PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Elite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Terence Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Terence Kelly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Elite
vs
Terence Kelly

178 cm
19
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
21
179 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Elite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Terence Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Elite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.

Elite shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Elite landing strikes from the mount.
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
Elite throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Elite throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Elite controlling from the full mount.
Elite scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kelly?
Elite connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elite throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kelly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elite lands a nice shot to the head.
Elite lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Elite controlling his opponent.
Elite with a couple of short strikes.
Kelly squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Elite with shots to the head and body - Kelly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kelly is squirming around, avoiding Elite's attempts to control the action.
Elite looking to finish Kelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kelly!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elite misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly is in a horrible position here. Elite smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kelly is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kelly regains half guard.
Elite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kelly is trying to stand back up but Elite is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elite looks to land a strike but Kelly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Elite with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elite might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elite slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elite trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Elite won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.
Elite's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Elite from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Elite lands a two punch combo.
Kelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Elite counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elite 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.
Elite laying and praying for a moment but Kelly takes advantage and regains half guard.
Elite wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elite throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Elite dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Elite shoots in and bounces Kelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Elite postures up.
Elite missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elite postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Elite throws a big elbow that misses.
Elite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elite is stalling in the full guard.
Elite postures up and lands a big shot to Kelly's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elite throws a big elbow that misses.
Elite has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Elite slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elite postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elite's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kelly being controlled here, momentarily.
Kelly looking to control.
Elite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Elite throwing strikes but missing.
The Elite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elite postures up.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Elite from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Elite wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Elite slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Elite.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Elite counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Elite.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elite looking to pass the guard.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elite postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Elite with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elite is in close to Kelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elite wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Elite tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
Elite wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly controls Elite momentarily but Elite frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elite trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elite's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Elite wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Elite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
The Elite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Elite pushes him off.

Elite bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Elite cracks Kelly with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elite taking a breather here.
Kelly is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly struggling a bit here.
Kelly being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Elite dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kelly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elite to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elite trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Elite throws a big right hand that misses.
Elite trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Elite trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Elite tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elite throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elite.
Elite postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elite throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Elite from controlling successfully.
Elite postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elite throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elite with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elite won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.
Elite is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Elite postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elite.

Kelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Elite postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elite tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elite accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elite trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Elite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly trying to control the position.
Elite trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kelly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elite to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elite works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Elite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelly is trying to stand up here but Elite is controlling him well.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elite.
Kelly regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Elite.
Elite prevents Kelly from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elite accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elite trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Elite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elite, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Elite!