PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Kicurasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare. Kicurasz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stemm - Face the Pain. Andrew Ellis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ellis
vs
Kicurasz

186 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunter Kicurasz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ellis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicurasz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicurasz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicurasz throws a head kick that misses.
Kicurasz fails with the takedown.
Kicurasz avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrew Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kicurasz shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunter Kicurasz.
Ellis misses with a few strikes there.
Kicurasz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kicurasz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellis scores with a sloppy right hand. Kicurasz should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Ellis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kicurasz is defended easily by Ellis.
Kicurasz slips a jab and a cross from Ellis.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kicurasz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that round.
That's time! Ellis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kicurasz is defended easily by Ellis.
Kicurasz closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Kicurasz pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicurasz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
No luck for Kicurasz with that takedown attempt.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunter Kicurasz.
Ellis tries to bum rush Kicurasz with a series of wild strikes but Kicurasz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kicurasz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ellis tries to bum rush Kicurasz with a series of wild strikes but Kicurasz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kicurasz misses with a leg kick.
Kicurasz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kicurasz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ellis defends it nicely.
Ellis tries to bum rush Kicurasz with a series of wild strikes but Kicurasz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kicurasz shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Kicurasz 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.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Kicurasz avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicurasz dodges the punch combination from Ellis.
Nice takedown defense from Ellis. No joy for Kicurasz on that attempt.
Ellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kicurasz tries for a takedown but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunter Kicurasz.
Ellis misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Ellis misses.
Kicurasz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ellis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicurasz circles away quickly and effectively.
Kicurasz shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kicurasz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!

Andrew Ellis wins by unanimous decision!