PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Demonyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viho Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Demonyo
vs
Kelley

213 cm
23
198 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

191 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Demonyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viho Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley blocks a head kick by Demonyo.

Kelley clinches.
Kelley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Demonyo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Demonyo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Demonyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demonyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kelley rushes Demonyo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kelley.
Kelley fails to pull guard.
Alvin Demonyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viho Kelley.
Demonyo lands an uppercut.
Demonyo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley blocks the elbow strike.

Kelley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kelley tries to keep at a distance but Demonyo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Demonyo takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonyo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Kelley pulls guard.
Kelley keeping moving, preventing Demonyo from controlling successfully.
Demonyo stays in close to Kelley's body and controls the position.
Kelley pulls Demonyo in close to prevent any damage.

Kelley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Demonyo has picked Kelley up and slammed him! Kelley can't keep hold of the triangle and Demonyo manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelley tries to buck Demonyo off but Demonyo is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kelley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demonyo's waist but Demonyo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelley off to one side.
Demonyo ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
Demonyo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Demonyo throws a chopping leg kick but Kelley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelley is looking for the big counter here.
Demonyo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Demonyo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Demonyo clinches.
Demonyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demonyo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Demonyo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelley trying to control the position but instead, Demonyo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelley into the cage.
Kelley looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demonyo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kelley decides to pull guard.
Demonyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelley is retaining full guard.
Demonyo wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.
Demonyo stopping the sweep attempt from Kelley.
Kelley keeping moving, preventing Demonyo from controlling successfully.
Demonyo preventing the sweep.
Kelley is pulling down on Demonyo's head. It's preventing any offense from Demonyo, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kelley gets the takedown into side control.
Demonyo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Kelley is trying to get an arm triangle but Demonyo is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demonyo is pushing Kelley's head away, looking to escape. Kelley manages to hold on to the position though.
Kelley controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viho Kelley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Demonyo forces Kelley back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demonyo throws an elbow but misses.
Demonyo looking to throw knees to the head but Kelley is blocking nicely.
Kelley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kelley tries to pull guard but Demonyo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Demonyo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Viho Kelley has been cut.
Kelley tries to land a knee to the head but Demonyo blocks with his arms.
Demonyo misses with an elbow over the top.
Demonyo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kelley pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Kelley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Demonyo wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demonyo is one step ahead there.
Demonyo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Demonyo passes into half guard.
Kelley tries to roll over but Demonyo keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelley.
Alvin Demonyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viho Kelley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvin Demonyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kelley or perhaps it was just good defense by Demonyo, which made it look bad.
Demonyo throws a head kick that misses

and Kelley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kelley with a nice head shot there.
Demonyo is looking to stand back up but Kelley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Demonyo.

Demonyo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kelley is on him like a limpet, forcing Demonyo back against the cage.
Demonyo misses with the head strike.
Demonyo misses with the head strike.
Demonyo misses with a knee strike.
Demonyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Demonyo gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Demonyo uses from the top position.
Demonyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelley looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelley, not yet.
Kelley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Demonyo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Kelley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Demonyo stopping the sweep attempt from Kelley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Demonyo trying to control but Kelley is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kelley fails to land the takedown.
Demonyo throws a head kick but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick from Demonyo.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Demonyo gets a takedown into half guard.
Kelley wants to stand back up but Demonyo manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Demonyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viho Kelley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kelley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Demonyo misses with a head kick.
Demonyo tries to clinch but Kelley is having none of it.
Demonyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelley tries to counter by closing the distance.

Kelley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demonyo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Demonyo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Demonyo is trying to get back to his feet but Kelley has full control of the position and if anything, Demonyo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kelley has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Demonyo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kelley lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kelley.
Our spies down at at The Iron Palace inform us that Kelley has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Demonyo is trying to get back to his feet but Kelley has full control of the position and if anything, Demonyo has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Demonyo's body.
Viho Kelley has got the better of the ground game so far.

Demonyo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kelley.
Demonyo wants to get back to his feet.
Kelley trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Demonyo doesn't escape.
Demonyo wants to get back to his feet.
Kelley has good solid back control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Kelley is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Demonyo taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Kelley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viho Kelley!