|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Pink Floyd with Van Morrison - Comfortably Numb as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
|
182 cm
20
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kelly.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Kelly scoring with some ground and pound.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Kelly working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson trying to control.
Johnson is trying to stick to Kelly's back but Kelly is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kelly.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kelly passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Kelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Kelly looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kelly lands a couple of digs.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Kelly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Kelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Kelly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kelly is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kelly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Kelly trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kelly advances to half guard.
Kelly slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Kelly chips away with some ground and pound.
Kelly advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kelly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Kelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kellyis looking to pass into half guard but Johnson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johnson is in guard.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kelly is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johnson reverses the position - he's now on top in Kelly's guard.
Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Johnson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has mounted him!
Kelly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Kelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kelly manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is controlling Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Kelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kelly.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Kelly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly with a nice head shot there.
Gerry Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson controlling the position.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Kelly lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Kelly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson trying to control here.
Kelly wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kelly prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelly passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Kelly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kelly lands with some strikes.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kelly scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Bob Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerry Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly working Johnson over with strikes here.
Kelly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Kelly controlling his opponent.
Kelly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Kelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Kelly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kelly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
