PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Ella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rook
vs
Ella

173 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

174 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Ella!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook stalks Ella and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ella's face. Ella staggers backwards, shaken.
Ella fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ella circles away quickly and effectively.

Rook moves into the clinch.
Ella stalls.
Rook lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Kris Ella has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ella.
Ella swings wildly with an uppercut but Rook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ella tries to stall but Rook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ella tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rook.
Ella misses with a head kick.

Ella tries to keep at a distance but Rook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ella backwards.
Rook avoiding damage as Ella throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ella escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Rook.
Ella closes the distance but Rook moves to the side

and Rook counters by clinching up.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Ella is controlling him.
Rook taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Ella won't allow it.

Rook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rook closes the distance and clinches.
Rook lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ella.
Rook lands a shot to the body.
Ella looks gassed!
Rook digs a right hand underneath Ella's ribcage. Ella let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Rook breaks the clinch.
Rook moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for Rook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rook throws a series of punches but Ella avoids them all with ease.
Rook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ella circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ella.

Rook gets a clinch.

Rook breaks the clinch.
Mickey Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rook throws a one two combo.
Ella wants to clinch
and Rook counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Rook finds it's way through Ella's defenses.

Rook has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rook breaks the clinch.
Rook lands a two punch combo.

That has opened up Kris Ella's cut even more.
Rook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Rook pushes Ella up against the cage in a clinch.

Rook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rook throws a nice looking combination but Ella bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rook could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rook's corner calls for a 1-2. Rook obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rook throws a nice looking combination but Ella bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ella moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rook throws a good cross that connects.
Ella closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ella takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rook goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Rook has Ella up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Rook.

The cut above Kris Ella's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Rook breaks the clinch.
Ella slips a jab and a cross from Rook.

Rook has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Rook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rook throws a nice looking combination but Ella bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Rook has managed to clinch.

Rook breaks from the clinch.
Rook digs a good body shot into Ella's ribs.

Rook moves into range and clinches up with Ella.

Rook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rook scores with a jab.
Ella avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rook misses with a series of wild punches.
Ella tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Rook.

Ella tries to keep at a distance but Rook has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kris Ella's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rook lunges at Ella with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ella's hand.
Rook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ella closes the distance but Rook moves to the side
and Rook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rook throws a lazy right hand but Ella sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mickey Rook is winning the standup battle so far.
Rook misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rook clinches up against the cage.

Rook manages to break the clinch.
Ella throws a sloppy head kick and Rook moves out of range easily.
Rook dips to his left and cracks Ella with an uppercut!

Rook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ella trying to stall but Rook improves his position.

Rook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rook thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Rook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ella is breathing heavily.

Rook moves into the clinch successfully.

Rook breaks from the clinch.
Ella closes the distance but Rook moves to the side
and Rook counters with a series of strikes. Ella will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ella can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rook clinches with his opponent.
Rook lands a right hand.
Rook lands a body punch in the clinch.

Rook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mickey Rook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rook clinches.
A shot in the inside from Rook.

Ella is rocked!

Kris Ella's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Rook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ella is still on wobbly legs! Can Rook finish him?

Rook lands a left and a right that send Ella crashing to the mat, dazed. Rook thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kris Ella's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Rook!