PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. Potku has chosen Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Potku

175 cm
31
155 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

174 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku misses with the combination.
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potku thows a body shot but no joy.
Potku digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
Kelly scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a jab when Potku was well out of range.
Potku throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potku throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potku misses with a low kick.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Potku keeps it at a distance.
Potku avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Potku tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Potku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Potku sees coming a mile off.
Potku misses with a series of wild punches.
Potku takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Potku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potku throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Potku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly trying to control but Potku is working from the bottom.

Kelly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Potku is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelly, into his guard.
Potku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Potku is pushing down on Kelly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kelly is fighting to maintain full guard but Potku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Potku stalling.
Kelly is trying to maintain the position but Potku is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into full guard.

Kelly has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Potku is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kelly.
Potku tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kelly's legs.
Kelly is trying to control Potku's posture but Potku avoids it.
Kelly has one of Potku's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly gets back to half guard.
Kelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Potku's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Potku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Potku loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Potku looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Potku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Potku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potku. That did some damage!
Kelly works over Potku's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Muuli Potku has been cut.
Kelly thumps Potku with a low kick.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potku blocks a low kick nicely.
Potku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potku avoids the body shot from Kelly.
A leg kick checked by Potku.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Potku is able to avoid easily.
Potku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
Muuli Potku seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Potku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Potku connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potku walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potku misses with a looping right.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Potku moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Kelly throws a hook but Potku avoids it easily.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly cracks Potku with a good jab.
Kelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Potku misses with a few strikes there.
Potku misses with a looping right.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Potku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
A jab lands there for Potku.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Potku misses with a double jab.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Potku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Potku's head but Potku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Potku lands a jab to the head.
Kelly moves out of range as Potku strikes.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potku. That did some damage!
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potku moves away.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Potku will feel that in the morning.
Potku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Potku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Potku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryfus Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potku, right into the meat.
Potku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Potku slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Potku lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Potku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Potku pinned against the cage. Potku gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryfus Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muuli Potku's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Potku.
Potku connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potku slips a jab from Kelly.
Potku misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly feints and then cracks Potku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potku down.
An inside leg kick from Potku misses.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Potku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potku misses with a low kick.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Potku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Potku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potku, right into the meat.
Potku jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Potku is able to avoid easily.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Potku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Potku lands a really nice looking cross but Kelly seems unphased.
Potku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Potku loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Potku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelly 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 Potku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Potku throws a low kick but Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Potku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Potku finds it's target.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Potku.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Potku keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Potku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muuli Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Potku misses with the combination.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Potku misses with an uppercut.
Potku tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Potku misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Potku. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku lands with a kick to the temple. Kelly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Potku throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Potku lands a front kick.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Potku circles away.
Potku lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Potku.
Potku dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku walks into a left hand.
Ryfus Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Potku moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Potku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potku checks a leg kick.

Kelly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Potku was covering up waiting for the punch and Kelly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Potku keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muuli Potku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryfus Kelly!