PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is Senses Fail - Bonecrusher. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kelly
vs
Richards

195 cm
23
285 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

196 cm
25
272 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristian Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Richards tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.

It looks like Kristian Kelly has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a punch to the head.
Richards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Richards throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
Richards connects with a crisp jab.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Rex Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws an off balance right hand
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards connects with a jab.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped Kelly's head back.
Richards slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Richards misses.
Nice jab there from Richards.
Richards tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards lands with a hook. Kelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rex Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Richards scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Richards cracks Kelly with a good jab.

Kristian Kelly's cut is getting worse.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Richards punishes Kelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Richards lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Kelly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristian Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richards.
Kelly slips under a jab from Richards.
A left lands for Richards.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Richards.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Rex Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kristian Kelly's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards misses with the combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kelly might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards lands a big uppercut and Kelly crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kelly looks OK. Richards waves Kelly back to his feet!

Kelly is rocked!

Jeez, Kristian Kelly's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Richards darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Kelly's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Richards before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rex Richards!