PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes into the arena with Nightmare blaring out of the sound system. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darude - Sandstorm. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ellis
vs
Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva

186 cm
22
167 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva thows a body kick. Ellis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva scores with a one two! Ellis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Andrew Ellis has been cut.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws and low kick but Ellis moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a shot from downtown. Ellis moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos De Souza Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Ellis which made him look bad.
Ellis ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a double jab
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva missing with a left hand there. Ellis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis throws a right and a left that Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids nicely.
Ellis throws a right hand that Dos Santos De Souza Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos De Souza Silva also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with the takedown.
Ellis checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ellis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellis throws a combination. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good shot there by Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrew Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots in and drives through. Ellis sprawls well.
Ellis sizes up Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is breathing heavily.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.

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.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses the jab.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ellis circles away.
Ellis throws a right hand that Dos Santos De Souza Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos De Souza Silva also avoids with ease.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva loads up on a big right hand but Ellis slips the punch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ellis's cut.
That's time! Ellis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Ellis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Andrew Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ellis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ellis throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dos Santos De Souza Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellis stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Andrew Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis thuds his right hand into Dos Santos De Souza Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with the takedown
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Dos Santos De Souza Silva backing up. Dos Santos De Souza Silva nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis misses with a combination
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a poor takedown
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Ellis counters with a left to the body.

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 James Atkins scores the fight for Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!

Andrew Ellis wins by split decision!