PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sight (ranked 1232 p4p, 946 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 180 p4p, 140 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sight
vs
Kelly

195 cm
39
192
33 - 35 - 0

185 cm
28
190
19 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Sight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sight cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Sight moved out of range nicely.
Sight lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Sight moved out of range.
Kelly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sight.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly digs a good hook to Sight's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sight on the side of the head.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Sight misses.
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Sight's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sight defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Kelly throws a body punch but Sight moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sight throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sight dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Sight tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sight wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Sight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly working Sight over with knees to the body.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kelly.
Sight tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly digs a right hand into Sight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sight's gas tank.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly just leaning against Sight, taking a breather.
Sight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Sight.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sight slips under a jab.
Sight throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly throws a counter combo.
Sight scores with a jab.
Sight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Sight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly scores with a jab.
Sight misses with an uppercut.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Sight moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Sight blocks a jab.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Sight misses with a straight left.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sight takes one to the chin there.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Sight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
An attempted straight right counter from Sight misses the target.

Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kelly pulls guard successfully.
Sight won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.

Sight stands and steps away. Kelly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sight throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly throws a body punch but Sight moves out of range.

Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly has Sight pressed against the cage, preventing Sight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly digs a right hand into Sight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sight's gas tank.
Kelly has Sight pressed against the cage, preventing Sight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sight throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sight.
Sight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sight. Sight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Kelly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sight's guard.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Sight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sight wants to stand but Kelly is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Sight moved out of range.
Sight misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Pat Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Sight is just out of range.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Sight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Sight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Sight.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Sight moved out of range nicely.
Sight walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly walks into a jab.
Sight fails to land with a series of punches.
Sight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Sight closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sight walks into a jab.
Sight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Sight.
Sight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.

Kelly clinches with his opponent.

Sight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sight misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sight.
Paul Sight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Sight avoids nicely.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly takes a swing at Sight's ribcage but misses.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Sight should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Sight misses its intended target.
It seemed like Kelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Sight throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sight doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Sight.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sight manages to avoid it.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Sight's body. Sight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Kelly moves into the clinch.
Sight can't break the clinch.
Sight being controlled against the cage.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Sight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kelly tries a body shot but Sight blocks it.
Sight throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Sight managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sight avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Sight won't want to take too many of those.
Sight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sight managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
A frustrated look appears on Sight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Sight controls his hands.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sight avoids it.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly cracks Sight with a nice body shot.
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sight misses with a looping right.
Sight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly throws a hook but Sight blocks it.
Sight misses with a body shot.
Sight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sight throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Kelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sight scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Sight's body.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Sight off the cage and back into range.
Sight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kelly on the side of the head.
A big left from Sight misses.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sight blocks a jab.
Sight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Sight misses with a looping left.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Sight moved out of range.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sight tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly throws the left hand but Sight avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sight slips under a jab.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sight slips a straight right by Kelly.
Sight throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Sight misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Sight misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul Sight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sight misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with the inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Sight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Sight.
Kelly throws out a counter right but Sight avoids it with no problem.
Kelly throws a hook but Sight blocks it.
Sight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Sight slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kelly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sight is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sight wants to stand back up but Kelly manages to pass into side control.
Kelly throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kelly trying to control the position but Sight is working away.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sight wants to get back to his feet.
Kelly cracks Sight with a big elbow.
Kelly looks up at the clock and then as Sight takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kelly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kelly landing strikes.

Sight is rocked!
Sight is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kelly is controlling him well.
Sight is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Kelly working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Sight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sight takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kelly scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sight is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kelly can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Kelly!