PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Klaas & Bodybangers - Freak. Bubby Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Kelly

175 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

182 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kelly tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Bubby Brown wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown prevents Kelly from getting the reversal.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kelly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown trying to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Brown gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelly holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Kelly is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly darts in trying to clinch

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown just leaning against Kelly, taking a breather.
Kelly jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Kelly's guard.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brown gets to his feet. Kelly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kelly was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bubby Brown will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Kelly fights it but they end up in guard.
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Kelly trying to strike off his back.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Bubby Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelly misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kelly unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Kelly maintains control.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kelly throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Kelly throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kelly wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kelly with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Brown tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing strikes but Brown bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.

Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Brown is looking to stand up but Kelly won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown wants to stand but Kelly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brown is posturing up here but Kelly has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Brown tries to roll out but it's too tight and Brown has to tap! Slick submission there by Kelly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Kelly!
Kevin Kelly decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.