PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uri Nierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nierer
vs
Ellis

200 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uri Nierer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nierer's corner calls for a 1-2. Nierer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nierer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nierer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Jackson Ellis has been cut.

Ellis takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nierer.
Nierer stalling.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nierer.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
Nierer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellis's coach down at Young Achievers (All Elite Coach) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ellis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ellis misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nierer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nierer backwards.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Nierer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Nierer misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nierer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nierer leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nierer.
Nierer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nierer.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Nierer.
Nierer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis can't find room to land a body shot as Nierer controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nierer is trying to break the clinch but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Nierer blocks an uppercut.
Nierer misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Uri Nierer has been cut.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Nierer is breathing heavily.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis digs a right hand into Nierer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nierer's gas tank.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nierer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ellis fails to land.
Nierer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nierer.
Nierer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nierer.
Ellis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ellis lands a right hand.
Nierer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ellis digs a right hand into Nierer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nierer's gas tank.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis lands a right hand.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
Nierer blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nierer misses with the head strike.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nierer.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nierer takes a shot to the head.
Nierer blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nierer working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ellis fails to land.
Nierer looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nierer prevents a body shot from Ellis.
Nice body punch from Ellis - that landed with a thud.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nierer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Nierer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ellis tries to throw a body punch but Nierer avoids it by throwing Ellis back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
Nierer prevents a body shot from Ellis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nierer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Ellis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nierer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ellis tries to work over Nierer's front leg with a kick but Nierer checks it.
Ellis misses with a leg kick
and Nierer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nierer. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Nierer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ellis throws an off balance right hand
and Nierer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nierer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Nierer keeps it at a distance.
Nierer is looking to counter the offense by Ellis and move into the clinch.
Nierer misses with a looping right.
Ellis throws out a counter right but Nierer avoids it with no problem.
Ellis misses with a left hand
and Nierer counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but Nierer is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Nierer misses

and Ellis counters with a nice right hand that sends Nierer toppling to the canvas! Nierer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ellis finish him?!

Nierer is rocked!
Nierer scores with a jab to the head.
Nierer ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Nierer circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ellis. Nierer falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ellis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackson Ellis!