PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 727 p4p, 3315 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 106 p4p, 431 weight class). Dean Howard looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kelly
vs
Howard

185 cm
29
190
20 - 10 - 1

185 cm
30
192
9 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly with a jab.
Kelly misses with a body shot.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Howard drags the fight down to the ground.
Kelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Howard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kelly controls the pace.
Howard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howard being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard looking for a sweep. Not yet Howard, not yet.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kelly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kelly advances position into side control!
Kelly is chipping away with strikes.
Kelly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kelly lands an elbow.
Kelly tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly lands some shots froms side control.
Kelly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
Howard is trying to escape the position but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly cracks Howard with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Howard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Howard is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Howard taking a bit of punishment here - Kelly scoring with strikes.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kelly grinds an elbow into Howard's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly advances nicely into full mount.
Howard can't escape the position.
Howard regains half guard.
Kelly drops an elbow to the side of Howard's head.
Kelly winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kelly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Howard!
Kelly lands a couple of good shots and Howard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kelly throwing damaging strikes from the back! Howard could be in trouble here!
Kelly throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Howard!
Kelly lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kelly.
Kelly cracks Howard with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Howard from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Howard is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a series of strikes from the back and Howard goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Kelly!