PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chester Crester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to his Ram Muay performance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ellis
vs
Crester

183 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

200 cm
24
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chester Crester!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis jabs Crester right on the nose. Crester blinks but takes it well.
Crester walks into a jab.

It looks like chester Crester has been cut.

Ellis lands a big head kick that sends Crester tumbling to the mat! Ellis takes a step backwards and waves Crester back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crester feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ellis wants to stand and escape but Crester is having none of it.
Crester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crester is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ellis working for a triangle but Crester defends it easily.
Crester with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ellis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crester stands and throws Ellis's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ellis sneaks out the side door and pushes Crester away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ellis throws out a powerful jab.
Crester takes one to the chin there.

Crester instigates a clinch.
Crester stalling in the clinch but Ellis improves position.

Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crester looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crester if he has to take too many more of those.
Crester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ellis.
Ellis feints and then cracks Crester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crester down.
Ellis lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crester crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ellis - the referee stops the clock and Crester gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ellis. Crester manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a head kick!
Crester on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crester takes one to the side of the head.
Ellis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ellis connects with a high kick.

That has opened up chester Crester's cut even more.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellis!
Shane Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis cracks a nice hook into Crester's ribs.
Ellis connects with a leg kick. Crester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crester takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellis.
Ellis throws a head kick but Crester moves out of range.

Crester closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ellis quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crester takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crester wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Ellis is trying to stand.
Crester is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellis tries to get to full guard but Crester has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Crester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ellis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Crester manages to move to mount!
Crester content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Ellis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on chester Crester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellis.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shane Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis thuds his shin into the meat of Crester's side.
Ellis scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid body kick from Ellis.
Ellis lands a nice looking body kick.
Ellis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ellis.
Ellis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ellis tries a head kick but it misses.
Crester checks a low kick from Ellis.
Crester has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ellis.

Ellis gets tackled into the cage by Crester. Crester maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis wants to get back to striking at distance but Crester won't allow it.
Crester has Ellis pressed against the cage, preventing Ellis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ellis has Crester pressed against the cage, preventing Crester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crester throws a head punch that misses.
Crester is trying to force a seperation but Ellis has the dominant position.
Ellis prevents a body shot from Crester.
Crester has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ellis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Ellis breaks the clinch.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Crester avoids them all with ease.
Crester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ellis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crester.
Shane Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ellis checks a low kick from Crester.
Crester wants to land a leg kick but Ellis is out of range.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crester can do to turn this around?
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.

Crester gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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.
Crester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellis's efforts to push away.
Ellis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Ellis breaks the clinch.

Crester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crester tries to score a body lock takedown but Ellis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shane Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chester Crester.
Crester can't break the clinch.
Ellis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crester blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crester's efforts to push away.
Ellis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Crester is controlling him.
Ellis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellis is trying to break free.
Crester has had enough of the clinch but Ellis keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crester takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crester tries to pull guard but Ellis holds him up against the cage and eventually Crester drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crester is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ellis pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Ellis manages to break the clinch.

Crester scores with a takedown into Ellis's guard.
Crester is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crester connects with a couple of short punches.

Crester decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ellis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ellis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crester's head.
Crester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ellis sprawls well. Ellis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crester gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ellis.

Crester closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellis to the mat! Ellis manages to get full guard.
Crester is working Ellis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crester is stalling in the full guard.

Ellis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Crester uses it to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on chester Crester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ellis slips under a jab.
Ellis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ellis thumps Crester with a low kick.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
Shane Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
Crester tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Crester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellis lands a leg kick that knocks Crester off balance momentarily.
Crester throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
Ellis throws a one two combo.
Crester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crester tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Crester changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ellis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis is trying to buck Crester off.
Crester trying to control the position but Ellis is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crester landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Crester decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crester fails with a takedown attempt.
Crester tries to bum rush Ellis with a series of wild strikes but Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crester fails with the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ellis - that will leave a mark!
Ellis scores with a leg kick.
Ellis lands a lovely overhand right.
Ellis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ellis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ellis throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Crester misses
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Crester backing up. Crester nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Crester.
Ellis struggling a bit here.
Ellis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crester has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Crester working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Crester wants to control the pace but Ellis is squirming around nicely.
Crester landing punches.

Crester is working for a guillotine from mount but Ellis frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ellis is bucking up trying to escape but Crester cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crester tries to control but Ellis wriggling away.
chester Crester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crester lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Ellis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ellis, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Ellis!