PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Celsius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celsius comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - No Good. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Celsius
vs
Kerr

175 cm
31
164 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

178 cm
22
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelvin Celsius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr tries to clinch up
and Celsius counters with a two punch combo.

Kerr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Celsius lands a nice elbow.
Kerr misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Celsius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kerr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kerr moves to clinch but Celsius breaks away
and Celsius counters with a three punch combo that has Kerr backing up. Kerr nods at Celsius to acknowledge the strikes.

Kerr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Celsius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerr is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Celsius tries to score a body lock takedown but Kerr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Celsius has Kerr pressed against the cage, preventing Kerr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Celsius jumps guard but Kerr stands there with Celsius around his waist. Celsius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Celsius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Celsius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Celsius lands with a left to the head.
Kerr is trying to force a seperation but Celsius has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kerr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Celsius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerr moves in looking to clinch but Celsius pushes him off.
Celsius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kerr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Celsius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Celsius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celsius working the head and body with strikes.
Kerr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Celsius.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet.
Celsius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kerr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Celsius tries to pass to full mount but Kerr defends it.
Celsius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Celsius controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celsius drops an elbow to the side of Kerr's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Celsius wants to work for an arm triangle but Kerr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Celsius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Celsius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Celsius stops Kerr from getting back to his feet.
Celsius wants to control but Kerr is keeping him busy.

Celsius seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kerr is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kelvin Celsius!