PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to R Kelly - Real talk. Conner has chosen Godsmack - Time Bomb as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Conner

180 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conner on the side of the head.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Conner.
Conner throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conner circles away quickly and effectively.
Conner just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand

and Conner moves into the clinch.
Conner misses with the head strike.

Conner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Conner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Conner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conner counters with a series of strikes. Kelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crunch! Conner slams his shin into Kelly's torso.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Conner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conner tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conner to the ground. Conner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Tim Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Conner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Conner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Conner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Conner moved out of range nicely.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelly checks a low kick from Conner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Conner's head.
Conner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Conner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Conner lands the left hand.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Conner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Conner moves away and avoids it.
Conner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.

Conner gets caught napping as Kelly dives in and scores a takedown. Conner manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Conner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Conner wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conner wants to stand and escape but instead Kelly has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Conner keeps moving.
Kelly slips nicely into half guard.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Conner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Conner has one foot on Kelly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conner avoids it really well and circles away.
Conner throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conner as he jumps to the side.
Conner connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Tim Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conner can pounce on him.
Conner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Conner coming out on top.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Conner settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim Conner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conner, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Conner's shoulder, as Conner tries to avoid the shot.
Conner misses with a low kick.
Conner lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Conner moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Conner tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conner. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Conner walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conner is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Conner misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a series of wild punches.
Conner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Conner avoids the body shot from Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conner.
Conner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Conner slips under a jab.

Conner closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conner's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conner!
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Conner to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Conner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Conner lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Rob Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Conner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly tries to move into range but Conner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
Tim Conner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conner misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conner 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Conner!
A relieved looking Tim Conner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.