PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Bucktown. Kelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anarchy in the UK. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Wayne
vs
Kelly

177 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Wayne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Wayne throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Wayne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly stalks Wayne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wayne's face. Wayne staggers backwards, shaken.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.

Wayne breaks from the clinch.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Wayne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wayne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kelly moves into the clinch.

Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kelly has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Kelly tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wayne misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Wayne lands a head kick. Kelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
John Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wayne moves into the clinch.
Kelly keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kelly has Wayne pressed against the cage, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne tries to clinch
and Kelly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wayne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kelly moves into the clinch.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Wayne throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick

and Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Wayne won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kelly has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wayne or not.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wayne is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
Wayne avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Wayne misses

and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Wayne counters with a big head kick but Kelly shrugs it off.

Kelly forces Wayne back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelly keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wayne wants to break free but Kelly has control.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Wayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Wayne tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.
Kelly is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wayne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wayne throws a sloppy head kick

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick from Wayne lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wayne has taken the fight to the clinch.

Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Kelly throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.

Kelly darts in and clinches Wayne up against the cage.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly working Wayne over with knees to the body.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelly.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelly's defenses.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Wayne throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Wayne counters with a nice body kick.
Wayne falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Wayne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne wants to break free but Kelly has control.

Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wayne.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Wayne counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Wayne to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne swinging wilding here.

Kelly moves into the clinch.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.

Kelly darts in and clinches Wayne up against the cage.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wayne.
Kelly is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne landing knees to the body.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wayne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wayne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Wayne wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Wayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Wayne breaks from the clinch.
John Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
A low kick from Wayne misses

and Kelly counters by clinching up.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly digs a right hand into Wayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wayne's gas tank.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wayne misses with the body kick
and Kelly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wayne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Kelly is looking to clinch.

Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Wayne connects with a knee to the head.
Wayne misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to break free but Kelly has control.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne lands with a kick to the temple. Kelly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kelly thows a body kick. Wayne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly tries to land a body kick
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelly.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Kelly closes the distance and pushes Wayne back into the cage.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wayne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Wayne misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has Wayne backing up. Wayne nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Terry Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelly.

Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne misses with a double jab

and Kelly counters by clinching up.
Kelly prevents Wayne from breaking the clinch.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly stalling.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Kelly!