PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Ochoa has chosen Ice Cube - I Rep That West as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kelly
vs
Ochoa

183 cm
28
145 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ochoa 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.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Ochoa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.

Ochoa closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly is trying to stall.
Kelly tries to break free but Ochoa pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly is trying to force a seperation but Ochoa has the dominant position.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Ochoa.

Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ochoa throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Kelly.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Ochoa lands with a good body shot.
Ochoa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ochoa lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Ochoa.
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.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Ochoa pushes Kelly away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danny Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Ochoa thuds his shin into the meat of Kelly's side.
Ochoa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ochoa slips under a jab from Kelly.
Ochoa throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Danny Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Ochoa lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ochoa misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ochoa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ochoa misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Ochoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ochoa counters with a head kick.
Kelly throws a head kick but Ochoa moves out of range.
Ochoa throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Ochoa blocks a jab.

Ochoa rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly is trying to push Ochoa away but Ochoa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Ochoa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly cracks Ochoa with an open hand slap.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Ochoa's body. Ochoa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Ochoa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Ochoa misses

and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Ochoa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ochoa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.

Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ochoa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Ochoa is trying to maintain the position but Kelly is very close to passing his half guard.
Ochoa is looking to escape.

Ochoa kicks Kelly off and gets back to his feet.
Ochoa tries to clinch up.
Ochoa tries to clinch up.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
A head kick by Ochoa misses
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ochoa throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly counters with a good, hard body kick but Ochoa shrugs it off.
Kelly checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Kelly motions for Ochoa to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly lunges at Ochoa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ochoa's hand.
Ochoa looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Ochoa lands a head kick. Kelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelly blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Ochoa looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
A big right from Ochoa misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ochoa. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Ochoa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ochoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ochoa scores with a kick to the midsection.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ochoa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ochoa, right into the meat.
Ochoa looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ochoa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa fakes the leg kick and cracks Kelly in the body.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Ochoa lands with an overhand left.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ochoa throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ochoa misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Ochoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochoa checks a low kick from Kelly.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Ochoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ochoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochoa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ochoa wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ochoa thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ochoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ochoa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa pushes Kelly away with a front kick.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochoa lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a wild body shot.
Ochoa scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ochoa throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ochoa forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.
Ochoa trying to land knees to the body.
Ochoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Ochoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly wants to break free but Ochoa has control.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to push Ochoa away but Ochoa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ochoa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body.
Ochoa throws a body kick that misses.
Ochoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ochoa misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ochoa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ochoa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Ochoa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A leg kick checked by Ochoa.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ochoa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Ochoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ochoa moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Ochoa.
Connor Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Ochoa moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly digs a good hook to Ochoa's body.

Kelly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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.
Ochoa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kelly postures up in Ochoa's guard and throws a big left but Ochoa blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ochoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ochoa 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!

Danny Ochoa wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Ochoa made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.