PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alehh Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salazar
vs
Ellis

175 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alehh Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellis.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.
Salazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Ellis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salazar defends it nicely.
Ellis tries to clinch but Salazar moves out of range.
Alehh Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Salazar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Salazar with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Salazar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Salazar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ellis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Salazar misses
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ellis as he jumps to the side.
Salazar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar looks to throw a body kick
and Ellis counters with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Salazar as Ellis shoots in.
Ellis works Salazar's body with a nice hook.
Salazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis counters with an inside leg kick.
Salazar misses with a double jab

and Ellis moves into the clinch.
Salazar tries to pull guard but Ellis holds him up against the cage and eventually Salazar drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alehh Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a good knee to the midsection. Salazar won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellis obliges.
Ellis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ellis scores with a knee to the head.
Ellis with a knee to the head.

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

Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
Ellis scores with a knee to the head.
Ellis is pressed up against the cage. Salazar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ellis down to the mat. Ellis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Salazar keeps it at a distance.

Ellis moves into the clinch successfully.

Ellis jumps into guard, dragging Salazar to the mat.
Salazar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ellis wants to stand but Salazar is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is fighting to break Ellis's control of his arms but Ellis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salazar preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellis as he avoids it easily.
Salazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Ellis darts in and clinches Salazar up against the cage.
Salazar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salazar is trying to break the clinch but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.

Ellis breaks the clinch.
Salazar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salazar is fending him off so far but Ellis persists. Nope, Salazar circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ellis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ellis wants it to stay on the feet.
Salazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellis sprawls well. He's pushed Salazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellis has a takedown stuffed.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Ellis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ellis closes the distance but Salazar moves to the side
and Salazar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazar misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Salazar misses
and Ellis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ellis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salazar.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a head kick. Salazar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Salazar misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ellis rushes Salazar and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellis landing knees to the head.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis lands a nice knee to the body.

Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Salazar. No joy for Ellis on that attempt.

Ellis closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the cage.
Ellis crunches a lovely knee into Salazar's ribcage.
Ellis tries to score a body lock takedown but Salazar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alehh Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Ellis.
Ellis has Salazar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salazar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Ellis gets underhooks to prevent Salazar's takedown attempt.

Ellis breaks the clinch.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Salazar pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis thumps Salazar with a low kick.
Ellis avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar misses with an uppercut

and Ellis counters by clinching up.
Ellis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Ellis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ellis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellis, not yet.

Ellis looking for a guillotine here but Salazar defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salazar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Salazar has passed into side control.
Ellis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Salazar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four 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.

Salazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ellis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis tries to buck Salazar off but Salazar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Ellis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Salazar misses with a head kick.
Salazar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Salazar has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body kick there by Salazar.

Salazar tries to keep at a distance but Ellis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
Darius Ellis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ellis breaks from the clinch.
Salazar misses with a few strikes there.
Salazar throws a body punch but Ellis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Salazar misses.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellis can't get the takedown.
Salazar has had enough of the clinch but Ellis keeps him there for the moment.
Salazar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellis walks away with a smile on his face. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alehh Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ellis moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellis gets underhooks to prevent Salazar's takedown attempt.
Ellis landing knees to the head.
Ellis connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ellis.
Ellis looking to throw knees to the head but Salazar is blocking nicely.
Salazar wants to take the fight to the mat but Ellis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ellis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ellis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darius Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Salazar.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellis.

Ellis forces Salazar back against the cage and clinches.

Ellis pulls guard.
Ellis pulls Salazar in close to his closed guard and prevents Salazar from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darius Ellis wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Salazar misses.
Ellis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salazar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salazar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ellis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ellis clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a damaging elbow.

Ellis breaks from the clinch.
Salazar shoots in for a double leg but Ellis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darius Ellis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Ellis clinches with his opponent.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.

Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salazar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salazar's knee momentarily.

Ellis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar.
Salazar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alehh Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salazar prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Ellis!
Darius Ellis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.