PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between thick legg mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kellly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Kellly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

legg mcgee
vs
Kellly

185 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, thick legg mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Kellly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellly lands a nice looking kick to the body. mcgee takes a step back to recover.

Kellly clinches.
Kellly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like thick legg mcgee has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
mcgee is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mcgee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
mcgee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kellly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kellly.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kellly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kellly unloads a knee to the mid-section. mcgee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Kellly.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
Kellly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kellly lands an elbow that stopped mcgee in his tracks for a moment.
Kellly lands a damaging elbow.
Kellly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kellly lands a knee to the body.
Kellly lands a nice elbow.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kellly obliges.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kellly lands a damaging elbow.
mcgee tries to pull guard but Kellly won't allow it.
Kellly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kellly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Kellly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mcgee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Kellly lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Kellly.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
Kellly lands an elbow inside that mcgee shrugs off.
mcgee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for thick legg mcgee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellly lands a nice elbow.
Kellly lands a damaging elbow.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.
Kellly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kellly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.
Kellly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kellly obliges.
Kellly connects with a knee to the head.
mcgee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
Kellly lands a nice elbow.
Kellly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kellly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kellly lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kellly scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kellly is pushing mcgee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kellly lands a good knee to the midsection. mcgee won't want to take too many of those.
mcgee tries to score a body lock takedown but Kellly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kellly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mcgee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kellly lands a nice elbow.
mcgee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kellly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.

mcgee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kellly clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

mcgee is looking for the choke from the back position but Kellly is controlling his hands well.
mcgee tries to keep control of the position but Kellly is staying busy.
Kellly is trying to stand back up.
Kellly staying busy and making it hard for mcgee to control.

Kellly defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of mcgee's arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcgee is not going to allow Kellly to sit and survive in this position.
Kellly wants to get back to his feet.

Kellly is in a bad position with mcgee working for a choke. Kellly manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

Kellly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kellly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kellly trying to control but mcgee is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kellly tries to stand but mcgee is controlling from the bottom.
Kellly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
mcgee trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kellly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kellly delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kellly.
Kellly pushes mcgee away with a front kick.
mcgee takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kellly. That's going to slow mcgee down.

Kellly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kellly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kellly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kellly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on thick legg mcgee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab lands there for Kellly.

thick legg mcgee's cut is getting worse.
mcgee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kellly can pounce on him.
Kellly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
mcgee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kellly.

Kellly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
mcgee has Kellly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kellly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kellly lands an elbow that stopped mcgee in his tracks for a moment.
Kellly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kellly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kellly lands an elbow that stopped mcgee in his tracks for a moment.
Kellly lands an elbow that stopped mcgee in his tracks for a moment.

thick legg mcgee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kellly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Kellly.
Kellly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.
Kellly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
mcgee takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, thick legg mcgee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kellly stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kellly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kellly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kellly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kellly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kellly obliges.
Kellly lands a damaging elbow.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
mcgee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kellly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kellly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kellly lands an elbow that stopped mcgee in his tracks for a moment.
Kellly lands a good knee to the midsection. mcgee won't want to take too many of those.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kellly lands a nice elbow.
Kellly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kellly lands an elbow that stopped mcgee in his tracks for a moment.
mcgee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mcgee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for thick legg mcgee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellly lands an elbow inside.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
mcgee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kellly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
mcgee takes an elbow to the temple.
Kellly lands a damaging elbow.
mcgee has Kellly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kellly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
mcgee working aggressively here.
Kellly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mcgee's defenses.
Kellly lands a knee to the body.
Kellly lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellly prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Kellly.
Kellly working mcgee over with knees to the body.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kellly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kellly lands an elbow just above mcgee 's eye.
mcgee has a couple of punches blocked by Kellly.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Kellly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
mcgee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kellly pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kellly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Kellly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mcgee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kellly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mcgee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kellly prevents it.
mcgee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kellly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mcgee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Kellly is fighting off a takedown attempt but mcgee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kellly to the mat. Kellly regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kellly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mcgee!
mcgee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellly controlling from the full mount.
Kellly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with mcgee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kellly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
mcgee tries to hold on but Kellly pushes him away.
mcgee regains half guard.
mcgee tries to roll over but Kellly keeps him under control.
Kellly wants to stand up but mcgee is controlling the position.

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.
mcgee works his way to full guard. Good work.
mcgee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

mcgee is working an open guard so Kellly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kellly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kellly!

Kellly closes the distance and clinches.
Kellly lands an elbow just above mcgee 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kellly obliges.
Kellly lands an elbow inside that mcgee shrugs off.
Kellly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
mcgee looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kellly landing knees to the body.
mcgee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kellly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kellly lands a knee to the body.
mcgee looking for a takedown.
mcgee tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kellly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on thick legg mcgee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kellly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with mcgee, pushing him back against the cage.
Kellly lands a nice knee to the body.
mcgee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kellly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
thick legg mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kellly closes the distance and clinches.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
Kellly lands a good knee to the midsection. mcgee won't want to take too many of those.
Kellly unloads a knee to the mid-section. mcgee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kellly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mcgee's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kellly obliges.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Kellly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kellly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kellly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from mcgee.
Kellly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
mcgee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kellly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for thick legg mcgee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Kellly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
mcgee tries to score a body lock takedown but Kellly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kellly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
mcgee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
mcgee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kellly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Kellly.
Kellly crunches a lovely knee into mcgee's ribcage.
Kellly landing knees to the body.
Kellly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from mcgee.
Kellly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kellly obliges.
Kellly is looking to control mcgee's arms but mcgee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kellly has his back to the cage.
mcgee can't get the takedown.
Kellly scores a nice knee to the body.
mcgee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kellly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kellly lands a damaging elbow.
mcgee takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kellly obliges.
Kellly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kellly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kellly landing knees to the body.
mcgee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kellly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kellly lands an elbow inside that mcgee shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellly landing knees to the body.
Kellly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kellly scores a nice knee to the body.
mcgee looking for a takedown.
mcgee is working for takedown but Kellly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kellly.
Kellly lands a good knee to the midsection. mcgee won't want to take too many of those.
mcgee is trying to drag Kellly to the mat but Kellly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kellly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kellly lands a good knee to the midsection. mcgee won't want to take too many of those.
mcgee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kellly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kellly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
mcgee takes an elbow to the temple.
mcgee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kellly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kellly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kellly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kellly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kellly trying to land knees to the body.
mcgee trying to control the position but instead, Kellly has worked for underhooks and has pushed mcgee into the cage.
Kellly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mcgee takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

mcgee has clasped his hands together around Kellly's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kellly pushes mcgee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, mcgee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

mcgee tries for a kimura but Kellly is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kellly is looking to reverse the position.
Kellly wants to get back to his feet.

mcgee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
mcgee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
mcgee misses with the ground and pound.
mcgee fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

mcgee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kellly is not content to let mcgee control the position.
mcgee prevents Kellly from escaping the position.
thick legg mcgee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kellly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kellly isn't going anywhere.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kellly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kellly tries to clinch up.
Kellly scores with a push kick.
Kyle Kellly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kellly has closed the distance and engaged mcgee in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kellly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kellly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Kellly!