PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaahl Infernus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phelan Kell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infernus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Game. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Infernus
vs
Kell

186 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

205 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaahl Infernus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phelan Kell!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infernus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gaahl Infernus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kell throws a series of punches but Infernus moves out of range.
Kell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kell missing with a left hand there. Infernus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Kell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kell checks a low kick from Infernus.
Infernus looks for the body kick but Kell saw that one coming.
Infernus throws a leg kick that misses.
Kell lands with a nice body punch.
Kell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kell thuds a left hand into Infernus's body.
Kell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kell checks the leg kick.
Infernus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kell tests Infernus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Infernus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kell tries to bum rush Infernus with a series of wild strikes but Infernus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infernus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Infernus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Infernus misses with a hook to the body
and Kell counters with a stiff right hand.
Kell misses with an uppercut.
Infernus throws a hook but Kell avoids it easily.
Kell cracks a nice hook into Infernus's ribs.
Infernus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Infernus throws a poor cross that misses
and Kell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Infernus thinking.
Kell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Infernus rather than just go for the knockout.
Infernus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Infernus staying out of range there.
Kell lands a jab.
Kell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kell works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Infernus throws out a loose jab but Kell uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kell throws a good cross that connects.
Infernus slips a jab and a cross from Kell.
Infernus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Infernus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Infernus is breathing heavily.
Infernus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Infernus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Kell.
Infernus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Kell catches Infernus right on the button with a cross.
Infernus defending well as Kell loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kell.
Infernus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kell misses with a double jab.
Kell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Infernus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kell lands with a hook. Infernus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kell looks to land a combination but Infernus avoids it well.
Kell throws a jab when Infernus was well out of range.
Kell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Infernus just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Infernus misses.
Kell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Infernus misses with an uppercut. Kell saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kell blocks a head kick by Infernus.
Kell misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Kell blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Infernus.
Kell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Infernus.
Danga de danga de dang - Kell scores with a four punch combination!
Kell misses with a straight left.
Kell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Infernus back to the cage. Kell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Infernus throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Infernus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Infernus's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Infernus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phelan Kell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Infernus tries to score with a low kick but Kell moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Kell misses the target.
Kell connects with a looping right hand.
Infernus tries to clinch but Kell moves out of range.
Kell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Infernus.
Kell missing with a left hand there. Infernus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Infernus.
Infernus lands with a kick to the temple. Kell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Phelan Kell has been cut.
Infernus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kell circles away quickly and effectively.
Infernus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kell counters with a stiff right hand.
Kell lands a head shot.
Donk. Kell catches Infernus right on the button with a cross.
Kell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Infernus.
Infernus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kell misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infernus throws a wild body kick that Kell sees coming a mile off.
Kell lands with an uppercut that bounces Infernus off the cage and back into range.
Kell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab from Kell.
Infernus misses with a body kick.
Kell stuns Infernus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kell throws a shot from downtown. Infernus moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kell.
Kell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Infernus was well out of range. Poor timing from Kell.
Infernus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Infernus staying out of range there.
Phelan Kell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Infernus counters with a nice uppercut.
Infernus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kell.
Kell thuds a left hand into Infernus's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Infernus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kell scores with a shot to the body.
Infernus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Infernus swings for the body but Kell moves out of range.
Infernus throws a jab when Kell was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Kell.
Jab, jab by Kell - just one landing.
Kell lands with a straight right. Infernus didn't see that one coming.
Infernus throws a jab when Kell was well out of range.
Infernus misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Infernus closes the distance and clinches.
Infernus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Infernus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Infernus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kell blocks an uppercut.
Infernus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kell's elbow.
Infernus pushes off an throws an elbow but Kell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Infernus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Infernus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Kell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kell misses with an uppercut. Infernus saw that one coming.
Infernus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Infernus wants to clinch up but Kell keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Infernus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Infernus throws a head kick but Kell moves out of range.
Kell throws a jab but it's blocked by Infernus.
Infernus throws a lazy body kick
and Kell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kell throws a series of strikes that have Infernus backpedaling.
Kell thuds a left hand into Infernus's body.
Infernus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kell under the eye.
Kell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Infernus's head backwards.
Kell dips to his left and cracks Infernus with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Infernus moves away.
Infernus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phelan Kell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phelan Kell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Infernus takes one to the side of the head.
Kell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Infernus.
Infernus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kell.
The crowd cheers as Kell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Infernus doesn't seem phased though.
Infernus throws a leg kick but Kell moved away.
Infernus throws a hook to the side of Kell's head but Kell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Infernus connects with an inside leg kick.
Infernus throws a lazy uppercut
and Kell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Infernus slips under a jab from Kell.
Infernus looks to land a body kick but Kell moved away.
Kell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Infernus on the side of the head.
Kell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Infernus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kell misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Infernus.
Infernus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kell checks it well.
Kell lands an overhand right.
Infernus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kell counters with a three punch combo that has Infernus backing up. Infernus nods at Kell to acknowledge the strikes.
Infernus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kell scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Kell.
Infernus moves out of range of the strikes.
Infernus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Infernus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kell.
Infernus avoids the body shot from Kell.
Gaahl Infernus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phelan Kell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infernus throws a chopping leg kick but Kell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Infernus. Infernus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Infernus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Infernus misses with an uppercut. Kell saw that one coming.
Kell moves out of range of the body kick from Infernus.
Infernus is looking to clinch but Kell is avoiding it.
Infernus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Infernus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Infernus throws a shot from downtown. Kell moves away and avoids it.
Kell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Infernus's hands.
Kell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kell thuds his right hand into Infernus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infernus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kell finds it's way round the side to connect with Infernus's head.
A combination from Kell does no damage.
Kell jabs Infernus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kell tests Infernus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kell blocks a head kick by Infernus.
Good shot there by Kell.
Kell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kell lands a lovely overhand right.
Infernus throws an overhand right that lands on Kell's shoulder, as Kell tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Kell.
Infernus throws a leg kick but Kell sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kell connects with a crisp jab.
Infernus tries to clinch there but Kell circles away.
Infernus wants to clinch up but Kell keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Kell coming out on top.
Kell cracks Infernus with an open hand slap.
Infernus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kell.
Kell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Infernus tries to clinch but Kell moves out of range.
Infernus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Infernus tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phelan Kell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kell 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phelan Kell!
Phelan Kell tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.