PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppins's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poppins
vs
Kelly

193 cm
25
218 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

180 cm
20
216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Poppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewart Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poppins wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Poppins misses its intended target.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poppins tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poppins to the ground. Poppins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poppins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poppins wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poppins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poppins connects with a nice looking jab.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Poppins scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelly should have avoided that one.
Poppins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Kelly slips under a jab from Poppins.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Poppins.
Poppins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Poppins swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Poppins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Poppins misses.
Harry Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poppins scores with a nice body kick.
Kelly looks gassed!
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Poppins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Poppins jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.

Poppins drops Kelly with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kelly looks back up at him and smiles so Poppins waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Stewart Kelly has been cut.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Poppins cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins wants to clinch.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poppins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poppins misses with a straight right.
Poppins tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Poppins lands a jab.
Poppins swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Poppins tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Poppins throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Poppins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Poppins connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Harry Poppins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poppins scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Poppins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poppins keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Poppins tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Poppins jabs at Kelly's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppins connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poppins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Poppins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stewart Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Poppins.
Poppins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Poppins misses with a wild body shot.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly scores with a push kick.
Poppins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poppins moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poppins tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Poppins.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Stewart Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poppins misses with a combination

and Kelly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Poppins's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly trying to control but Poppins is working from the bottom.
Kelly landing with the ground and pound.
Kelly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelly wants to control but Poppins is keeping him busy.
Kelly is looking to pass Poppins's guard but actually Poppins recovers to full guard.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Poppins blocks nicely.
Kelly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Stewart Kelly just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poppins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poppins tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Poppins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poppins tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Poppins tries to land a body kick
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poppins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
No luck for Kelly with that takedown attempt.
Poppins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Poppins will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppins closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side

and Kelly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kelly.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly stops Poppins from standing up.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Poppins trying to remain calm as Kelly controls from the top position.
Poppins is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewart Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stewart Kelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kelly scores with a push kick.
Poppins tries to clinch
and Kelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Poppins tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Poppins has wrist control.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Poppins keeps moving.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Poppins's guard.
Kelly is trying to control. Poppins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kelly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly stalling away here and it's allowed Poppins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poppins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly trying to control but Poppins is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poppins misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poppins gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown. Poppins fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kelly is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Poppins tries to improve position but can't.
Kelly trying to control the position but Poppins is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Poppins is trying to get back to his feet.
Poppins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kelly tries to advance to mount but Poppins denies him.
Stewart Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poppins is trying to improve his position.
Kelly trying to control the position but Poppins is working away.
Kelly controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Poppins wants to get back to his feet.
Kelly throws a strike aimed at the side of Poppins's head but Poppins avoids it well.
Kelly trying to control the position but Poppins is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poppins wants to clinch
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Poppins.
Nice body kick there by Kelly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stewart Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!