PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with Waylander-Born to Fight blaring out of the sound system. Richard Kelly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Black Mamba's chin.

Kelly
vs
Mamba

175 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Mamba walks into a jab.

Mamba clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.

Mamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly tries to bum rush Mamba with a series of wild strikes but Mamba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mamba moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly scores with a three punch combo!
Mamba slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mamba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mamba throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Mamba avoids them all with ease.

Mamba clinches with his opponent.
Kelly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Mamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mamba blocks a jab.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Richard Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws a combination that misses

and Mamba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kelly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Mamba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mamba trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Mamba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelly throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mamba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kelly had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mamba is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kelly Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mamba's back instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly has his opponent's back but Mamba is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Kelly.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Mamba's head back.
Kelly cracks Mamba with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Mamba drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mamba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mamba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Mamba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kelly is letting Mamba control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly seems a little lost for a moment, as Mamba dominates the positioning.
Kelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamba on the ground.

Mamba decides to stand back up. Mamba steps back and let's Kelly get back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Mamba's head back.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mamba counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a jab when Mamba was well out of range.
Mamba ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a combination

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Mamba counters with a single leg into guard. Kelly didn't expect that.
Mamba passes Kelly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mamba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly trying to hold on to Mamba's head to control him but Mamba postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to kick Mamba off in order to stand up. Mamba Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kelly struggling a bit here.
Kelly bucks up and tries to throw Mamba off but instead Mamba has got his back!
Mamba misses with a punch to the head.
Mamba misses with a punch to the head.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Kelly covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kelly tries to escape but Mamba has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is working hard here to advance position.
Kelly trying to control the position but Mamba manages to sink in the hooks.
Kelly looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kelly tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Mamba dominated that 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.

Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses

and Mamba counters with a shoot takedown. Kelly fights it but they end up in guard.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mamba cracks Kelly with a solid left hand.

Mamba stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mamba.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Mamba slips a jab from Kelly.
Mamba closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Mamba pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mamba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mamba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kelly misses with a double jab

and Mamba counters with a single leg into guard. Kelly didn't expect that.
Mamba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Black Mamba has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Kelly has his foot on Mamba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mamba works his way back into a safe position though.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.

Mamba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kelly is trying to keep Mamba in close.

Mamba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kelly working for a triangle but Mamba defends it easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shot by Kelly.
Kelly closes the distance but Mamba moves to the side

and Mamba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Mamba from controlling successfully.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mamba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Mamba gets to his feet - Kelly follows without any prompting.
Mamba misses with a two punch combination.

Mamba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Kelly is working an open guard so Mamba takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Mamba shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
Mamba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Mamba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelly circles away.
Richard Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Mamba.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mamba moves into the clinch.

Mamba breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mamba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mamba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kelly trying to control here.
Kelly tries to roll over but Mamba keeps him under control.

Kelly looking for subs from the bottom but Mamba mounts him!
Kelly regains half guard.

Kelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mamba prevents Kelly from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Mamba sits in half guard.
Mamba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelly is trying to stand.
Kelly tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mamba manages to move to mount!
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mamba wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
Kelly is looking to get to half guard.
Mamba controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Mamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mamba tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Mamba successfully pulls guard.
Kelly wants to stand and escape but instead Mamba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mamba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mamba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly working a defensive guard but Mamba passes into half guard.
Mamba works his way into side control.

Mamba decides to stand back up. Mamba steps back and let's Kelly get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly misses with a combination

and Mamba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mamba trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly is working an open guard so Mamba takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Mamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Mamba scores a takedown into full mount!
Kelly tries to control the position but Mamba now has his back.
Mamba is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kelly controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kelly is really stuck here.

Mamba has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kelly has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kelly covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba controlling the position well here. Kelly rolled but Mamba kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kelly is trying to stand back up.
Kelly staying busy and making it hard for Mamba to control.
Kelly holding both Mamba 's hands and preventing any damage.
Mamba missing with punches from the back.
Kelly has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly staying busy and making it hard for Mamba to control.

Mamba looking for the choke but no joy.
Kelly holding both Mamba 's hands and preventing any damage.

Mamba is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mamba biding his time, controlling Kelly.
Mamba has the hooks in. Kelly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Mamba is working the ground and pound. Can Kelly escape?

Kelly is rocked!

Mamba looking for the choke but no joy.
Oh Kelly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamba lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mamba.
Richard Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamba trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kelly doesn't escape.
Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamba controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Mamba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mamba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Mamba!