PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Moreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Moreau struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kelly
vs
Moreau

181 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Moreau!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreau tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Moreau looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Moreau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly cracks Moreau with an open hand slap.
Kelly connects with the punch.

Moreau is rocked!

It looks like Todd Moreau has been cut.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Moreau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreau is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Moreau throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Moreau seems to have recovered his senses.

Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moreau jumps guard but Kelly stands there with Moreau around his waist. Moreau gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moreau looking to stall.
Kelly is pressed up against the cage. Moreau has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moreau in his tracks.

Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kelly gets to mount! Moreau was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly controlling from the full mount.
Moreau is looking to improve his position but Kelly isn't that keen on the idea.
Moreau is trying to stand.
Kelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moreau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelly controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Kelly just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Moreau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Moreau scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kelly manages to get back to half guard.
Moreau misses with a head shot. Kelly uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moreau landing with the ground and pound.
Moreau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelly holds on and takes a little breather.

Kelly pushes Moreau off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malcolm Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malcolm Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Moreau.
Kelly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moreau takes one on the button.
Moreau misses with a head kick.
Moreau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Moreau's head back.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly slow jab from Moreau misses its intended target.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moreau is looking to clinch.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moreau.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreau is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Moreau's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moreau misses with a body kick.

Kelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kelly controls the position.

Kelly decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Moreau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moreau is breathing heavily.
Moreau takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moreau on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moreau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moreau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moreau circles away.
Malcolm Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly lands a really nice looking cross but Moreau seems unphased.
Malcolm Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.

Moreau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Moreau in his tracks for a moment.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly can't break the clinch.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Moreau avoids them all with ease.
Moreau throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Moreau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Moreau moves into the clinch successfully.

Moreau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moreau tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moreau throws a head kick that Kelly semi-blocks.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand

and Moreau counters with a takedown into 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!
Kelly is trying to control Moreau's posture but Moreau avoids it.
Kelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreau wants to stand but Kelly has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

Moreau has gone for a leg lock! Kelly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Moreau's guard.

Kelly stands up from Moreau's guard - Kelly perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreau's head.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.

Moreau clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly lunges at Moreau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moreau's hand.
Kelly sizes up Moreau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drops Moreau with a huge uppercut! Moreau drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kelly is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm Kelly!