PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with Alternative Ulster - SLF blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kelly
vs
Kahn

193 cm
30
220 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

195 cm
38
219 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
Kahn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Kahn throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly throws a front kick aimed at Kahn's knee but Kahn avoids it well.
Kelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahn misses with an uppercut.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
Kahn tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahn is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Kahn.
Kelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Kahn.
As Kahn backs away, Kelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kahn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kahn can pounce on him.
Kahn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kahn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kahn throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kahn jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kahn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly cracks Kahn with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelly checks a low kick from Kahn.
Kelly motions for Kahn to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn lands a jab.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Kahn.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kahn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
No joy there for Kahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Kahn with a jab.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kelly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kahn!
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kahn throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kahn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kahn moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahn doesn't seem bothered though.
Donk. Kahn catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahn.
Kahn jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kahn.
Kelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kahn throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kahn.
Kelly scores with a jab.
Kelly scores with a push kick.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Kahn connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kahn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kahn throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Kahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kahn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kahn keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Kahn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kahn throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahn catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn throws a quick inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kelly might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kahn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahn lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kahn blocks the low kick.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn misses with the combination.
Jab from Kahn.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly backing away here, and Kahn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kahn.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahn misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kahn with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Kahn's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kahn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyson Kahn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Kahn digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Kahn misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kahn is breathing heavily.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahn.
Kahn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kahn ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kelly feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kahn sprawling to the canvas! Kahn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kelly finish him?!

Kahn is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly fakes the body blow, causing Kahn to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Kahn goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.