PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 1602 p4p, 1371 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 224 p4p, 185 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is Vigilante. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kelly
vs
Orion

180 cm
24
187
5 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
192
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Orion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orion throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Orion misses with a straight right.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Orion misses.
Orion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Kelly.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orion wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheers as Kelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orion doesn't seem phased though.
Orion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orion throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Orion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orion wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
Orion throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Orion wants to clinch
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a hook but Orion avoids it easily.
Donk. Kelly catches Orion right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly backing away here, and Orion unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orion misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Orion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Orion only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Orion just manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orion.
Kelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orion checks it well.
Orion feints a counter leg kick.

Orion rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Orion.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orion misses with a body punch.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orion lands with a right to the head.
Orion scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly pushes Orion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Orion pulls Kelly into guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.

Orion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Orion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kelly passes Orion's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orion.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ned Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Orion digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Good work by Orion as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Orion's shoulder, as Orion tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Orion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Orion keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orion.
A lazy body kick from Orion
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has Orion backing up. Orion nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Orion doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
And Kelly counters with a quick kick to the body but Orion blocks it.
Orion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Orion 's knee.
Orion loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly checks the leg kick.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orion walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Orion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Orion lands a right hook to the body.
Orion throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orion on the side of the head.
Kelly checks a low kick from Orion.
Kelly throws a hook but Orion avoids it easily.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Orion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orion defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Orion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Kelly catches Orion right on the button with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kelly!
Orion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orion throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orion.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly feints and then cracks Orion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orion down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Orion shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kelly throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion avoids a kick to the body.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orion is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly misses with a body shot
and Orion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orion under the eye.
Orion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Orion drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orion can do to turn this around?
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Orion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelly with the inside leg kick.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Orion unleashes a big counter combination but Kelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body
and Orion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Orion motions for Kelly to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly slips under a jab from Orion.
A shot to the liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
Orion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orion blocks a jab.
Kelly digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
A left lands for Orion.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Kelly throws a low kick but Orion avoids it.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly misses the jab.
Orion throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Orion is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Orion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to land a body kick
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orion throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Kelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
Kelly throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Orion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Orion throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Orion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Orion checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orion counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion lands a really nice looking cross but Kelly seems unphased.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Kelly!
An out of breath Ned Kelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.