PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 102 p4p, 265 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 14 p4p, 34 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Escalante
vs
Kelly

183 cm
33
192
30 - 6 - 0

185 cm
31
190
26 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escalante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Escalante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Jab by Kelly.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Escalante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Escalante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly throws the left hand but Escalante avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Escalante.

It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Escalante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Escalante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Kelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escalante.
Kelly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Escalante.
Kelly misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Escalante.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Escalante avoids them all with ease.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Escalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Escalante counters with an outside leg kick.

Kelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Escalante to regain full guard.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Escalante keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Escalante is keeping the position.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Escalante keeps moving.
Escalante keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
Kelly keeps trying to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Escalante has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escalante's head.
Kelly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Escalante is pulling down on Kelly's head. It's preventing any offense from Kelly, at least for the moment.
Escalante keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly throws a strike but Escalante rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Escalante stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Escalante sets himself, and Kelly steps forward looking for the clinch! Escalante avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Escalante.
Kelly digs a good body shot into Escalante's ribs.
A head kick misses from Escalante.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Escalante's head.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Escalante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Escalante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante with the inside leg kick.
Escalante stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly goes for a double leg but Escalante avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Escalante continues to drive forward.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escalante tried to counter with a leg kick but Kelly avoided it.
Kelly lunges at Escalante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escalante's hand.
Escalante throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Escalante only half commits.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vicente Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escalante scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pat Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kelly throws a right and a left that Escalante avoids nicely.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escalante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a leg kick
and Escalante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escalante checks a leg kick.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Escalante.
Escalante scores with a nice head shot.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Escalante on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escalante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Escalante misses its intended target.
Escalante lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Kelly throws a hook but Escalante blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.

Kelly is rocked!
Escalante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
Escalante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Escalante tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
A solid body kick from Escalante.
Escalante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
It looked like Escalante was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kelly.
Kelly swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Escalante.
Escalante works Kelly's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Escalante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escalante slips a straight right by Kelly.
Escalante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Escalante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escalante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Escalante throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Escalante's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante misses with a left hand
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Escalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escalante throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Escalante misses with a low kick.
Kelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelly digs a good hook to Escalante's body.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Escalante lands a slapping body shot.
Escalante misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vicente Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Escalante takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Nice shot by Kelly.
Escalante throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Escalante with the inside leg kick.
Escalante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escalante moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Kelly slips under a jab from Escalante.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escalante scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelly should have avoided that one.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escalante's head.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escalante.
Escalante throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kelly avoids it.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Escalante throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Kelly swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante scores with a kick to the body.
Escalante tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Kelly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good shot there by Kelly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.
Escalante lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Escalante counters with a nice uppercut.
Escalante takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Escalante throws a low kick but Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Escalante was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Escalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Escalante is out of range.
A head kick by Kelly misses
enabling Escalante to counter with a crisp jab.
Escalante fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Escalante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Escalante! Kelly is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vicente Escalante thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).