PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyku Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kelly
vs
Free

214 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Prince Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyku Free!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kelly misses.
Free throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Free off to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Free's head.
Free fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Free closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kelly to the mat! Kelly manages to get full guard.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Free controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Free postures up.
Free content to stall in guard here.

Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Free can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Free tries to pass.
Free passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Free.
Free throws an elbow but Kelly slips to the side and avoids it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Kelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Free is working Kelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kelly is trying to control Free's posture but Free avoids it.

Free tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Free has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Free trying to control the position but Kelly is working away.
Kelly wants to control but Free postures up.

Free wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kelly, who protects the arm well.
Kelly tries to bench press Free off him but Free keeps the position.

Free thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Free wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly controls the position for a moment.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Free is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kelly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Free wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
Kelly is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Free tries for a kimura but Kelly is defending well.
Free is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly wants to control but Free postures up.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.

Free is trying to get an arm triangle but Kelly is defending well.

Free looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyku Free dominated that round.
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.

Kelly gets a takedown into half guard.
Free tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kelly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Free controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Kelly decides to return to a standing position.
Free slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Free shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Free misses with a takedown

and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control but Free is keeping him busy.
Free makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Free.
Free looking to control.
Kelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Free has a closed guard, preventing Kelly from standing up.
Free pulls Kelly in close to his closed guard and prevents Kelly from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kelly is now in half guard.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Kelly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Free defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Kelly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kelly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Free's half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Free is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Kelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Free swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Free can do to turn this around?
Free shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Free tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily

so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Free blocks nicely.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Free can do anything to dispel that myth.
Free utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Free is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kelly is trying to control but can't.
Kelly moves into full guard.
Free throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kelly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Free wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Free postures up.
Free pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Kelly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Free from controlling successfully.
Free controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Free with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Free wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Free wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Free is concentrating on defense, preventing Kelly from advancing position.
Free is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Free avoid being mounted?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Free misses with a head kick.
Free shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Prince Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyku Free.
Free takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

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