PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager comes to the cage accompanied by Afrikanerhart. Kelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alternative Ulster - SLF. This should be a great matchup!

De Jager
vs
Kelly

189 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

193 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Bullet Proof System
AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and De Jager counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
A right-left combo lands from De Jager.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
De Jager takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Jager throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jager misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Jager.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Jager doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from De Jager.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - De Jager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Jager explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Jager.
De Jager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Jager.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. De Jager moves away and avoids it.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerry Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Jager fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
De Jager scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from De Jager.
De Jager blocks a leg kick.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
De Jager lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but De Jager is out of range.
Kelly misses with a hook. De Jager ducked under it nicely.
De Jager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from De Jager.
De Jager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly lands a really nice looking cross but De Jager seems unphased.
De Jager slips a jab from Kelly.
De Jager is looking to counter punch.
De Jager cracks Kelly with an open hand slap.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
De Jager tries to counter by clinching up but Kelly breaks away and moves out of range.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Jager is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Jager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
De Jager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Jager counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Jager.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Jager fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly 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.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
De Jager displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
De Jager defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
De Jager takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Jager throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kelly moves into the clinch.
De Jager tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Jager works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelly cracks De Jager with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Jager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Kelly.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Jager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
De Jager moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Jager tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly scores with a jab. De Jager acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Jager lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
De Jager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from De Jager.
Kelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Jager swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Jager is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and De Jager cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from De Jager.
De Jager misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
De Jager misses with a low kick.
De Jager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. De Jager saw that one coming.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Jager's head backwards.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Jager motions for Kelly to come forward. De Jager throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Jager.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Jager defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but De Jager slips the punch.
De Jager tries to counter by clinching up but Kelly breaks away and moves out of range.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly avoids the head kick by De Jager.
Kelly throws out a counter right but De Jager avoids it with no problem.
De Jager lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Jager throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
De Jager wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
De Jager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
De Jager misses with a looping right.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Jager's head.
Gerry Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Jager uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager takes one to the chin there.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and De Jager counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Kelly gets a clinch.
De Jager is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Jager tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Jager is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
De Jager lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kelly.
I was talking to De Jager's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Jager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as De Jager controls his hands.
Kelly prevents a body shot from De Jager.
Kelly tries a body shot but De Jager blocks it.
Kelly blocks a body shot from De Jager.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly tries to work over De Jager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as De Jager controls his hands.
De Jager misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly is working De Jager over against the cage.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly cracks De Jager with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Jager's elbow.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly works on De Jager's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly works on De Jager's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
De Jager prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Jager or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

De Jager takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Kelly misses.
De Jager just misses with a punch to the body.
De Jager misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Jager slips a jab from Kelly.
De Jager connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly thumps De Jager with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
De Jager is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
De Jager looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
De Jager drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
De Jager moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like De Jager wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Jager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly throws a hook but De Jager avoids it easily.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and De Jager counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Jager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Jager. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Jager tries to counter with a takedown but Kelly is quick to defend against it.
De Jager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Bismarck De Jager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - De Jager circles away.
De Jager is looking to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Jager. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Jager lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Jager takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kelly throws a body punch but De Jager moves out of range.
De Jager swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Jager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
A head kick misses from De Jager.
Nice cross by Kelly.
De Jager closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
De Jager just misses with a punch to the body.
De Jager walks into a jab.
Gerry Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Jager rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
De Jager fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Jager throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Jager.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Jager throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Jager. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. De Jager does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Jager was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly swings for the body but De Jager moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Kelly misses.
De Jager scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly misses with a hook.
De Jager was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Kelly.
Kelly sizes up De Jager with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Jager is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kelly.
De Jager misses with a wild body shot.
De Jager tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Jager looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kelly wants to slow De Jager down by chopping away at his legs.

Kelly moves into the clinch.
De Jager tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly very nearly forgot to thank AnonymouS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.