PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Damsted Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Terence Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Damsted Andersen
vs
Terence Kelly

185 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristian Damsted Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Terence Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Damsted Andersen trying to control here.

Damsted Andersen actively working from the bottom here.
Damsted Andersen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kelly manages to move to mount!
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Damsted Andersen regains half guard.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Damsted Andersen is working away.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Damsted Andersen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Damsted Andersen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Damsted Andersen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Damsted Andersen is retaining full guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Damsted Andersen keeps moving.
Damsted Andersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Damsted Andersen is proving hard to escape from.

Damsted Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Damsted Andersen working for a triangle but Kelly defends it easily.

Damsted Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damsted Andersen is looking for a triangle but Kelly pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Damsted Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kelly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damsted Andersen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kelly has managed to get both his arms back between Damsted Andersen's legs - danger averted.

Damsted Andersen working for a triangle but Kelly defends it easily.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Damsted Andersen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen throwing strikes but missing.

Damsted Andersen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Damsted Andersen stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Damsted Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damsted Andersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Damsted Andersen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damsted Andersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damsted Andersen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Damsted Andersen postures up.

Kelly throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Damsted Andersen escapes and throws Kelly's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Damsted Andersen is trying to get an arm triangle but Kelly is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Damsted Andersen dominated that round.
That's time! Damsted Andersen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Damsted Andersen tries to sprawl but Kelly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kristian Damsted Andersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damsted Andersen trying to hold on to Kelly's head to control him but Kelly postures up.
Damsted Andersen is trying to stand up here but Kelly is controlling him well.
Damsted Andersen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Damsted Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
Damsted Andersen is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen moves into full guard.
Damsted Andersen trying to control the position.
Kelly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kelly trying to control but Damsted Andersen is working from the bottom.
Damsted Andersen controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Damsted Andersen is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kristian Damsted Andersen just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kristian Damsted Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kelly gets a takedown into half guard.
Damsted Andersen is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kelly wants to take a breather but Damsted Andersen is having none of it.
Damsted Andersen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
Kelly tries to break free.
Kelly looking very determined here, making life difficult for Damsted Andersen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control the position but Damsted Andersen manages to sink in the hooks.

Kelly is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Damsted Andersen gets his way!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kelly wants to escape the position.
Damsted Andersen misses with punches from the back.

Damsted Andersen is looking for the choke from the back position but Kelly is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damsted Andersen missing with strikes.

Damsted Andersen looking for the choke but no joy.
Kelly tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control his opponent's hands but Damsted Andersen gets his hands free.

Damsted Andersen has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Kelly is in real trouble here. Damsted Andersen gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Kelly is tapping out! Damsted Andersen wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kristian Damsted Andersen!