PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matty Ganns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Theme From Black Belt Jones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ganns
vs
Kelly

193 cm
22
225 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
219 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Ganns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ganns.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Ganns circles away.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Ganns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ganns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Kelly slips under a jab.

Ganns scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ganns performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Ganns sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ganns trying to control from Kelly's half guard. Kelly has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ganns wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Matty Ganns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kelly moves into the clinch.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Ganns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ganns throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ganns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ganns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ganns has a takedown stuffed.
Ganns misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ganns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ganns misses with a looping right.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Ganns circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kelly wants to clinch.
Ganns throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.

Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Ganns in a clinch.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ganns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jim Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
Ganns throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Ganns there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ganns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matty Ganns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ganns blocks a head kick by Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Ganns wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ganns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ganns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ganns is breathing heavily.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ganns misses the target.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Ganns circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ganns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kelly has managed to clinch.
Ganns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kelly drops Ganns with a right and a left! Kelly comes rushing in but Ganns regains his composure and manages to keep Kelly in guard.

Ganns is rocked!
Kelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oh Ganns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ganns seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kelly 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ganns wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ganns is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Ganns keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Kelly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kelly wants to clinch up but Ganns keeps it at a distance.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Ganns keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Ganns misses.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kelly.
Ganns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ganns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ganns swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ganns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Ganns misses.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Ganns circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly lands a big head kick that sends Ganns to the canvas! Kelly follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Kelly!