PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Overide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Overide

185 cm
17
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Overide!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overide misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Overide manages to avoid it.
A combination from Overide does no damage.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Overide throws an off balance right hand
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Overide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overide.
Overide throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Overide misses with a hook
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Manuel Overide has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook but Overide avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overide throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Overide swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overide.
Manuel Overide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overide avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Overide slips the punch.
Kelly sets himself, and Overide steps forward looking for the clinch! Kelly avoids it this time.
Overide just misses with a punch to the body.
Overide throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Overide throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overide. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
Kelly tests Overide's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Overide avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Overide misses with a body shot.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Overide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Overide swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overide misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Overide's belly button to the back.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Overide on the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overide throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Overide takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Overide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overide misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Overide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Overide.
Kelly slips under a jab from Overide.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Overide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Overide.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kelly catches Overide right on the button with a cross.
Overide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly catches Overide with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Overide throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Overide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Overide.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overide throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Manuel Overide's cut even more.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Overide pushes him off.
Overide misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Overide avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Overide's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Overide manages to avoid it.
Overide fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Kelly lands a jab to Overide's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overide.
A counter left hand to the body from Kelly misses its target.
Overide throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overide misses with a body shot.
It looked like Kelly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Overide.
Overide misses with a looping left.
Daniel Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Overide throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Overide throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Overide throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Overide swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overide can do to turn this around?
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Overide's hands.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overide misses the body punch
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Overide misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Overide avoids nicely.
Overide wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
Overide throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overide misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overide throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Overide fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overide just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly sets himself, and Overide steps forward looking for the clinch! Kelly avoids it this time.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overide.
Overide misses with a body punch
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly tests Overide's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Overide digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Overide swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The cut above Manuel Overide's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Overide has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Overide takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overide lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly cracks Overide with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overide misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Overide pushes him off.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Overide is rocked!
Overide misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly lands a jab to Overide's midsection.
Kelly lands a jab to Overide's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Overide's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Overide misses with a wild body shot.
Overide misses with an uppercut
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Overide throws a sloppy body shot
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Overide is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Overide misses with a hook.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Overide on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Overide seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.

Manuel Overide's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overide misses with a left hand
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overide swings widly with a right hand

and Kelly counters with a nice right hand that sends Overide toppling to the canvas! Overide scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kelly finish him?!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manuel Overide's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Kelly!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Kelly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.