PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kile Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Coke acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kelly
vs
Coke

184 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kile Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Coke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Kile Kelly has been cut.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Coke clinches with his opponent.
Coke is trying to break free.
Coke tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Coke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Coke scores a takedown into full mount!
Coke looking to finish with strikes here!
Coke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Coke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Coke controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control but Coke is having none of it.
Coke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kelly wants to hold on but Coke pushes him away.
Coke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kelly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke unloading with bombs!
Coke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kelly is looking to improve his position but Coke isn't that keen on the idea.
Coke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelly tries to reverse the position but Coke maintains control.
Kelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coke on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelly is looking to escape.
Coke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coke controlling the position easily from mount.
I looks like Coke might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kelly has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Coke's lack of action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coke wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.

Coke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kelly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coke.
Coke content to control rather than advance.
Kelly trying to hold on to Coke's head to control him but Coke postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Coke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kile Kelly's cut.
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.

Coke closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Coke pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Coke darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coke was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Kile Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kelly has Coke up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kile Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Coke blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coke effectively controlling the action here.
Kelly is working for takedown but Coke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coke is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Coke manages to get underhooks.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coke is keeping busy.
Kelly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coke walks away with a smile on his face. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Coke misses
and Kelly finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Coke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coke controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coke throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly stops Coke from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly won't allow Coke to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coke working a defensive guard here.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Coke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss

and Coke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.
Coke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coke stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coke trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Ken Coke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coke advances position into side control!
Coke content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Coke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kile Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coke's waist but Coke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Coke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Coke shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coke as he avoids it easily.
Coke tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.

Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Coke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coke pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kile Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Coke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coke off to one side.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coke as he jumps to the side.
Coke fails to land the takedown.
Coke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Kelly with a poor takedown

and Coke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Coke.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coke tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Coke throws an elbow but it misses.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.

Coke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly being controlled for a moment.
Kelly is not content to let Coke control the position.
Kelly prevents Coke from improving position.
Coke is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kelly's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Coke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kelly is trying to work for a sweep but Coke has mounted him!
Kelly has given up his back here.
Coke scores with strikes from the back.
Coke is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Coke trying to control momentarily.

Coke working for a choke but Kelly is defending well.
Kile Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Coke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly breaks Coke's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Coke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Coke!