PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mocny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Vlad

192 cm
27
277 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

190 cm
32
276 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mocny Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly avoids the head kick by Vlad.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Vlad's head but Vlad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vlad lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Jesse Kelly has been cut.
Kelly cracks Vlad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vlad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mocny Vlad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelly working the head with strikes.
Vlad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kelly.
Vlad is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad is trying to control Kelly's posture but Kelly avoids it.
Vlad is looking to regain half guard here but Kelly keeps moving and retains side control.
Vlad dodges the ground and pound from Kelly.
Kelly throwing strikes but Vlad manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Vlad grinds an elbow into Kelly's temple.

Vlad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kelly, who protects the arm well.
Kelly tries to bench press Vlad off him but Vlad keeps the position.
Vlad working the strikes but Kelly uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Vlad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kelly defends it well.
Vlad tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is not content to let Vlad control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly is trying to maintain the position but Vlad is very close to passing his half guard.
Vlad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vlad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly controlling the position well.
Vlad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelly trying to hold on to Vlad's head to control him but Vlad postures up.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Vlad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping hold of Vlad's head, controlling as best he can.
Vlad wants to stand up but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vlad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Vlad stands up out of the half guard.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Vlad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vlad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vlad manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Kelly there.
Vlad wants to get back to his feet.
Vlad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly works his way into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vlad is looking for a sweep.
Vlad is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kelly connects with a decent elbow.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vlad is looking for a sweep.
Kelly is putting a hurting on Vlad here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kelly lands an elbow.
Vlad is trying to get back to his feet.
Vlad prevents Kelly from improving position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Vlad is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kelly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vlad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vlad throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Vlad only half commits.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Vlad's shoulder, as Vlad tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vlad.
Vlad fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Kelly lands a few punches from side control.
Kelly is chipping away with strikes.
Kelly grinds an elbow into Vlad's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlad tries to bench press Kelly off him but Kelly keeps the position.
Vlad is trying to buck Kelly off.
Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vlad to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jesse Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vlad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kelly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vlad is looking to regain half guard here but Kelly keeps moving and retains side control.
Kelly scoring with punches from side control.
Kelly is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Vlad looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kelly turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kelly!
A relieved looking Jesse Kelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.