PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Alternative Ulster - SLF. Ovaska has chosen Big Balls by AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Ovaska

193 cm
26
220 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

195 cm
31
217 lbs
31 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Ovaska!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovaska throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly throws a counter high kick but Ovaska was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kelly slips a straight right by Ovaska.
Kelly throws a body punch but Ovaska moves out of range.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly lands a head kick. Ovaska smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelly throws a head kick but Ovaska moves out of range.
Ovaska takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ovaska bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly slips a jab from Ovaska.
Some bone on bone action there as Ovaska checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ovaska blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovaska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelly duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly throws a lazy body kick
and Ovaska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Ovaska misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Ovaska moves out of range easily.
Ovaska looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ovaska listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ovaska thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Ovaska connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ovaska lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelly's head.
Ovaska avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Ovaska walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ovaska throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Ovaska's leg but Ovaska calmly moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Ovaska counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovaska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ovaska missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ovaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly takes a swing at Ovaska's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Ovaska throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Ovaska.
Ovaska checks a leg kick.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Ovaska.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ovaska to counter with a crisp jab.
Ovaska lands with a shot to the body.

Kelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ovaska keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
Kelly trying to control but Ovaska is working from the bottom.
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.
Ovaska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly won't allow Ovaska to sweep him here.
Kelly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ovaska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelly manages to get himself to full guard.

Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Kelly manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ovaska.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly tries a body shot but Ovaska blocks it.
Kelly tries to work over Ovaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly is working Ovaska over against the cage.
Ovaska tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Ovaska's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Ovaska's ribcage. Ovaska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Ovaska controls the action.
Ovaska is looking to control Kelly's arms but Kelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ovaska has his back to the cage.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Kelly.
Kelly works on Ovaska's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Ovaska backwards.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ovaska controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Ovaska blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Ovaska trying to stall but Kelly improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ovaska controls his hands.
Kelly works on Ovaska's body with a couple of short punches.
Ovaska looks winded!
Ovaska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ovaska throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kelly.
Kelly throws a front kick aimed at Ovaska's knee but Ovaska avoids it well.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ovaska misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Gerry Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body kick there by Kelly.
Ovaska misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ovaska thinking.
Ovaska takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ovaska avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ovaska can do to turn this around?
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 shoots for a takedown but Ovaska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovaska.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovaska manages to avoid it.
Kimo Ovaska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ovaska avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Ovaska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ovaska lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crunch! Ovaska slams his shin into Kelly's torso.
Kelly misses with a leg kick
and Ovaska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
Ovaska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses
and Ovaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovaska.
Ovaska misses with a lunging right hand

and Kelly counters by clinching up.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Ovaska.
Gerry Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Ovaska gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ovaska.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ovaska breaks from the clinch.
Ovaska walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ovaska takes a step back to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Ovaska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Ovaska misses with a body shot.
Ovaska misses with a hook.
Ovaska takes one to the chin there.
Ovaska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Ovaska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Ovaska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ovaska keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Ovaska.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Ovaska slips the punch.
Ovaska swings widly with a right hand
and Ovaska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Ovaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
Ovaska looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ovaska if he has to take too many more of those.
Ovaska misses with a low kick as Kelly jumps back.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ovaska feints a counter leg kick.
Kelly dives in for a single leg takedown but Ovaska sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly moves out of range as Ovaska strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Ovaska is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kelly with a body shot.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Ovaska.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ovaska is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovaska loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Ovaska misses its intended target.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ovaska on the side of the head.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Ovaska is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kelly. Ovaska shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ovaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovaska.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ovaska.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Ovaska saw it coming and moves away.
Ovaska doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kelly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ovaska back to the cage. Kelly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kelly moves out of range as Ovaska throws a body kick.
Ovaska misses with a straight right.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly defending well as Ovaska loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ovaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovaska takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Ovaska saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly throws a hook but Ovaska avoids it easily.

Kelly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ovaska looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ovaska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kelly.
Kelly working the body and head with strikes.
Ovaska regains half guard, as Kelly was trying to land strikes.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Ovaska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Kimo Ovaska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with the ground and pound but Ovaska uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Ovaska has wrist control.
Kelly trying to control but Ovaska is working from the bottom.
Kelly lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ovaska is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly postures up in Ovaska's guard and throws a big left but Ovaska blocks it.
Gerry Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control but Ovaska is working from the bottom.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ovaska's head.
Kelly stands up over Ovaska, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelly controlling from the top position.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Ovaska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Kelly manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ovaska or not.
Ovaska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ovaska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ovaska is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska blocks an uppercut.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Ovaska slows down the pace here.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Ovaska controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Ovaska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Ovaska.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ovaska.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovaska avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly misses with a body punch.

Ovaska is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kelly is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ovaska to the mat. Ovaska regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 looking to sit in guard and control but Ovaska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kelly is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ovaska lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
After the big win, Gerry Kelly made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bullet Proof System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.