PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 855 p4p, 1887 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 119 p4p, 257 weight class). Kelly has chosen I'm a Criminal as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tai Kung
vs
Kelly

180 cm
33
170
26 - 12 - 0

180 cm
35
180
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai Kung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Tai Kung misses the target.
Tai Kung scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.

Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Tai Kung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Tai Kung.

Tai Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tai Kung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Tai Kung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly wants to counter with a clinch but Tai Kung pushes him away.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Tai Kung to counter with a crisp jab.
Tai Kung misses with a series of wild punches.
Tai Kung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Tai Kung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tai Kung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Tai Kung tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Tai Kung.

Tai Kung manages to break the clinch.

Kelly rushes Tai Kung and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tai Kung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tai Kung lands with a left to the head.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tai Kung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tai Kung lands a right hand.
Tai Kung leaning against his opponent.

Tai Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch but Tai Kung moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Tai Kung against the cage.
Tai Kung lands with a short shot to the head.
Tai Kung pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tai Kung is trying to stall.
Tai Kung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
A short right from Tai Kung on the inside.
Tai Kung misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tai Kung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tai Kung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tai Kung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Tai Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
Tai Kung lands a left hand.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tai Kung.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tai Kung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Tai Kung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Tai Kung just leaning against Kelly, taking a breather.

Tai Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a left and a right... And another left! Kelly is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolito Tai Kung!
During a confident post fight interview, Manolito Tai Kung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.