PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. Thai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Town Called Malice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kelly
vs
Thai

182 cm
27
281 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
249 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Thai throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Thai scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Thai.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thai looks to throw a body kick
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
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 lands a slapping body shot.
Thai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Thai.
Thai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thai looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai throws a body kick that misses.
Thai avoids a kick to the body.
Thai misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thai avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly lands with a slapping head kick.
Kelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thai's head.

That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
Kelly lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Thai in a clinch.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Thai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Thai 's eye.

The cut above Muay Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Muay Thai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Thai wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Nice body punch from Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Thai avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly cracks Thai with a nice body shot.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Kelly!
Jim Kelly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.