PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ronan Yamokivic enters the cage!

Kelly
vs
Yamokivic

181 cm
41
168 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

178 cm
36
170 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Yamokivic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamokivic throws a series of strikes that have Kelly backpedaling.
That kick from Yamokivic tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.

Kelly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yamokivic to the mat! Yamokivic manages to get full guard.
Yamokivic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yamokivic holds on and takes a little breather.
Yamokivic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamokivic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly works over Yamokivic with some ground and pound from guard.
Kelly postures up in Yamokivic's guard and throws a big left but Yamokivic blocks it.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kelly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yamokivic holds on and takes a little breather.
Yamokivic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Yamokivic pulls Kelly in close to prevent any damage.
Kelly postures up in Yamokivic's guard and throws a big left but Yamokivic blocks it.
Kelly postures up.
Kelly tries to stand but Yamokivic is controlling from the bottom.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yamokivic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamokivic pulls Kelly in close to prevent any damage.
Kelly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamokivic as he avoids it easily.
Yamokivic punishes Kelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamokivic throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic connects with a body shot.
Ronan Yamokivic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamokivic.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Yamokivic does no damage.
Kelly half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamokivic misses with a body punch
and Kelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamokivic connects with a crisp jab.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamokivic 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 seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamokivic takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Yamokivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly defending well as Yamokivic loads up on a big left hand.
Yamokivic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Yamokivic lands a really nice looking cross but Kelly seems unphased.
Kelly slips a jab from Yamokivic.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Yamokivic shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Yamokivic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab lands there for Yamokivic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Decent striking displayed by Yamokivic there.
Yamokivic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamokivic misses with a wild body shot.
Yamokivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kelly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Yamokivic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kelly.
Yamokivic wants to control but Kelly postures up.
Yamokivic parries the strikes from Kelly easily there. Kelly is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yamokivic to escape.
Kelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kelly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yamokivic can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamokivic is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing good reports from Kelly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kelly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yamokivic is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yamokivic taking punishment in the form of punches.

Kelly swings around for an armbar but Yamokivic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kelly's guard.

Kelly is looking for a triangle but Yamokivic pushes his legs off easily.

Kelly is looking for a triangle but Yamokivic pushes his legs off easily.
Yamokivic trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.

Yamokivic is posturing up here but Kelly has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Yamokivic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Yamokivic has to tap! Slick submission there by Kelly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Van Kelly!
Our winner, Van Kelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.