PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Taint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taint's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Charlie Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Taint

193 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dickie Taint!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly fails with the takedown.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taint as he jumps to the side.
Taint catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Kelly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kelly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taint 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!
Even with his hooks in, Taint manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taint landing with strikes.

It looks like Charlie Kelly has been cut.
Kelly just trying to survive but Taint is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kelly prevents Taint from getting a body triangle.
Taint controlling well, preventing Kelly from escaping the position.
Kelly turns into Taint and is now in his guard.
Taint is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly postures up in Taint's guard and throws a big left but Taint blocks it.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taint is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kelly scores a takedown into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly with shots to the head and body - Taint looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kelly cracks Taint with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taint taking shots to the head.
Kelly with the ground and pound from mount.
Taint really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taint is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Kelly.
The referee warns Taint that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taint takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taint is looking to get to half guard.
Taint looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly punishing his opponent with strikes.

Taint is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kelly! Taint is hurt baaadly! Kelly is firing away with more strikes - Taint is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Charlie Kelly!