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ellis swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a nice looking body shot.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ellis cracks Alkofer with a good jab.
Good shot there by Ellis.
Ellis lands with a nice combination. Alkofer backs away looking to recover.
Ellis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maximus Alkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alkofer shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis stalks Alkofer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alkofer's face. Alkofer staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ellis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ellis digs a good hook to Alkofer's body.
Ellis lands a with a good body shot.
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alkofer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ellis as he jumps to the side.
Alkofer shoots in for a double leg but Ellis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis really dominated that 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.

A nice combination there by Ellis.
Ellis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alkofer momentarily.
Ellis leaves Alkofer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alkofer.
Ellis scores with a jab to the body.
Alkofer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
Ellis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Alkofer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ellis to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis lands a two punch combo.
Ellis lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Ellis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alkofer doesn't seem phased though.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alkofer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ellis throws a one two combo.
Alkofer takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ellis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ellis lands a two punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ellis, as that shot connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellis!
Ellis connects with a right hand. Alkofer shakes it off.
Ellis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis scores with a nice strike.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellis!
Ellis throws a series of strikes that have Alkofer backpedaling.
Alkofer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ellis lunges at Alkofer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alkofer's hand.
Ellis scores with a decent looking hook.
Ellis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ellis. That snapped Alkofer's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Ellis. Beautiful body shot.
Ellis with a jab.
Ellis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ellis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A left and a right from Ellis both land. Nice combination.
Alkofer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ellis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that fourth 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.

Alkofer walks into a jab.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ellis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alkofer at a distance.
A cross from Ellis lands.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellis lands a two punch combo.
Ellis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A cross from Ellis lands.
Decent striking displayed by Ellis there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ellis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ellis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ellis stalks Alkofer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alkofer's face. Alkofer staggers backwards, shaken.
Ellis thuds a left hand into Alkofer's body.
Ellis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ellis stalks Alkofer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alkofer's face. Alkofer staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch lands to the side of Alkofer 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis punishes Alkofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Ellis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alkofer in his tracks.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1-2. Ellis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alkofer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alkofer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
Ellis looks to land a combination. Alkofer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellis looks to land a combination. Alkofer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ellis duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a combination. Alkofer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ellis lands with a nice body punch.
A right-left combo lands from Ellis.
Danga de danga de dang - Ellis scores with a four punch combination!
Ellis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellis as he connects with a hook.
Ellis throws a combination. Alkofer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ellis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alkofer on the side of the head.
Ellis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alkofer doesn't seem bothered though.
Ellis lands with an overhand left.
Ellis punishes Alkofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Alkofer takes one on the button.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis cracks Alkofer with an open hand slap.
Maximus Alkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge William Gold scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!

Andrew Ellis wins by unanimous decision!
Andrew Ellis is the new lightweight champion!