PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ellsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Smiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy Smiley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Ellsworth's chin.

Ellsworth
vs
Smiley

211 cm
22
261 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Ellsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guy Smiley!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiley scores with a decent looking hook.

Ellsworth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smiley, pushing him back against the cage.
Smiley tries to break free but Ellsworth pushes him back against the cage.
Ellsworth prevents Smiley from breaking the clinch.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiley throws an elbow but it misses.
Smiley misses with a knee to the head.
Smiley is trying to break the clinch but Ellsworth is controlling him.
Ellsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiley looks gassed!
Smiley avoiding damage as Ellsworth throws knees to the body.

Ellsworth tightens his grip and picks Smiley up, before dumping him to the ground. Smiley manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellsworth pushing down on Smiley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ellsworth lands with a punch from half guard.
Ellsworth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ellsworth passes to side control.
Ellsworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smiley keeps working.
Ellsworth throws an elbow but Smiley slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellsworth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ellsworth tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ellsworth working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellsworth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ellsworth misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Smiley gets caught flat footed, as Ellsworth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smiley keeping moving, preventing Ellsworth from controlling successfully.
Ellsworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smiley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smiley trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellsworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smiley tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellsworth is retaining full guard.
Smiley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smiley wants to stand and escape but instead Ellsworth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ellsworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Smiley has wrist control.
Ellsworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Smiley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ellsworth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ellsworth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Smiley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth thows a big elbow that misses.
Ellsworth throwing strikes from guard but Smiley blocks nicely.
Ellsworth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ellsworth wants to control from the top but Smiley keeps moving.
Ellsworth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ellsworth wants to control from the top but Smiley keeps moving.
Ellsworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiley keeping moving, preventing Ellsworth from controlling successfully.
Smiley keeping full guard, as Ellsworth tries to pass.
Ellsworth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ellsworth wants to control from the top but Smiley keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellsworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Smiley is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ellsworth dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smiley misses with a double jab.
Ellsworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ellsworth is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smiley's half guard.
Ellsworth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ellsworth wants to take a breather but Smiley is having none of it.
Ellsworth is nestled in close to Smiley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ellsworth winds up and cracks Smiley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ellsworth thows a huge punch but Smiley dodges it nicely.
Ellsworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ellsworth prevents Smiley from standing back up.
Smiley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellsworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellsworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellsworth trying to control from half guard but Smiley is working away.
Ellsworth thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smiley to regain full guard.
Smiley keeping moving, preventing Ellsworth from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ellsworth pushes Smiley up against the cage in a clinch.
Smiley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ellsworth throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ellsworth jumps guard.
Ellsworth wants to sweep but no luck.
Smiley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smiley stopping the sweep attempt from Ellsworth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ellsworth is adopting a defensive guard.
Smiley trying to control but Ellsworth is working from the bottom.
Smiley preventing the sweep.
Ellsworth keeping moving, preventing Smiley from controlling successfully.
Smiley tries to stand but Ellsworth is controlling from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smiley throws a right hand that Ellsworth ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellsworth also avoids with ease.

Ellsworth gets a clinch.
Smiley looking to throw knees to the head but Ellsworth is blocking nicely.
Smiley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellsworth.
Smiley is breathing heavily.
Smiley avoiding damage as Ellsworth throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth landing knees to the head.

It looks like Guy Smiley has been cut.
Ellsworth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smiley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellsworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body.
Ellsworth misses with a knee to the head.
Ellsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Smiley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smiley tries a knee to the head but Ellsworth blocks it.
Ellsworth misses with a knee to the head.
Smiley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellsworth blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellsworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smiley is defending well for now.
Ellsworth trying to land knees to the body.

Ellsworth drags the fight down to the ground.
Ellsworth pulls Smiley in to control the position.
Smiley trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellsworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellsworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ellsworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smiley wants to stand but Ellsworth is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smiley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth wants to sweep here but Smiley controlling him for the moment.
Smiley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ellsworth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ellsworth keeping moving, preventing Smiley from controlling successfully.
Ellsworth seems keen to control Smiley's posture.
Smiley wants to get up but he can't break Ellsworth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ellsworth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guy Smiley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smiley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ellsworth walks into a jab.
Ellsworth tries to clinch up but Smiley circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Smiley.

Ellsworth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ellsworth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellsworth pushing down on Smiley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smiley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ellsworth thows a huge punch but Smiley dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellsworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smiley keeps working.
Smiley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellsworth drops an elbow to the side of Smiley's head.

Smiley kicks Ellsworth off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiley throws a hook but Ellsworth blocks it.
Smiley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ellsworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smiley punishes Ellsworth's body with a nice straight punch.

Ellsworth instigates a clinch.
Ellsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Smiley avoids the damage to the body.
Smiley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellsworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smiley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smiley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ellsworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellsworth goes for a takedown attempt but Smiley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ellsworth closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ellsworth lands in his opponent's guard.
Ellsworth landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth looking to sit in guard and control but Smiley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ellsworth pulls Smiley in close to his closed guard and prevents Smiley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smiley wants to stand but Ellsworth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ellsworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiley is one step ahead there.
Ellsworth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ellsworth.
Ryan Ellsworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ellsworth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ellsworth scoring with strikes but Smiley is staying in there.

Ellsworth moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smiley has worked his arm free - good work by Smiley!
Smiley is being controlled here.

Ellsworth goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smiley has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ellsworth but great work by Smiley.
Smiley tries to stand but Ellsworth is controlling his head.
Smiley trying to control the action but Ellsworth is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ellsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ellsworth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ellsworth!