PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouellet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephane Ouellet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hulk Kelly's chin.

Ouellet
vs
Kelly

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouellet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hulk Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Ouellet jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Kelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ouellet defends well and Kelly ends up having to push Ouellet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ouellet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouellet cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ouellet feints a jab promting Kelly to slip. Ouellet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Ouellet gets a clinch.
Ouellet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Stephane Ouellet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Kelly.
Ouellet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Ouellet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ouellet is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Ouellet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ouellet smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouellet's corner calls for a 1-2. Ouellet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ouellet throws a big counter combination but Kelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ouellet throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouellet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouellet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ouellet misses with the combination.
Kelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouellet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouellet lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Ouellet. That snapped Kelly's head back.
A nice combination there by Ouellet.

Ouellet closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ouellet lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouellet wants to get up but he can't break Kelly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ouellet is in close to Kelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ouellet wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.

Ouellet gets to his feet. Kelly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ouellet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouellet lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ouellet tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ouellet to the ground. Ouellet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouellet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouellet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Ouellet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Ouellet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Ouellet circles away.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Ouellet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ouellet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kelly needs to keep his hands up - Ouellet had a free shot at his head there.
Ouellet stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ouellet.
Ouellet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Ouellet catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Ouellet is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ouellet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouellet's corner calls for a 1-2. Ouellet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.

Ouellet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kelly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ouellet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ouellet cracks Kelly with a solid left hand.
Ouellet wants to get up but he can't break Kelly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ouellet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ouellet wants to stand and escape but instead Kelly has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ouellet is wriggling around but Kelly manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouellet dominated that round.
That's time! Ouellet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ouellet.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ouellet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ouellet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk. Ouellet catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Ouellet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ouellet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
Ouellet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Ouellet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouellet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kelly on the side of the head.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ouellet's waist but Ouellet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Stephane Ouellet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Kelly.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ouellet to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Ouellet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellet digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ouellet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stephane Ouellet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouellet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Ouellet.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Ouellet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ouellet tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stephane Ouellet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouellet lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ouellet but Ouellet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Ouellet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ouellet lands the left hand.
Kelly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ouellet is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kelly.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Ouellet.
A right-left combo lands from Ouellet.
Ouellet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Ouellet, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Ouellet against the cage but Ouellet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Ouellet as Kelly shoots in.
Ouellet lands a jab-cross combination.
Ouellet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouellet connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Ouellet.
Kelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ouellet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kelly scrambles back to his feet.
A solid body kick from Ouellet.
Ouellet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Ouellet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kelly moves into the clinch.
Ouellet is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Kelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Ouellet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ouellet tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Ouellet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ouellet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Ouellet is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Ouellet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly is looking to control Ouellet's arms but Ouellet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Ouellet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ouellet lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly jumps guard but Ouellet stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ouellet pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ouellet stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouellet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a counter combo.
Ouellet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ouellet.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ouellet.
Ouellet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Ouellet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Ouellet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kelly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kelly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouellet postures up.
Ouellet wants to stand but Kelly is controlling his posture from full guard.

Ouellet decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kelly, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouellet dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ouellet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelly's head.
Ouellet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelly under the eye.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ouellet.
Ouellet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
Kelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouellet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouellet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly with the counter takedown but Ouellet avoids it easily.
Ouellet stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouellet thows a body kick. Kelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kelly enables Ouellet to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kelly manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Kelly wants to stand up but Ouellet is controlling him.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ouellet stands up from Kelly's guard - Ouellet perhaps looking for a knockout.

Ouellet drives through with a takedown into Kelly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ouellet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ouellet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ouellet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kelly 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 passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ouellet!
Ouellet wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ouellet throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kelly. What's that going to do exactly?
Ouellet is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kelly tries to control but Ouellet wriggling away.
Ouellet is trying to stand.
Ouellet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouellet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ouellet is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kelly raining down hammerfists from mount.

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.
Ouellet is trying to stand but he's just given Kelly his back.
Ouellet is really stuck here.

Ouellet preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kelly.
Stephane Ouellet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kelly looking for the choke from the back.
Ouellet trying to control the action but Kelly just sinks the hooks in.
Ouellet wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stephane Ouellet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ouellet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouellet!