PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between chung lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lie comes into the arena with Face Of Meth blaring out of the sound system. John Kelly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

lie
vs
Kelly

151 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chung lie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a nice strike.
lie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
lie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
lie doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly scores with a one two! lie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kelly jabs at lie's body.
Kelly with a jab.
lie tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
lie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by lie.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

lie has taken the fight to the clinch.
lie misses with a knee to the head.
lie throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
lie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like John Kelly has been cut.
Nice elbow from lie.
Kelly tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by lie.
lie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
lie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
lie is breathing heavily.
lie throws an elbow but it misses.
lie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly blocks the elbow strike.
lie connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
chung lie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kelly.
lie looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
lie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
lie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelly's defenses.
lie misses with a knee strike.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but lie prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly tries to pull guard but lie holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kelly drops back down to his feet.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike.
lie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
lie throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelly fails to pull guard.
lie landing knees to the head.
lie throws an elbow that misses.
Kelly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as lie walks away with a smile on his face. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
lie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly punishes lie's body with a nice straight punch.
lie really is a fat lump.
A nice combination there by Kelly.
lie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly blocks a head kick by lie.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Kelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly digs a good hook to lie's body.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
lie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kelly.
Kelly throws a series of punches but lie moves out of range.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
lie throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly lands the left hand.

lie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
lie misses with a knee strike.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie scores with a knee to the head.
lie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
lie landing knees to the head.
lie misses with a knee strike.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from lie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelly tries for a takedown but lie manages to get underhooks.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly jumps guard but lie stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
lie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from lie.
lie tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Kelly goes for a takedown attempt but lie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down lie rather than just go for the knockout.
lie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

lie moves into the clinch.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from lie.
lie looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
lie tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chung lie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
lie tries a head kick but it misses.
lie throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly lunges at lie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by lie's hand.
A shot to de liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
lie tries a head kick but it misses.
lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Kelly.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly lands with a nice combination. lie backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
A head kick misses from lie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly lands a head shot.
lie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

lie drives through and clinches with Kelly against the ropes.
lie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
lie connects with a knee to the head.
lie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
lie misses with a knee strike.
lie misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
lie lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
lie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, lie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kelly's brow.
lie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
lie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
lie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly fails to pull guard.
chung lie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kelly.

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.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
lie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
lie throws an elbow that misses.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from lie.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from lie.
Kelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. lie smiles and moves away.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
lie misses with a head kick.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lie tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly avoids the head kick by lie.
Nice body punch from Kelly.

lie forces Kelly back against the ropes and clinches.
lie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
lie lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
lie pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kelly avoids the elbow strike from lie, against the ropes.
Kelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but lie prevents it.
lie looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
lie misses with an elbow strike.

Kelly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics lie uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
lie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Kelly is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but lie frees his head nicely. Oh but Kelly has switched to an armbar! lie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Kelly!