PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Terence Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jang Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jang Jung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Terence Kelly
vs
Jung

197 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
169 lbs
4 - 18 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Terence Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jang Jung!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jung is looking for a sweep.
Jung manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kelly's best efforts.
Jung pushes Kelly off looking to stand but Kelly dives back in and keeps control.
Kelly is trying to control. Jung wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Terence Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Jung's body. Jung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly cracks Jung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Jung.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to pull guard but Jung turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kelly is trying to pull guard but Jung has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Terence Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Jung. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jung throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Jung slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Jung moves into the clinch.
Jung tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jung breaks the clinch.
Jung moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Jung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kelly shoots for a takedown but Jung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Jung shows good takedown defense.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Jung has closed the distance and engaged Kelly in a clinch.

Jung breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Jung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jung has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jung has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kelly after a bit of a struggle.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Jung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jung stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jung tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Jung back against the cage.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Jung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jung prevents Kelly from breaking the clinch.
Jung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.

Jung manages to pull guard.
Kelly wants to stand but Jung is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because John Terence Kelly wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Jung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kelly dives in and grabs Jung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jung pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Jung leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Jung forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jung drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kelly lands a left and a right that send Jung crashing to the mat, dazed. Kelly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jung is rocked!
Jung looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Jung is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly shoots in but Jung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Terence Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Jung. Jung gets slowly back to his feet.
Jung seems to have recovered his senses.
Crunch! Kelly slams his shin into Jung's torso.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jung shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jung avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly Rushes Jung and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Jung is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Kelly Piles on the pressure and Jung crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Terence Kelly!
An out of breath John Terence Kelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.