PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zene Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kelly
vs
Zamora

181 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zene Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zamora in his tracks.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zamora throws a nice head kick!
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Zamora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Zamora.
Zamora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zamora plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Zamora counters with a nice body kick.
Zamora throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
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 doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zamora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kelly is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kelly lands with a nice combination. Zamora backs away looking to recover.
Kelly looks to clinch
and Zamora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zamora works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Zamora blocks the leg kick.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zamora.
Zamora lands with a slapping head kick.
Kelly works Zamora's body with a nice hook.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Zamora keeps it at a distance.
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Zamora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joe Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Zamora shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Kelly needs to keep his hands up - Zamora had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Zamora misses.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Zamora avoids it well.
Zamora tries a head kick but it misses.
Zamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Zamora's ribcage but misses.
Zamora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly throws a leg kick
enabling Zamora to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zamora was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly slips under a jab from Zamora.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zamora.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Zamora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly stuns Zamora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice combination there by Kelly.
Zamora throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zamora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Zamora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly wants to clinch
and Zamora counters with a big head kick but Kelly shrugs it off.
Kelly tries to clinch
and Zamora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zamora.
Zamora walks into a jab.
Zamora walks into a left hand.
Kelly lands a really nice looking cross but Zamora seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zamora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelly throws a low kick but Zamora avoids it.
Kelly takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Kelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly fails with the takedown
and Zamora counters with a big head kick but Kelly shrugs it off.
Kelly looks to land a combination. Zamora sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zamora misses with a two punch combination.
Zamora takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zamora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zamora connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly looks for a takedown but Zamora sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zamoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Zamora.
Zamora avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Zamora.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamora fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Kelly scores with a four punch combination!
Kelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly looks to throw a body kick
and Zamora counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zamora scores with the left hand. Kelly knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zamora defends it nicely.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Zamora moved out of range nicely.
Zamora jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Zamora manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zamora throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zamora takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Joe Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zamora slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Zamora's ribcage but misses.
Zamora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly misses with a hook. Zamora ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Zamora does no damage.
Zamora is breathing heavily.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly cracks Zamora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kelly wants to clinch
and Zamora counters with a nice body shot.
Zamora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zamora throws a big shot that misses.
Zamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zene Zamora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zamora takes one on the button.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zamora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zamora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly tries to clinch up
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Zamora counters with a head kick.
Kelly has his takedown stuffed
enabling Zamora to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Kelly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zamora takes one to the side of the head.
Zamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zamora lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly tries to clinch but Zamora is having none of it.
Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Zamora off the cage and back into range.
Zamora slips under a jab.
Zamora throws a nice head kick!
Kelly throws a series of punches but Zamora avoids them all with ease.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Zamora counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamora connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly scores with the left hand. Zamora knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zamora circles away.
Kelly defending well as Zamora loads up on a big left hand.
Zamora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zamora circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Zamora.
Zamora checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Zamora counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zamora feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Zamora misses with a looping left.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
Kelly connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Zamora ducks down to avoid it.
Zamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
Zamora misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Zamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zamora is out of range and Kelly settles back down.
Zamora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joe Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Zamora is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Zamora checks it
and Zamora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zamora as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Zamora pushes him off.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Zamora manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Zamora misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Zamora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zamora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zamoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zamora on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zamora ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
A telegraphed right hand from Zamora misses the target.
Kelly scores with a jab. Zamora acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zene Zamora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zamora doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Kelly!
A victorious Joe Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.