PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca fait mal. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

George
vs
Kelly

185 cm
20
161 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by George.
George seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and George counters with a thumping low kick.
George throws a quick inside leg kick.

George gets in close and instigates a clinch.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
George lands a body shot.
George lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Luther Kelly has been cut.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from George.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but George is keeping busy.
George cracks Kelly with a nice body shot.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from George.
A nice left hand lands by George.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from George.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
George lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George blocks an uppercut.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
George lands a body punch.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George blocks a body shot from Kelly.
George prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George is pushing Kelly up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly prevents a body shot from George.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Kelly's cut.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

George throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George scores with a leg kick.

George clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the ropes.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
George presses Kelly against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from George.
Nice body punch from George.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
George lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from George.
George scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
George lands a body punch.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
George lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a body punch.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
George blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.

That has opened up Luther Kelly's cut even more.
George lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
George lands an elbow inside.
George is stalling here.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
George lands a shot to the body.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
George digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. George seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelly can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from George.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Luther Kelly's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from George.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to stall.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luther Kelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kelly tries to keep at a distance but George has taken the fight into the clinch.
George lands a right hand.
Kelly being controlled against the ropes.
George scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
George is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the ropes.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A short right from George.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the ropes.
George digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Kelly working hard to break the clinch.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands a nice uppercut.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George blocking some punches.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.

Kelly is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can George finish him?
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!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
A short left from George.
George lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
George cracks Kelly with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kelly goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Kelly wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lambert George!
Lambert George retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Lambert George made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Luther Kelly stepped up to the mic, saying 'IQ=136'.