PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arax Lightspeed (ranked 243 p4p, 1427 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 31 p4p, 192 weight class). Lightspeed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Silver Scrapes. Kelly has chosen I'm a Criminal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lightspeed
vs
Kelly

181 cm
25
170
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
34
180
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
SynCity Fightwear

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arax Lightspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch
and Lightspeed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Lightspeed.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly throws a counter combo.

Kelly has managed to clinch.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightspeed.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightspeed misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightspeed throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightspeed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightspeed blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Lightspeed gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed takes a shot to the head.

Lightspeed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightspeed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Lightspeed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Lightspeed.

Kelly clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Kelly working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lightspeed on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Lightspeed lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightspeed lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Lightspeed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightspeed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lightspeed on the inside.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Lightspeed has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed lands an uppercut.
Lightspeed blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Lightspeed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Lightspeed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Lightspeed has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Lightspeed is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Lightspeed back against the cage.

Lightspeed breaks the clinch.

Kelly clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightspeed.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Lightspeed blocks an uppercut.

Lightspeed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Lightspeed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed cracks Kelly with a nice body shot.
Lightspeed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
A body shot lands from Lightspeed.
A short right from Lightspeed on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.

Lightspeed breaks from the clinch.
Lightspeed throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Lightspeed drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lightspeed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightspeed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lightspeed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lightspeed counters with a nice right hand that sends Kelly toppling to the canvas! Kelly scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lightspeed finish him?!

Kelly is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arax Lightspeed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightspeed.
Lightspeed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Kelly rushes Lightspeed and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.

Lightspeed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kelly closes the distance and pushes Lightspeed back into the cage.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Lightspeed's head.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightspeed throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightspeed struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ned Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightspeed.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightspeed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lightspeed blocking some punches.
Lightspeed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.

Lightspeed manages to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Lightspeed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightspeed finish him?
Kelly tries to clinch but Lightspeed moves away
and Lightspeed counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Kelly badly! Lightspeed follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Kelly out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Lightspeed finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arax Lightspeed!
Arax Lightspeed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.