PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Kelvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dev Vasilios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilios comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cant be touched! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kelvin
vs
Vasilios

159 cm
24
138 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

160 cm
27
138 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felipe Kelvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dev Vasilios!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilios throws out a loose jab but Kelvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felipe Kelvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasilios connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Vasilios gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vasilios lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kelvin!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilios controlling his opponent.
It looks like Vasilios might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kelvin tries to hold on but Vasilios postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin is squirming around, avoiding Vasilios's attempts to control the action.
Kelvin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Vasilios looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vasilios trying to control but Kelvin is having none of it.

Vasilios has control of Kelvin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kelvin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasilios tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelvin is looking to escape.

Vasilios working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vasilios controlling the pace for now.

Vasilios working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kelvin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kelvin tries to hold on but Vasilios postures up.
Vasilios trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Vasilios has control of Kelvin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kelvin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vasilios controlling the position easily from mount.
Vasilios tries to control but Kelvin wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin is wriggling around trying to escape.

Vasilios with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vasilios lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kelvin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kelvin tries to get out of the position.
Vasilios controlling from mount.
Vasilios trying to control but Kelvin is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dev Vasilios dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vasilios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelvin tries to clinch there but Vasilios circles away.
Kelvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasilios lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasilios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasilios throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelvin.

Kelvin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kelvin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kelvin prevents Vasilios from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vasilios manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kelvin throwing strikes from guard but Vasilios blocks nicely.
Vasilios looking to control.
Kelvin stopping the sweep attempt from Vasilios.
Kelvin throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasilios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelvin is one step ahead there.

Vasilios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasilios keeping moving, preventing Kelvin from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vasilios is on top in guard.
Vasilios wants to control from the top but Kelvin keeps moving.
Vasilios tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelvin is retaining full guard.
Kelvin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vasilios puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kelvin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasilios is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kelvin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vasilios is looking to take a break and control but Kelvin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasilios sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kelvin is looking for a sweep. Vasilios is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dev Vasilios has got the better of the ground game so far.

Vasilios is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kelvin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vasilios.
Kelvin is not content to let Vasilios control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios works his way into full mount!
Kelvin is wriggling around trying to escape.

Vasilios looking to secure an arm triangle but Kelvin defends it well.
Vasilios looking to finish Kelvin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kelvin!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelvin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vasilios landing strikes from the mount and Kelvin is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dev Vasilios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kelvin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vasilios is trying to defend but Kelvin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vasilios is positioning himself well to prevent Kelvin advancing to mount.

Vasilios looking for submissions off his back.
Vasilios wants to control but Kelvin is keeping busy.
Kelvin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kelvin is taking a breather. Vasilios says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios trying to hold on to Kelvin's head to control him but Kelvin postures up.
Kelvin is just content to waste time from the top position. Vasilios takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kelvin scoring with some ground and pound.
Kelvin postures up.
Kelvin stopping the sweep attempt from Vasilios.
Vasilios has control of Kelvin's left arm, preventing Kelvin from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vasilios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelvin manages to get himself to full guard.
Vasilios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelvin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vasilios looking to pass the guard.
Vasilios wants to control from the top but Kelvin keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios forces his way into half guard.
Vasilios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasilios thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelvin's head.

Vasilios is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kelvin sees it coming and defends easily.

Kelvin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vasilios pulls his head out easily.
Vasilios seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kelvin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasilios might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kelvin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vasilios moves into full mount! Kelvin won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Vasilios is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kelvin is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dev Vasilios!
A very excited looking Dev Vasilios made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.