PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. Dominguez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Renegades of Funk. Ryfus Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Dominguez

175 cm
27
155 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

167 cm
23
146 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dominguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelly pushes Dominguez away with a front kick.
Kelly misses with a low kick as Dominguez jumps back.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dominguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dominguez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Dominguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Rico Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Dominguez moved away.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dominguez.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Dominguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Dominguez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dominguez.
Dominguez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dominguez connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Dominguez as he connects with a hook.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Ryfus Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dominguez throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Dominguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Dominguez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Dominguez closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Dominguez does it's job there.
Kelly is looking to wear down Dominguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez blocks the body kick.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Dominguez avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez.
Kelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dominguez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dominguez gets a clinch.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dominguez is defending well for now.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Dominguez won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dominguez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dominguez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Dominguez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dominguez.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Dominguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dominguez really felt that one!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rico Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Dominguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
Kelly checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
Dominguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Dominguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dominguez!
Nice jab there from Dominguez.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Dominguez's body.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dominguez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dominguez throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Dominguez catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dominguez scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dominguez - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Dominguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly throws a lazy body kick
and Dominguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez lands a nice looking body kick.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dominguez counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dominguez.
Kelly takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dominguez, right into the meat.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Dominguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Dominguez sprawls well. He's pushed Kelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dominguez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by Dominguez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Dominguez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dominguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dominguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dominguez connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Dominguez pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Dominguez.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly jumps guard but Dominguez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ryfus Kelly has been cut.
Come on Dominguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominguez swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly jabs at Dominguez's body.
Dominguez misses the jab.
Dominguez lands a nice looking body kick.
Dominguez scores with a hook.
Dominguez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryfus Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range.

Kelly is rocked!
Dominguez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kelly drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dominguez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kelly's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Dominguez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rico Dominguez thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).