PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Israel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire Your Guns kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Israel
vs
Kelly

169 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Israel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Israel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Israel counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Israel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Israel blocks a leg kick.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Israel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Israel slips a jab from Kelly.
Israel throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Israel walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Israel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Israel is out of range.
Kelly takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Israel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws the left hand but Israel avoids the punch easily.
Albert Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Israel.
Israel defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Israel saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Israel slips under a jab from Kelly.
Israel misses with a straight left.
Israel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Israel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Israel ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Israel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Israel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Israel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly throws a hook but Israel avoids it easily.
Israel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Israel lands the left hand.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Israel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly tests Israel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Israel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking.
Israel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to bum rush Israel with a series of wild strikes but Israel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Israel connects with a solid leg kick.
Israel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Israel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Israel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Israel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Israel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly swings for the body but Israel moves out of range.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Israel's front leg but catches the back leg as Israel tries to avoid it.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Israel's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Israel.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Israel manages to avoid it.
Israel throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Israel avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Israel avoids the body shot from Kelly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Israel ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Israel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Israel. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Israel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Israel finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelly's head.
Israel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Israel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Israel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Israel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Israel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Israel throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Israel only half commits.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Israel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Israel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Israel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Israel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Israel ducks down to avoid it.
Israel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Israel as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Israel on the side of the head.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Israel is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Israel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Israel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Israel slips a straight right by Kelly.
Israel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Israel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Israel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Israel's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Israel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Israel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Israel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Israel tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Israel stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a nice head shot.
Israel ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Israel throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Israel is out of range.
Israel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Israel ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Israel ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Israel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelly under the eye.
Jab from Kelly.
Israel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Israel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Israel blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Israel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Israel.
No joy there for Israel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Israel misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Israel.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Israel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Israel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Israel slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Israel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Israel is able to avoid easily.
Kelly tries to bum rush Israel with a series of wild strikes but Israel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly catches Israel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Israel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Israel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Israel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly thumps Israel with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries a low kick but Israel avoids it.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Israel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Israel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Israel throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Israel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook. Israel ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Israel loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Israel takes one to the side of the head.
Kelly tests Israel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Israel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Israel counters with a straight right hand.
Israel swings widly with a right hand
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Israel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Israel lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Israel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Israel should have avoided that one.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Israel counters with a straight right hand.
Israel misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Israel is able to avoid easily.
Israel ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kelly!
Israel slips a jab from Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albert Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Israel checks a leg kick.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Israel.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Israel needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Israel.
Dick Israel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Israel's head but Israel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

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