PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Melo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Max Webster- Toronto Tontos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stelling
vs
Melo

178 cm
29
175 lbs
9 - 43 - 1

182 cm
30
174 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 43 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Melo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelling takes one to the side of the head.
Stelling tries to clinch but Melo moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Melo there.
Stelling sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eddie Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stelling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Melo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stelling takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Melo lands but Stelling takes it in his stride.
A jab from Melo does it's job there.
Melo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stelling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melo. Melo obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelling tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melo! But no joy.
Stelling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stelling throws a nice looking combination but Melo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melo thumps Stelling with a low kick.
Stelling ducks right into an uppercut from Melo.
Stelling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stelling moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stelling tries to move into range but Melo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Melo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stelling . That did some damage!
Melo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Melo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stelling has time to react.
Melo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stelling .
Decent striking displayed by Melo there.
Stelling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melo.
Melo lands with a hook. Stelling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Melo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stelling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stelling misses with a body punch
and Melo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melo lands a leg kick that knocks Stelling off balance momentarily.
Melo lands a head kick. Stelling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelling tries for a takedown but Melo circles away easily
and Melo counters with a low kick, right behind Stelling 's knee.
Stelling is looking to clinch.
Melo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stelling .
Melo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stelling had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stelling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Melo.
Stelling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melo. Melo obviously looking to wear him down.
Melo lands with a cross.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eddie Melo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stelling on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stelling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Melo catches Stelling with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Melo connects with a leg kick. Stelling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A combination from Melo does no damage.
Melo connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Melo does no damage.
Melo scores with a body shot.
Melo lands a nice looking body shot.
Stelling throws a lazy head kick
letting Melo counter with a right hand.
Stelling throws a head kick but Melo moves out of range.
That kick from Melo tenderised Stelling 's leg. Stelling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Melo lands with a right hand.
Stelling misses with a hook
and Melo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stelling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melo lands with a cross.
Melo connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Stelling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Melo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Melo lands a jab to the nose.
Melo feints and then cracks Stelling 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stelling down.
Melo scores with a decent looking hook.
A good leg kick by Melo.
Stelling misses with a head kick.
Melo's corner calls for a 1-2. Melo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Melo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stelling throws a sloppy head kick
and Melo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stelling tries for a takedown but Melo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Stelling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stelling takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Melo is looking to slow Stelling down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Melo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Melo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Melo stuffs the takedown attempt from Stelling . Stelling gets slowly back to his feet.
Stelling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melo scores with a leg kick.
Stelling throws a head kick but Melo moves out of range.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Melo scores with a hook.
Stelling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melo was well out of range. Poor timing from Stelling .
Melo 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.
Stelling tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stelling has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stelling there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Stelling looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eddie Melo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Melo scores with a hook to the body. Stelling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack Stelling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stelling . That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melo.
Stelling closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Melo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stelling walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Melo lands a high kick!

Stelling is rocked!
Stelling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Melo both land. Nice combination.
Stelling steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Melo. That one must have hurt.
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!
Melo lands the left hand.
Stelling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Melo checks a leg kick nicely.
Stelling throws a sloppy head kick
and Melo counters with a right hand to the body.
Stelling 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.
Stelling tries to clinch
and Melo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Melo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stelling momentarily.
Melo scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Melo.
Stelling has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Melo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stelling at a distance.
Stelling shoots and misses
and Melo counters with a straight right hand.
Melo lands a head kick!
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Melo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Stelling misses
and Melo counters with a nice leg kick.
Melo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stelling on the side of the head.
Melo connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stelling takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh Stelling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stelling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stelling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stelling misses with a head kick.
Stelling seems to have got his legs back now.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Melo is looking to slow Stelling down with leg kicks.
Stelling throws a leg kick
and Stelling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stelling takes one to the side of the head.
Melo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Melo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Melo dips to his left and cracks Stelling with an uppercut!
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!
Melo lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelling tries a head kick but it misses.
Stelling wants to clinch but Melo slips to the side
and Melo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Melo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stelling misses with a left hand
and Melo counters with a straight right hand.
Melo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Melo pushes Stelling away with a front kick.
Melo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stelling on the side of the head.
Melo scoring well with a low kick there.
Stelling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Melo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stelling 's hands.
Stelling misses with a kick to the body.
Melo shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo digs a good body shot into Stelling 's ribs.
Donk. Melo catches Stelling right on the button with a cross.
Melo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Melo with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Melo scores with a jab to the head.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stelling tries to clinch but Melo moves out of range.
Melo lands a body shot.
Melo pushes Stelling away with a front kick.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stelling throws a leg kick that is checked
and Melo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melo scores with a hook.
Melo lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Stelling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Melo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelling throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melo connects with a body shot that sends Stelling 's belly button to the back.
Melo connects with a looping right hand.
Stelling throws a head kick that misses.
Melo flicks out a counter leg kick but Stelling steps away.
Melo cracks the inside of Stelling 's front leg.
Melo connects with a high kick.
Melo scores with a nice right hand.
Stelling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Melo counters with a left and a right that stings Stelling .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melo connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo digs a good hook to Stelling 's body.
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
Melo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Melo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Melo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stelling will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Melo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stelling walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stelling darts in trying to clinch
enabling Melo to counter with a crisp jab.
Melo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stelling 's hands.
Stelling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stelling takes one to the side of the head.
Melo lands with a good body shot.
Melo works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelling takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Melo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stelling gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Melo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Stelling is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Melo!
A relieved looking Eddie Melo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jack Stelling was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.