PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clydee Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Forte
vs
Kelly

180 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clydee Forte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forte shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly throws a right hand that Forte ducks under and follows up with a left that Forte also avoids with ease.
Forte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelly circles away.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.

Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forte, pushing him back against the cage.
Forte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clydee Forte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Clydee Forte has been cut.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Forte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Forte wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Forte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Forte could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Forte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Forte is avoiding it.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Forte circles away.
Forte swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Forte shoots in.
Forte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Forte circles away.
Forte fails with the takedown.
Forte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Forte has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Forte circles away.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Forte.

Forte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Forte lands in his opponent's guard.
Kelly wants to stand up but Forte is controlling him.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Forte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Forte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly looking to control.
Kelly wants to stand but Forte is controlling the position.

Forte is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Forte is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working a defensive guard but Forte passes into half guard.
Kelly is trying to stand back up but Forte is controlling him

Forte is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Forte trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.

Forte is looking for a kimura but Kelly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Forte to get the leverage.
Forte stops Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Forte wants to free his trapped foot but Kelly is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Forte in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kelly tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Forte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clydee Forte!