PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Little
vs
Kelley

185 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
179 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley looks to throw a body kick
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Little throws out a leg kick but Kelley moves out of range and Little only half commits.
Little throws an off balance right hand
and Kelley counters with a straight right hand.
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Little seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kelley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Little checks a low kick from Kelley.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
Little slips a jab from Kelley.
Kelley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Little missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Little avoids it.
Little motions for Kelley to come forward. Little throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little misses with a straight right.
Kelley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kelley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelley lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Little forces Kelley back against the ropes and clinches.
Little scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little has Kelley pressed against the ropes, preventing Kelley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Little lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Kelley is blocking nicely.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little is pushing Kelley up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Kelley breaks the clinch.
Kelley throws a push kick but Little slaps the foot to one side.
Little wants to land a leg kick but Kelley is out of range.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Little tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelley is able to avoid easily.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Little throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kelley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking.
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Little on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Little.
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Little misses with a low kick.
Kelley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Little is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Kelley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Little wants to clinch but Kelley slips to the side
and Kelley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Little lands with a good body shot.
Kelley feints and then cracks Little's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Little down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelley.
Little throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Kelley blocks the body kick.
Kelley throws a big counter head kick but Little avoids it with no problem.
Kelley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kelley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Little makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kelley really felt that one!
Kelley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Little had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kelley avoids the head kick by Little.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little misses with the body kick
and Kelley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Little definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Little connects with a crisp jab.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Little tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kelley manages to circle out of the way.
Kelley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Kelley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Little moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little throws a lazy head kick
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Donk. Kelley catches Little right on the button with a cross.
A head kick from Kelley lands but Little takes it in his stride.
Kelley scores with a decent looking hook.
Little throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelley lands a really nice looking cross but Little seems unphased.
Kelley tries to land a leg kick but Little saw it coming and moves away.
Little throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kelley counters with a solid body kick.
Kelley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Little scores with a head kick. Kelley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelley. That did some damage!

Little clinches up with Kelley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelley is keeping busy.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelley.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelley throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
Kelley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Little walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Little misses.
Little thuds a left hand into Kelley's body.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Little!
Little works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Little misses
and Kelley counters with an outside leg kick.
Little lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Kelley down.
Little lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Little misses with a low kick.
Kelley throws a wild body kick that Little sees coming a mile off.
Kelley blocks the body kick.
Kelley lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little staying out of range there.
Little blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Little finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Little swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Little tried to score with a low kick but Kelley checks it.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Kelley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the body from Little misses
and Kelley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick from Little.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little tries to work over Kelley's front leg with a kick but Kelley checks it.
Kelley avoids the head kick by Little.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Little's leg. Little is trying to keep his angry face on.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little misses with a low kick as Kelley jumps back.
Little misses with a kick to the body
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Little with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelley to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Omar Little will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Little with a jab.
Little looks to land a body kick but Kelley moved away.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Little throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley tries a quick counter leg kick but Little is wise to it.
Kelley throws a front kick aimed at Little's knee but Little avoids it well.
Little throws a leg kick
and Kelley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Little tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kelley to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little avoids the head kick by Kelley.
Little misses with a kick to the body.
Little looks to throw a body kick
and Kelley counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Little's leg. Little is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little misses the jab.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelley circles away.
Kelley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Little under the eye.
Kelley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. Little looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Little looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Little thumps Kelley with a low kick.
Kelley lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Little fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelley.
Kelley misses the jab.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Kelley pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Kelley is predictable there
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Kelley.
Crunch! Little slams his shin into Kelley's torso.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelley throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelley throws a front kick aimed at Little's knee but Little avoids it well.
Little throws a leg kick but Kelley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Little tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Little moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelley.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Kelley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Little blocks it well.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley scores with a jab to the body.
Little slips a jab from Kelley.
No joy there for Kelley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelley jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Little throws out a loose jab but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelley. That did some damage!
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Little lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little avoids the body shot from Kelley.
Little lands with a nice combination. Kelley backs away looking to recover.
Kelley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Jab, jab by Kelley - just one landing.
Little misses with a body punch
and Kelley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Little.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Kelley really dominated that round.
That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Little throws a leg kick
enabling Kelley to counter with a crisp jab.
Little throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Little's knee momentarily.
Kelley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Little finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelley's head.
Kelley is looking to slow Little down with leg kicks.
Kelley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Little will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Little.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelley under the eye.
Kelley throws a low kick, looking for Little's leg but Little calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley lunges at Little with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Little's hand.
Kelley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Little.
Little misses with a double jab
and Kelley counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Little blocks the body kick.
Kelley cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Little throws a leg kick but Kelley checks it.
Kelley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Little blocks the body kick.
Kelley tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelley, as that shot connected.
Kelley misses with a leg kick.
Little tries a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Little is out of range and Kelley settles back down.
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Little counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Little.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelley blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelley.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Kelley is blocking nicely.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley trying to stall but Little improves his position.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a body punch.

Kelley breaks the clinch.
Little takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Little. Little circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelley jabs Little right on the nose. Little blinks but takes it well.
Little throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Little takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Kelley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Little.
A big right from Little misses.
A shot to the liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
You can see that Kelley has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Good work by Little as he checks the leg kick.
Little digs a good body shot into Kelley's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
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!
Kelley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Little finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Little throws a shot to the body.
Kelley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Little attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Little lands with a nice body kick.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Kelley dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kelley cracks Little with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kelley checks a low kick from Little.
Little takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelley cracks Little with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley throws a body kick that misses.
Little thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range.
Little has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelley finds it's way round the side to connect with Little's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelley misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming.
Little is looking to counter the offense by Kelley and move into the clinch.
Kelley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelley thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley.
Little tries to clinch but Kelley is having none of it.
Kelley blocks the body kick.
Kelley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Little fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley throws a chopping leg kick but Little manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Little loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelley.
Little throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kelley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Kelley.
Crunch! Little slams his shin into Kelley's torso.
Little throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Kelley misses.
Kelley cracks Little with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kelley lands a nice hook to Little's body. Little takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Little.
Little moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Little slips a straight right by Kelley.
Kelley throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Little checks the leg kick.
Little tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Little.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little thows a leg kick but Kelley checks it
and Kelley counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little swinging wildly here.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Little thumps Kelley with a low kick.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Kelley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kelley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelley manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little thows a leg kick but Kelley checks it
and Kelley counters with a low kick, right behind Little 's knee.

Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Little obliges.
A short uppercut from Little.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley working hard to break the clinch.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelley's efforts to push away.
Omar Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little working aggressively here.

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 Omar Little.
I think Kelley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:50

The fight is ruled a draw!