PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Theme From Black Belt Jones. Alex Bader has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Kelly's chin.

Kelly
vs
Bader

188 cm
20
219 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Bader!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bader throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a double jab

and Bader counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Kelly down! Bader is looking to finish but Kelly is intelligently defending himself.

Kelly is rocked!
Bader stands and throws Kelly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh Kelly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader takes a little break here. Kelly wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bader has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kelly can't do much from the bottom here.
Bader content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Alex Bader just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bader looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly wants to clinch

and Bader lands a stunning uppercut that sends Kelly to the mat!

It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Bader not doing much here.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader not doing much here.
Bader trying to mount his opponent but Kelly defends it.
Bader is controlling the pace.
Bader wants to pass the guard but Kelly is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kelly misses with a double jab

and Bader counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Kelly!
Bader sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bader's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bader sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.
Bader is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Despite being in the dominant position, Alex Bader just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelly tries to clinch up
letting Bader counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly tries to work over Bader's front leg with a kick but Bader checks it.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Bader keeps it at a distance.
Kelly tries to clinch
and Bader scores with a counter punch that sends Kelly to the canvas! Bader smells blood - he's punishing Kelly with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kelly has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Bader!