PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Avril Lavigne - Hot. Hatfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Flirtin With Disaster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ellis
vs
Hatfield

177 cm
23
180 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Asphyxiation Ltd. (CBK)

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Crashforce Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis wants to land a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hatfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ellis.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. Hatfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatfield.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hatfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hatfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellis scores with a jab to the head.
Ellis throws a sloppy head kick
and Hatfield counters with a left and a right that stings Ellis.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ellis tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatfield misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hatfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ellis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Ellis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hatfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Ellis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatfield.
Ellis throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
No luck for Hatfield with that takedown attempt.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatfield.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hatfield.
Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Ellis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Hatfield takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Ellis moves out of range as Hatfield throws a body kick.
Hatfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ellis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield looks for the body kick but Ellis saw that one coming.
Hatfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ellis lands with a cross.
Hatfield tries a head kick but it misses.

Ellis rushes Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatfield's elbow.
Hatfield lands an elbow just above Ellis 's eye.
Hatfield throws an elbow that misses.
Ellis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatfield or not.
A head punch on the inside from Ellis fails to land.
Ellis working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Hatfield blocking some punches.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Ellis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellis managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellis is defending well for now.
Ellis tries to throw a body punch but Hatfield avoids it by throwing Ellis back against the cage.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis is working Hatfield over against the cage.
Ellis lands a left hand.

It looks like Hannibal Hatfield has been cut.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Hatfield looks gassed!
Ellis pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Hatfield.
Ellis presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellis.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Ellis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is working Hatfield over against the cage.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Hatfield's ribcage. Hatfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
A body shot lands from Ellis.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Hatfield's ribcage. Hatfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
Ellis lands a left hand.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Ellis - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
Ellis is leaning against Hatfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ellis lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ellis digs a right hand into Hatfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatfield's gas tank.
Ellis cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis is leaning against Hatfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatfield or not.
Ellis is leaning against Hatfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hatfield feints a jab promting Ellis to slip. Hatfield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ellis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ellis throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Hatfield misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a right hand to the body.
Ellis throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellis stuns Hatfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hatfield throws out a leg kick but Ellis moves out of range and Hatfield only half commits.
Ellis throws out a leg kick but Hatfield moves out of range and Ellis only half commits.

Hatfield has Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Hatfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis is working Hatfield over against the cage.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ellis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatfield or not.
Hatfield takes a shot to the head.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Anthony Ellis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellis pushes Hatfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis is working Hatfield over against the cage.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellis.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Ellis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Ellis.
Ellis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Hatfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ellis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Ellis.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Ellis.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Hatfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatfield misses with a knee strike.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ellis digs a right hand into Hatfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatfield's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Ellis.
Ellis lands a right hand.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ellis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield throws an elbow that misses.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield lands an elbow that stopped Ellis in his tracks for a moment.
Ellis blocks an elbow strike from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ellis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ellis lands with a light punch inside.
Ellis blocks the elbow strike.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Ellis is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Ellis.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
Hatfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.
Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Hatfield crunches a lovely knee into Ellis's ribcage.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatfield's elbow.
Hatfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
A short uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis blocks an elbow strike.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellis is defending well for now.
A short right from Ellis.
Ellis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head.
Hatfield lands a nice elbow.
Hatfield misses with a knee strike.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ellis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis lands with a left to the head.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ellis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
Hatfield misses with an elbow strike.
Ellis pushes Hatfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
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.

Hatfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Ellis.
Hatfield throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Ellis counters with a low kick, right behind Hatfield 's knee.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatfield can do to turn this around?
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Ellis moves out of range.
Hatfield thuds a left hand into Ellis's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis misses with a straight left.
Hatfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hatfield takes one on the button.
Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to clinch up but Ellis circles away and keeps his distance.
Ellis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hatfield looks to land a combination but Ellis avoids it well.
Hatfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellis throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
Ellis connects with a right hand. Hatfield shakes it off.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Ellis blocks a jab.
Ellis throws out a powerful jab.
Anthony Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatfield scores with a jab. Ellis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ellis throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and Ellis counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield staying out of range there.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ellis scores with a leg kick.
Ellis tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatfield tries to bum rush Ellis with a series of wild strikes but Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ellis has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis works on Hatfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellis is defending well for now.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
Hatfield cracks Ellis with a nice body shot.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
Ellis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Ellis.
Ellis pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ellis - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Ellis.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ellis.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis lands a right hand.
Hatfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ellis.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ellis pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellis pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hatfield throws an elbow but misses.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ellis dodges an elbow strike from Hatfield.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellis is defending well for now.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Hatfield lands an elbow just above Ellis 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Ellis.
Hatfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield cracks Ellis with a nice body shot.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ellis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Ellis misses with some punches.
Hatfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ellis gets through Hatfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
Ellis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ellis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hatfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hatfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ellis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ellis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hatfield is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Hatfield from controlling successfully.
Hatfield won't allow Ellis to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Hatfield from controlling successfully.
Ellis is controlling Hatfield's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hatfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatfield throwing strikes from guard but Ellis blocks nicely.
Ellis keeping full guard, as Hatfield tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hatfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Hatfield from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ellis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hatfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ellis throws a leg kick
and Hatfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Ellis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a low kick, looking for Ellis's leg but Ellis calmly moves out of range.
Ellis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellis tries to clinch up
and Hatfield counters with an outside leg kick.
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatfield counters with a left to the body.
Ellis doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatfield circles away.
Hatfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ellis slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatfield counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hatfield cracks Ellis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ellis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ellis's knee momentarily.
Hatfield 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.
Ellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hatfield counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ellis's guard now.
Hatfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellis is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Hatfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hatfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hatfield won't allow Ellis to sweep him here.
Hatfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hatfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ellis trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Hatfield from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Hatfield dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hatfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellis.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatfield thinking.
Ellis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hatfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ellis is out of range and Hatfield settles back down.
Ellis misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.

Hatfield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ellis's guard.
Ellis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hatfield throwing strikes from guard but Ellis blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield is in close to Ellis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis pulls Hatfield in to control the position.
Hatfield postures up in Ellis's guard and throws a big left but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hatfield makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hatfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellis is keeping the position for now.
Hatfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ellis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hatfield's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis stopping the sweep attempt from Hatfield.
Ellis wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
Hatfield wants to sweep here but Ellis controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis thows a big elbow that misses.

Hatfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ellis postures up in Hatfield's guard and throws a big left but Hatfield blocks it.
Ellis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Ellis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hannibal Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.

Hatfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Hatfield lands with a right to the head.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ellis avoids a wild elbow strike from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellis blocks an elbow strike from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hatfield throws an elbow but misses.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
Ellis pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellis avoids a wild elbow strike from Hatfield.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.
Ellis blocks an elbow strike from Hatfield.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ellis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ellis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ellis!
Anthony Ellis retains his welterweight title!