PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Max Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with Flo Rida - Whistle blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kelly
vs
Chan

188 cm
24
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Experienced

Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Chan.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and Chan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Chan against the ropes.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelly won't want to take too many of those.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelly won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelly won't want to take too many of those.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.

Chan manages to break the clinch.
Paul Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chan lands a head kick that bluckles Kelly and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Chan no doubt looking to push for a finish!

Kelly is rocked!
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crunch! Chan slams his shin into Kelly's torso.
Chan scores with a push kick.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Chan tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan delivers a nice body kick.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chan throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chan has Kelly up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chan is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Chan is controlling him.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan can't break the clinch.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kelly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan missing with knees to the body.

Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Chan cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kelly collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Chan!