PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kelley
vs
Gutz

180 cm
29
179 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

185 cm
40
187 lbs
49 - 26 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley cracks Gutz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Gutz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Gutz ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kelley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gutz to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelley wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelley throws a leg kick which misses Gutz's front leg but catches the back leg as Gutz tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Kelley.
Kelley throws a poor cross that misses
and Gutz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gutz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kelley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz throws a shot from downtown. Kelley moves away and avoids it.
Kelley lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutz.
Kelley is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gutz.
A little jabbing left from Gutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Gutz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley connects with a body shot that sends Gutz's belly button to the back.
Kelley blocks a head kick by Gutz.
Sloppy strikes from Gutz. Those never looked like landing.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. Gutz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelley throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
Kelley throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Kelley cracks Gutz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Gutz misses.
Gutz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelley slips under a jab from Gutz.
Kelley scores with a sloppy right hand. Gutz should have avoided that one.

Gutz is rocked!
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelley works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Gutz's head.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Gutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelley is leaning against Gutz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gutz looks winded!
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Gutz's ribcage. Gutz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelley is leaning against Gutz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gutz throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelley.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelley lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley tries to work over Gutz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley is leaning against Gutz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelley.
Kelley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutzs head.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gutz blocks a body shot from Kelley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelley cracks Gutz with a nice body shot.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Kelley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gutz with a big uppercut! Gutz tries to clinch up but Kelley pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gutz to the mat! Gutz covers up and Kelley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley retains his welterweight title!
Liam Kelley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.