PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 6201 p4p, 5880 weight class) and Ellis Rowards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pat Kelly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kelly
vs
Rowards

225 cm
23
198
6 - 8 - 0

195 cm
26
190
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 6 - 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ellis Rowards!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly swings for the body but Rowards moves out of range.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rowards doesn't seem bothered though.

Rowards changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kelly bucks up and tries to throw Rowards off but instead Rowards has got his back!
Rowards loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kelly hold on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowards throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kelly could be in trouble here!
I really don't envy Kelly right now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rowards controlling the positon.
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!

Rowards is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Kelly won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Rowards off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ellis Rowards!