PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 6679 p4p, 24531 weight class) and Strike Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Kelly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kelly
vs
Spar

225 cm
23
198
5 - 8 - 0

187 cm
26
200
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Strike Spar!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar lands a slapping body shot.
Spar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spar connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Spar takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Spar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spar. Spar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Spar counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spar lands with a nice body punch.
Spar throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spar moves away.
Spar throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly throws a body punch but Spar moves out of range.
Kelly swings for the body but Spar moves out of range.
Spar tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
Spar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Spar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Spar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Spar.
Spar scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly slips a jab from Spar.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Spar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Spar.
Spar misses with a double jab.
Spar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Spar misses.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Spar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly tries to bum rush Spar with a series of wild strikes but Spar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Kelly backs off Spar throws a huge counter combo but Kelly manages to avoid it all.
Spar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Spar counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spar.
A big right from Spar misses.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly is looking to wear down Spar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spar. Spar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Spar throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Kelly cracks Spar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strike Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Spar ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Spar misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves out of range as Spar strikes.
Spar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Spar throws a lazy head kick
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Spar misses the shot to the body.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Spar.
Spar scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Spar scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Spar.
Spar misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Kelly connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
Spar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Spar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Spar.
A jab from Spar misses.
Kelly misses with a jab to the body
and Spar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spar misses with a double jab.
Spar throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spar, pushing him back against the cage.
Spar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Spar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spar has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Strike Spar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Spar blocks a jab.
Spar scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelly should have avoided that one.
Spar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Spar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Spar's body. Spar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spar misses with a straight left.

Spar gets tackled into the cage by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spar backwards.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spar blocks a body shot from Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly stalling in the clinch but Spar improves position.
Kelly prevents Spar from breaking the clinch.
Spar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly stalls.
Spar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spar's efforts to push away.
Kelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spar can't break the clinch.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spar is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spar can't break the clinch.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly is stalling here.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Spar's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spar backwards.
Spar has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.

Spar breaks from the clinch.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Spar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strike Spar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spar misses with a two punch combination.
Spar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spar throws a combination that misses
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strike Spar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spar throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
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!
Spar throws a body kick that misses.
Spar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Spar throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Kelly misses its target.
Spar throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Spar misses.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Spar throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Spar misses the jab.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Spar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spar throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spar with a nice calf kick.
Spar takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Spar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spar manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Spar ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Spar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spar misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Spar slips a straight right by Kelly.
Spar throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spar. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spar misses the shot to the body.
Spar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly throws the left hand but Spar avoids the punch easily.
Spar throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Spar connects with a leg kick.
Kelly slips a jab from Spar.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spar throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Spar walks into a jab.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spar.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spar throws a body kick that misses.
Spar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Spar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spar.
Spar misses with a wild combination.
Kelly swings for the body but Spar moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Spar misses.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Spar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spar.
Spar fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar misses with a looping left.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Spar throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spar.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Spar's body.
Spar takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Spar does no damage.
Spar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Kelly scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly swings for the body but Spar moves out of range.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly misses with a left hand
letting Spar counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Spar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Spar manages to avoid it.
Spar takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly has Spar pressed against the cage, preventing Spar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spar has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.

Spar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Spar.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws a hook but Spar blocks it.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Spar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly jabs at Spar's body.
Spar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spar manages to avoid it.
Spar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Spar. Those never looked like landing.
Spar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Spar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly walks into a stiff left hand from Spar.
Spar throws a combination that misses
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Spar loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Spar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Spar moves away and avoids it.
Spar's corner calls for a 1-2. Spar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spar takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Spar misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Spar.
Spar avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a jab to the body
and Spar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spar misses with a few strikes there.
Spar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pat Kelly.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!