PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Grumpky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kelly
vs
Grumpky

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Grumpky!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grumpky darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grumpky tries to clinch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grumpky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grumpky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Grumpky closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Grumpky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grumpky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Grumpky counters by clinching up.
Grumpky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grumpky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grumpky keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
Kelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grumpky smiles and moves away.
Grumpky wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grumpky tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Grumpky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a body kick.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grumpky closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side

and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grumpky pushes Kelly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kelly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grumpky keeps working.
Grumpky is trying to buck Kelly off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly decides to stand back up. Kelly steps back and let's Grumpky get back to his feet.

Kelly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kelly showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grumpky is trying to stand.

Grumpky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Grumpky closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Kelly lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Sam Grumpky has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grumpky tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grumpky lands a damaging elbow.
Kelly jumps guard but Grumpky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly is trying to pull guard but Grumpky has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grumpky tries to clinch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Grumpky.
Grumpky wants to clinch
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Grumpky wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam Grumpky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grumpky tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly tries to stand but Grumpky is controlling from the bottom.

Grumpky wriggles free and stands up.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Grumpky closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Grumpky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grumpky wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Grumpky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grumpky closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side

and Kelly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grumpky!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Grumpky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grumpky wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grumpky as he avoids it easily.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ron Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grumpky tries to clinch

and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grumpky connects with a knee to the head.
Grumpky tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grumpky.
Grumpky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Knees to the body from Grumpky.
Kelly tries to break free but Grumpky pushes him back against the cage.
Grumpky tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Grumpky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grumpky trying to land knees to the body.

Kelly pulls Grumpky into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grumpky won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grumpky tries to stand but Kelly is controlling from the bottom.

Grumpky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelly.
Grumpky moves away from the strike by Kelly.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grumpky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grumpky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grumpky is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Grumpky circles away and we're back to standing.
Grumpky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grumpky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Grumpky tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Grumpky tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Grumpky is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.

Grumpky moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly misses with a low kick as Grumpky jumps back.
Grumpky moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Grumpky moves to clinch but Kelly breaks away
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Grumpky will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Grumpky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grumpky tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Grumpky tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Grumpky tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grumpky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grumpky is looking to clinch.
Grumpky looks to clinch

and Kelly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kelly.

Grumpky pushes Kelly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Grumpky tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Kelly.
Grumpky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Sam Grumpky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grumpky's knee momentarily.
Kelly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grumpky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grumpky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sam Grumpky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sam Grumpky's cut.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grumpky defends it nicely.
Kelly lands with a hook. Grumpky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grumpky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grumpky tries to clinch
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grumpky is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Grumpky sees coming a mile off.
Ron Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grumpky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grumpky tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grumpky moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Grumpky tries to clinch but Kelly moves away

and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Grumpky keeps him there for the moment.
Grumpky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grumpky has him pressed against the cage.
Grumpky lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelly won't want to take too many of those.
Grumpky looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Grumpky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grumpky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelly's defenses.
Grumpky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grumpky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grumpky lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
Grumpky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grumpky looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Grumpky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.

Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Grumpky in a clinch.
Grumpky misses with a knee strike.
Grumpky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grumpky being controlled against the cage.
Grumpky lands a knee to the head.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Grumpky is controlling him.
Grumpky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Grumpky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grumpky wants to clinch.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grumpky tries to clinch up
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Grumpky.
Kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grumpky pinned against the cage. Grumpky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kelly gets tackled into the cage by Grumpky. Grumpky maintains the clinch.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grumpky tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Grumpky looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Grumpky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Grumpky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grumpky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grumpky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grumpky is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grumpky defends it nicely.
Grumpky wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Grumpky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grumpky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Grumpky!