PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kelly (ranked 1993 p4p, 851 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 248 p4p, 108 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco). Keith Rodgers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Rodgers

178 cm
28
200
10 - 8 - 0

184 cm
35
185
18 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Savage Fightwear

Urban Fighter

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly looks to land a combination but Rodgers avoids it well.
Rodgers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly lands a jab.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers .
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodgers .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keith Rodgers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly slips under a jab from Rodgers .
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodgers leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodgers throws an off balance right hand

and Kelly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kelly.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodgers wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodgers is on top in guard.

Rodgers wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Rodgers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodgers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodgers postures up and lands a big shot to Kelly's brow.

Kelly working for a triangle but Rodgers defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly being controlled here, momentarily.

Kelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Rodgers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodgers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rodgers working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rodgers wants to stand but Kelly is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 Robert Kelly will probably get the nod.
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.

Rodgers takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodgers connects with a looping right hand.
Rodgers throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
A low kick from Rodgers misses

and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Rodgers didn't expect that.
Kelly postures up in Rodgers 's guard and throws a big left but Rodgers blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers trying to control the position.
Kelly throws a strike but Rodgers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kelly trying to control the position.

Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to stand but Kelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rodgers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodgers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodgers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodgers content to stall in guard here.

Kelly working for submissions but it's allowed Rodgers to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kelly trying to control here.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
Kelly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodgers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is in close to Kelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Rodgers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodgers won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodgers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Kelly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodgers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly looking to control but instead Rodgers has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rodgers wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rodgers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodgers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodgers regains half guard.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rodgers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodgers is concentrating on defense, preventing Kelly from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Keith Rodgers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Keith Rodgers has been cut.
Kelly feints a jab promting Rodgers to slip. Kelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodgers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodgers .
Rodgers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Kelly misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodgers under the eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodgers swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Kelly slips a straight right by Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly tries to counter with a takedown but Rodgers is quick to defend against it.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly attempts a counter takedown but Rodgers avoids it well and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly tries to counter with a takedown but Rodgers is quick to defend against it.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodgers misses with a head kick.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut

and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rodgers won't be happy with that.

Kelly goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rodgers has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kelly but great work by Rodgers .
Rodgers cracks Kelly with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly is looking to reverse the position.
Keith Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rodgers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kelly tries to improve position but can't.
Rodgers wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Kelly!
A relieved looking Robert Kelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.