PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Page
vs
Kelly

180 cm
20
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Kelly!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Page is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Page is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jimmy Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Page lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Page scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Page fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Page connects with a body shot.
Page scores with a nice body kick.

Page moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page being controlled against the ropes.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Page blocking some punches.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page pushes Kelly back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Page tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Page lands a head kick!

It looks like Luther Kelly has been cut.
Jab, jab by Page - just one landing.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly cracks Page with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Page.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelly's head backwards.
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!
Page throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Page.
Kelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Page lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Page lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Page on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page throws a nice inside leg kick.
Page misses with a body kick.
Page lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Kelly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Page's head back.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
That kick from Page tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Page moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Page.
Page tries to clinch
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Page.
Page keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.

Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Page digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimmy Page is winning the standup battle so far.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Page lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Page throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the ropes.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Page.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jimmy Page has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Page drives through and clinches with Kelly against the ropes.
Kelly is working Page over against the ropes.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Page tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Page throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Kelly wants to break free but Page has control.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Page looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Page dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Page.
Page throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Page.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Page clinches.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Page as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Luther Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a leg kick.
Kelly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Page throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Page is rocked!
Page throws a sloppy body shot
and as Page tries to reset, Kelly cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Page is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Luther Kelly!