PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ramen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - If You Want Blood . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ramen
vs
Kelly

175 cm
20
149 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

170 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Kelly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kelly showed some decent athleticism there.

Kelly is working for a submission of some sort.

Kelly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kelly is working for a kimura but Ramen is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ramen trying to strike off his back.

Kelly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kelly drops back looking for a leg! Ramen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramen manages to kick Kelly off! Kelly jumps back into Ramen's guard.
Kelly looks gassed!
Ramen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramen, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ramen working Kelly over with strikes.
Kelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kelly is not content to let Ramen control the position.
Ramen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramen trying to control from half guard but Kelly is working away.

Kelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramen pulls his head out easily.
Ramen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramen connects with a nice short shot to Kelly's temple.
Ramen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramen uses his free foot to push down on Kelly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramen with a couple of short strikes.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kelly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kelly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramen working the ground and pound effectively.
Ramen wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
Ramen lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramen looking to finish Kelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kelly!
Ramen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ramen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kelly's face.
Ramen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kelly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Kelly is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kelly's face.
Kelly is still in real trouble! Can Ramen finish him?
Ramen with a couple of short strikes.
Ramen lands a big elbow - Kelly is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kelly is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenji Ramen!