PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglass Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elvis Small enters the cage!

Ellison
vs
Small

153 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglass Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Small!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Small wants it to stay on the feet.
Ellison darts in looking for a takedown but Small gets double underhooks and turns Ellison into the cage.
Small has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ellison is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Elvis Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellison really is a fat lump.
Small fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ellison avoids it really well and circles away.
Small fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ellison manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Small on his heels. He'll look to pass Small's guard now, I'm sure.
Ellison throwing strikes from guard but Small blocks nicely.
Small really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Small keeping moving, preventing Ellison from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Small preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison throws a big right hand that misses.
Ellison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Small working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison.

Ellison has gone for a leg lock! Small slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ellison's guard.

Ellison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ellison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ellison has Small pulled in close to control his posture.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Small manages to get himself to full guard.

Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ellison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Small's head.
Ellison throws an elbow that misses. Small uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ellison's guard. Nice move by Small!

Ellison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ellison seems to be looking for submissions.

Ellison seems to be working for a kimura but Small defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small tries to kick Ellison off but Ellison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Small is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ellison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ellison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Ellison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ellison working over Small with some ground and pound. Small looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Small looks winded!
Ellison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ellison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ellison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ellison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ellison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Small's head.

Ellison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Small has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglass Ellison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Small closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellison to the mat! Ellison manages to get full guard.
Small throws a strike but Ellison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ellison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ellison lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison throwing strikes from guard but Small blocks nicely.

Ellison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Small is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Small has escaped and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small looking to pass the guard.
Small is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ellison postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Small trying to control the position.
Ellison landing some decent shots from guard.
Small preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ellison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ellison throwing strikes but missing.
Ellison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ellison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ellison postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Small will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ellison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ellison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Small is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ellison with a nice head shot there.
Small has momentary wrist control but Ellison slips an elbow through the middle.
Ellison is working Small over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ellison lands a couple of elbows.

Ellison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ellison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Small works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Small's head.
Ellison postures up and lands a big shot to Small's brow.
Ellison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Small works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ellison prevents Small from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ellison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Ellison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ellison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ellison is working Small over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglass Ellison dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Ellison finds it's way through Small's defenses.
Small gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ellison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Small looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ellison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Small is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison keeps control of Small as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ellison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Small takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Small.

Ellison breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellison shoots in and gets a takedown into Small's guard.
Douglass Ellison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ellison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ellison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ellison postures up and lands a big shot to Small's brow.
Ellison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ellison throwing strikes but missing.
Ellison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ellison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Small working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lands a couple of digs.

Ellison drops back looking for a leg! Small is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Small manages to kick Ellison off! Ellison jumps back into Small's guard.
Ellison postures up and lands a big shot to Small's brow.
Ellison content to stall in guard here.
Ellison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ellison lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small has momentary wrist control but Ellison slips an elbow through the middle.

Ellison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ellison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Ellison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ellison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes from Small. Those never looked like landing.

Ellison gets the takedown into side control.

Ellison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Ellison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Small is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Ellison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Elvis Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglass Ellison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellison is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Small's shoulder. That is not cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglass Ellison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglass Ellison!