PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Leadpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Leadpunch
vs
Kelly

185 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
17
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Leadpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Leadpunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leadpunch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Leadpunch. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniel Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Leadpunch ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leadpunch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Leadpunch's belly button to the back.
Leadpunch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leadpunch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leadpunch closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Leadpunch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Leadpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leadpunch working Kelly over with knees to the body.
Leadpunch lands with a light punch inside.
Leadpunch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Leadpunch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leadpunch.
Leadpunch gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Leadpunch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Leadpunch lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leadpunch.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch landing knees to the head.
Leadpunch lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leadpunch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leadpunch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leadpunch lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leadpunch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leadpunch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leadpunch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Leadpunch backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Leadpunch looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Leadpunch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leadpunch backwards.
Leadpunch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly is leaning against Leadpunch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leadpunch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leadpunch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leadpunch prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leadpunch controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Leadpunch is breathing heavily.
Leadpunch scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch blocks an uppercut.
Leadpunch stalling in the clinch but Kelly improves position.
Leadpunch blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Leadpunch taking a breather.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Leadpunch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leadpunch or not.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Kelly will probably get the nod.
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 drops Leadpunch with a beautiful combination! Leadpunch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kelly is looking for the KO!

Leadpunch is rocked!

Leadpunch gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Leadpunch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Leadpunch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly cracks Leadpunch with a hook to the temple - Leadpunch is on wobbly legs here! Kelly swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Leadpunch falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kelly wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Kelly!
A very excited looking Daniel Kelly 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.