PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Kelly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kelly
vs
Recksun

186 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recksun misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Recksun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hugh Recksun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Recksun.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Recksun.
Kelly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Recksun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Recksun is trying to break free.
Recksun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Recksun wants to break free but Kelly has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Recksun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Kelly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Recksun can't fight it off and eventually Kelly manages to take the fight to the floor. Recksun looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Recksun is keeping the position for now.
Kelly is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kelly is controlling him.

Recksun pushes Kelly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Recksun misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Recksun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Recksun keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Recksun does no damage.
Recksun blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Recksun.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Recksun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recksun throws a combination that misses
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.

Kelly is trying to trip Recksun. He has hold of a leg but Recksun is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kelly persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Recksun is proving hard to escape from.
Recksun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Recksun keeps moving.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Recksun is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Recksun gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Recksun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Recksun tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Recksun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Recksun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Recksun.
Recksun lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Recksun.
Recksun misses with a double jab

and Kelly counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Recksun throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Recksun throws a combination. Kelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a right hand that Recksun ducks under and follows up with a left that Recksun also avoids with ease.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Recksun against the cage.

Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Recksun throws a head kick that misses.
Recksun throws a combination that misses

and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Kelly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Recksun throws a combination that misses

and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Recksun wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Recksun trying to control from the bottom.

Recksun manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Recksun throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Recksun throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Recksun.

Kelly is rocked!
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Recksun counters with a body kick.
Kelly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Recksun.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.

Kelly successfully pulls guard.
Kelly is trying to keep Recksun in close.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Recksun!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly landing shots from mount.

It looks like Hugh Recksun has been cut.
Kelly with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kelly wants to control the pace but Recksun is squirming around nicely.
Recksun's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Recksun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Recksun tries to lock up and control but Kelly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Recksun is squirming around nicely.
Andrew Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly punching from mount but Recksun doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Recksun squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kelly trying to control but Recksun is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Recksun wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kelly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Recksun hang on?

Hugh Recksun's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugh Recksun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Kelly!