PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skeepy Poobing (ranked 4435 p4p, 4694 weight class) and Andrew Kelvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Poobing
vs
Kelvin

225 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
160
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skeepy Poobing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Kelvin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poobing shoots for a takedown but Kelvin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelvin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poobing manages to avoid it.

Poobing closes the distance and clinches.
Kelvin stalling in the clinch but Poobing improves position.
Kelvin tries to land a knee to the head but Poobing blocks with his arms.
Kelvin has a couple of punches blocked by Poobing.
Kelvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poobing obliges.

Kelvin decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poobing wants to stand but Kelvin is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin is adopting a defensive guard.
Poobing has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Poobing stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kelvin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poobing pinned against the cage. Poobing gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelvin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poobing.
Kelvin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kelvin moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelvin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poobing just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poobing really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Poobing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poobing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelvin walks away with a smile on his face. Poobing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelvin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poobing went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Skeepy Poobing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Kelvin.
Poobing lands an overhand right.

Kelvin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelvin trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poobing not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kelvin working a defensive guard but Poobing manages to pass into side control anyway.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poobing working away.
Poobing trying to control the position but Kelvin is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poobing misses with a double jab.
Poobing throws a wild body kick that Kelvin sees coming a mile off.
Kelvin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Skeepy Poobing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kelvin moves out of range of the body kick.
Skeepy Poobing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poobing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelvin scores with a hook.
Skeepy Poobing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Poobing. No joy for Kelvin on that attempt.
Poobing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelvin.
Poobing fails with the takedown
and Kelvin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelvin fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Poobing was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Poobing decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelvin trying to hold on to Poobing's head to control him but Poobing postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poobing tries to stand and escape but Kelvin actually recovers to full guard.
Kelvin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poobing is one step ahead there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kelvin is pulling down on Poobing's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Kelvin trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poobing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelvin throws out the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poobing.
Kelvin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poobing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skeepy Poobing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Kelvin catches Poobing right on the button with a cross.
Poobing shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelvin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Poobing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poobing throws a right hand that Kelvin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelvin also avoids with ease.
Poobing walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andrew Kelvin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelvin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Kelvin moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelvin trying to land knees to the body.
Kelvin scores with a shoulder strike.

Kelvin decides to pull guard.
Kelvin wants to sweep here but Poobing controlling him for the moment.
Poobing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kelvin pulls Poobing in close to prevent any damage.
Poobing wants to control from the top but Kelvin keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kelvin is looking to take a break and control but Poobing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kelvin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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!
Kelvin trying to control the action but Poobing is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kelvin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Poobing looks to clinch
and Kelvin counters with a right hand to the body.
Poobing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelvin lunges at Poobing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poobing's hand.

Poobing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poobing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelvin tries for a takedown but Poobing manages to get underhooks.
Poobing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelvin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poobing to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelvin is looking to control Poobing's arms but Poobing gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelvin has his back to the cage.
Poobing has Kelvin pushed against the cage.
Poobing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin tries to pull guard but Poobing forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skeepy Poobing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Kelvin.
Poobing pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kelvin misses with a knee to the head.

Poobing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelvin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poobing went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kelvin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Poobing rushes Kelvin and presses him up against the cage.

Kelvin jumps guard.
Kelvin keeping full guard, as Poobing tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelvin trying to keep a closed guard but Poobing is proving a slippery customer.
Kelvin has his hands on Poobing's head, controlling the position.

Poobing is sitting in close to Kelvin's body. Kelvin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Poobing is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Poobing is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kelvin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrew Kelvin!