PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Alipio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spaceboy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ryfus Kelly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alipio
vs
Kelly

170 cm
21
153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Circle of Bosses Apparel
CageFrog

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Alipio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryfus Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.

Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Alipio can't get the takedown.
Alipio tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alipio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alipio tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Alipio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alipio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alipio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Alipio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Alipio takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly working Alipio over with knees to the body.
Alipio fails to pull guard.

Alipio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kelly can't fight it off and eventually Alipio manages to take the fight to the floor. Kelly looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alipio cracks Kelly with a solid left hand.
Kelly has Alipio pulled in close to control his posture.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Alipio landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alipio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alipio throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alipio's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
Kelly wants to control from the top but Alipio keeps moving.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Alipio is keeping the position.
Alipio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alipio managing to control the position.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Richard Alipio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alipio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alipio with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly scores with a head kick. Alipio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alipio blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Alipio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryfus Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Alipio's leg. Alipio is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Alipio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Alipio was not able to check.
Alipio is breathing heavily.
Kelly misses with a low kick.

Alipio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly gets full guard.

Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly working a defensive guard but Alipio passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryfus Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kelly takes a swing at Alipio's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with a hook

and Alipio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Alipio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alipio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kelly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kelly is staying active underneath Alipio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alipio controlling the pace.
Kelly is pressing down on Alipio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alipio is working Kelly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alipio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alipio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alipio stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alipio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Alipio throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alipio wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alipio defending well though.
Alipio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kelly is working away from the top position though.
Alipio is trying to stand.
Kelly throwing shots but Alipio is blocking nicely.
Alipio is looking to improve his position.
Kelly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alipio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alipio scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kelly manages to mount him!
Kelly looking to ground and pound but Alipio is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Kelly misses with a head shot.
Alipio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kelly trying to control but Alipio is having none of it.
Alipio working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Alipio is squirming around nicely.
Alipio is trying to escape the mount.
Kelly trying to control but Alipio is having none of it.

Kelly is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Alipio has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Alipio!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alipio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alipio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Alipio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelly walks away with a smile on his face. Alipio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Alipio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Alipio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alipio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Richard Alipio has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alipio looking for a takedown.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Alipio tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alipio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alipio wants a takedown.
Alipio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alipio tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alipio fails to pull guard.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Alipio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Alipio against the cage.
Kelly scores with a knee to the head.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.

Alipio tightens his grip and picks Kelly up, before dumping him to the ground. Kelly manages to land in guard.
Richard Alipio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alipio trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Alipio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alipio throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alipio's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
Alipio trying to control the position here.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Alipio is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Alipio keeps moving.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Kelly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Kelly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alipio wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alipio defending against the ground and pound.
Alipio stops Kelly from passing to mount.
Alipio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kelly is controlling him well.
Kelly tries to advance position but instead Alipio slips a leg back in to half guard.
Kelly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alipio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryfus Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryfus Kelly!