PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Slavovick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kelly
vs
Slavovick

186 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante Slavovick!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Slavovick looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slavovick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slavovick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Slavovick is rocked!
Kelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slavovick is still in real trouble! Can Kelly finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Kelly misses with a head shot.
Kelly throws some wild stikes that Slavovick manages to avoid easily.
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Kelly throwing strikes here but Slavovick is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slavovick seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slavovick is looking to escape.
Kelly lands a big elbow.
Kelly controlling the position easily from mount.

Kelly goes for an armbar but Slavovick turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Slavovick.
Slavovick won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Kelly wants to stand but Slavovick is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Slavovick controlling him for the moment.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Slavovick from controlling successfully.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kelly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slavovick moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Slavovick keeps moving.
Kelly wants to stand but Slavovick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Slavovick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slavovick has Kelly pulled in close to control his posture.

Slavovick manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Andrew Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly wants to clinch.

Slavovick shoots in and bounces Kelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kelly looking to control.

Kelly had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Slavovick is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kelly Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Slavovick's back instead.
Kelly is not going to allow Slavovick to sit and survive in this position.
Kelly controlling well, preventing Slavovick from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kelly misses with a takedown
and Slavovick counters with a head kick. That will keep Kelly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kelly tries to clinch but Slavovick is having none of it.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slavovick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly with a jab.
Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kelly tries for a takedown but Slavovick circles away easily

and Slavovick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slavovick.
Kelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slavovick manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kelly is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to stand up but Slavovick won't let him.
Kelly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Kelly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Slavovick counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slavovick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slavovick is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavovick prevents Kelly from improving his position.
Kelly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slavovick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slavovick is controlling him.
Andrew Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slavovick won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.

Kelly working for a triangle but Slavovick defends it easily.
Slavovick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelly holds on and takes a little breather.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kelly uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Andrew Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slavovick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Slavovick with a lazy takedown attempt

so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Slavovick's guard.
Slavovick trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Slavovick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kelly is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slavovick moves into full guard.
Slavovick keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slavovick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kelly decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kelly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Slavovick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Kelly kicks Slavovick off and gets back to his feet.
Slavovick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slavovick with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Slavovick.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Slavovick is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slavovick blocks the body kick.
Slavovick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slavovick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Andrew Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Slavovick.
Kelly tries to clinch
and Slavovick counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Kelly clinches.
Slavovick jumps guard but Kelly stands there with Slavovick around his waist. Slavovick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slavovick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slavovick as he jumps to the side.
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slavovick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to clinch

and Slavovick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slavovick.
Slavovick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kelly jumps guard.
Kelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slavovick is one step ahead there.
Slavovick postures up.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Kelly wants to stand up but Slavovick is controlling him.
Slavovick trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kelly throws a combination that misses

and Slavovick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.
Slavovick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slavovick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Slavovick has passed into side control.
Kelly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Slavovick wants to pass to mount but Kelly is defending the position.
Kelly punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Kelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slavovick is working away from the top position though.
Kelly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kelly gets full guard.
Slavovick stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Slavovick.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Andrew Kelly!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Andrew Kelly!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Andrew Kelly!

Andrew Kelly wins by unanimous decision!