PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norm Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Senses Fail - Bonecrusher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bates
vs
Kelly

188 cm
23
239 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

195 cm
23
285 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norm Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristian Kelly!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates throws a poor cross that misses

and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Bates is working away.
Kelly passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly scoring with punches and elbows.
Kelly sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bates is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kelly scores with a couple of short elbows.

Kelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bates, who protects the arm well.
Kelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bates can't do much from the bottom here.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kelly moves into full mount!

Kelly swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bates is now in Kelly's guard. A big mistake from Kelly there, giving up the dominant position!
Bates wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates advances position into side control!
Kelly can't do much from the bottom here.
Bates tries to score with some ground and pound. Kelly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bates sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kelly is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates cracks Kelly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kelly defending against the ground and pound.
Bates knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
Bates tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kelly gets back to half guard.
Kelly moves into full guard.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bates!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates can't escape the position.

Kelly goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bates turns into him and now he's in Kelly's guard.

Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bates is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bates with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bates misses with a left hand

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

Kelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bates looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bates looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bates!
Bates throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kelly works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bates misses with a head shot. Kelly uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bates with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bates's guard.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.
Bates keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Bates is working away.

Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Bates regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Bates blocks nicely.
Kelly thows a big elbow that misses.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly looking to control but Bates passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bates looks to land a strike but Kelly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly postures up in Bates's guard and throws a big left but Bates blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kelly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bates sprawls well initially but Kelly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kelly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kelly throwing strikes here but Bates is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kelly moves to take his opponent's back.

Kelly is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Bates defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kelly's arms.
Bates is trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates avoids the strikes from Kelly.

Kelly working for the choke.
Bates is covering up but some of the strikes from Kelly are getting through and doing damage.
Bates avoids the strikes from Kelly.

Bates fending off the submission attempt from Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Kelly 's hooks.
Kelly forces the positional change into back control.

Bates defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bates has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Kelly manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bates looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kelly.

Kelly working for a choke but Bates is defending well.

Kelly goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Bates escapes and is now in half guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bates.
Kristian Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bates defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Kelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Kelly!