PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esra Pound had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Sal Kelly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pound
vs
Kelly

169 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esra Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pound counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pound's best efforts.
Kelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kelly.
Pound lands a couple of elbows.

Kelly is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pound has his hands clasped together but Kelly extends an breaks Pound's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kelly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sal Kelly!