PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kelly
vs
Bo

182 cm
23
230 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
285 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like De Bo has been cut.
Bo lands a jab to the nose.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Bo connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo lands with an overhand left.
Bo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bo. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bo scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Gerry Kelly has been cut.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bo slips under a jab.
Bo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kelly.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Some wild striking there from Bo.
Bo takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Bo misses with a wild body shot.
Bo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bo defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Bo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bo. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bo misses the body punch
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Bo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Bo is avoiding it.
Bo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Bo avoids it well.
Kelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bo momentarily.
Bo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bo.
Bo scores with a body shot.
Bo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.

Bo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bo throws a strike but Kelly avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelly wants to hit a switch here but Bo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kelly there!
Bo content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kelly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kelly tries to reverse the position but Bo maintains control.
Bo with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but Bo has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

De Bo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bo misses with a body shot.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Bo moves out of range.
Bo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bo takes one to the chin there.
Bo throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Bo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bo.
Kelly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly tries to bum rush Bo with a series of wild strikes but Bo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
De Bo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bo works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bo is breathing heavily.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bo manages to avoid it.
Bo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Bo. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Bo slips the punch.
Bo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Bo counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Bo to acknowledge the strikes.
Bo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Bo digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Bo is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Bo is looking to escape.
Kelly throws a strike but Bo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kelly thows a big elbow that misses.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly throws and elbow that misses. Bo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelly's guard. Nice move by Bo!

Kelly working for a triangle but Bo defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Bo tries to pass.

Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kelly is landing with some decent strikes but Bo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kelly looking to control but Bo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
De Bo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Donk. Kelly catches Bo right on the button with a cross.
Kelly 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.
Bo throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Bo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly lands an overhand right.

That has opened up De Bo's cut even more.
Kelly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bo with a nice cross.
Bo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bo's head.
Bo tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Bo is just out of range.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Bo.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Bo saw that one coming.
Bo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.

Kelly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bo has hold of Kelly's hands but Kelly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kelly trying to control the action but Bo is working from the bottom.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bo defending well though.
Bo wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Kelly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Kelly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Kelly.

Bo is rocked!

The cut above De Bo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at De Bo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.