PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Ellis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Patel
vs
Ellis

163 cm
20
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earle Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patel sprawls well. Patel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
Patel avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
Patel fails with a takedown attempt.
Patel swings for the body but Ellis moves out of range.

Ellis moves into the clinch successfully.

Ellis has picked Patel up - he's going for a ride! Ellis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ellis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellis prevents Patel from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ellis lands a nice short elbow.
Patel won't allow Ellis to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ellis throwing shots but Patel is blocking nicely.
Patel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Patel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Patel trying to control the position.
Ellis wants to control from the top but Patel keeps moving.
Ellis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Patel's guard.
Patel is looking to sweep but instead, Ellis has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wants to stand but Patel has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Patel tries to get to full guard but Ellis has control of the leg.

Patel is defending against the submission attempts here by Ellis.
Patel is controlling Ellis's trapped leg to prevent Ellis from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis wants to stand but Patel has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis controlling the action here.
Ellis trying to pass the guard but Patel defending well.
Patel wants to get back to his feet.

Ellis is trying to work for a kimura but Patel is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Patel uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Ellis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ellis stopping the sweep attempt from Patel.
Ellis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ellis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Ellis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Patel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
Patel tries to score a body lock takedown but Ellis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ellis tries to land knees in the clinch but Patel avoids the damage to the body.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Patel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ellis pulls guard effortlessly.
Patel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patel throws a big right hand that misses.
Patel trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Patel is looking to advance position but Ellis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis with a couple of short strikes.
Ellis landing shots from mount.
Patel regains half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ellis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Ellis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patel defends it well.
Patel trying to control but Ellis postures up.
Patel is not content to let Ellis control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ellis with a couple of short strikes.
Ellis avoids the attempt from Patel to control.
Patel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ellis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ellis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Patel trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ellis keeps control of the position as Patel tries to break free.
Patel trying to control the hands but Ellis won't let him.
Ellis doesn't have the hooks in and Patel manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ellis managing to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patel shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Patel gets tackled into the cage by Ellis. Ellis maintains the clinch.
Patel managing to block the knees to the body from Ellis.
Patel tries to pull guard but Ellis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earle Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ellis as Patel tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Ellis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ellis is defended easily by Patel.

Ellis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellis showed some decent athleticism there.
Patel trying to control from the bottom.

Ellis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Patel is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ellis is tapping! Great win for Patel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Earle Patel!