PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Doolittle (ranked 137 p4p, 8 weight class) and Liam Kelley (ranked 507 p4p, 24 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Liam Kelley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Doolittle
vs
Kelley

194 cm
39
222 lbs
39 - 19 - 0

180 cm
31
190 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Doolittle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Doolittle. That snapped Kelley's head back.
Doolittle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelley scores with a head kick.
Kelley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doolittle. Doolittle obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle is looking to counter punch.
Kelley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doolittle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doolittle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doolittle throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Doolittle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley throws a low kick but Doolittle moves out of range easily.
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!
Kelley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doolittle's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doolittle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelley throws out a counter right but Doolittle avoids it with no problem.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Doolittle thumps Kelley with a low kick.
Kelley thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
and Doolittle counters with a body kick.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelley.
Kelley slips a jab from Doolittle.
Doolittle defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Kelley moves out of range.
Doolittle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doolittle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle staying out of range there.
Kelley digs a good body shot into Doolittle's ribs.
Kelley fakes the leg kick and cracks Doolittle in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley misses with a body shot
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelley looks to throw a body kick
and Doolittle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doolittle just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Kelley misses.
Doolittle lands a nice hook to Kelley's body. Kelley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Kelley throws out a loose jab but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Kelley.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kelley avoids the head kick by Doolittle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doolittle.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Doolittle counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Doolittle slips under a jab from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Kelley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doolittle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Doolittle checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
Doolittle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Kelley misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
Doolittle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
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!
Kelley throws a leg kick but Doolittle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelley lunges at Doolittle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doolittle's hand.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle looks to land a combination but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelley.
Nice defenses there by Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Kelley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley throws a head kick but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle blocks a jab.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doolittle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doolittle ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Doolittle throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelley throws a leg kick which misses Doolittle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doolittle tries to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Doolittle is looking to wear down Kelley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle thuds a left hand into Kelley's body.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley misses with a hook
and Doolittle counters with a good low kick that Kelley was not able to check.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Doolittle moved out of range.
Doolittle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelley's hands.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Kelley thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
letting Doolittle counter with a right hand.
Doolittle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley misses with a left hand
and Doolittle counters with a leg kick.
Kelley tries to work over Doolittle's front leg with a kick but Doolittle checks it.
Doolittle checks a leg kick nicely.
Doolittle is looking to land body kicks.
Doolittle lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Doolittle misses with a looping right.
Kelley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley tries a low kick but Doolittle avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Doolittle misses its target.
Kelley jabs Doolittle right on the nose. Doolittle blinks but takes it well.
Doolittle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Kelley.
Kelley slips a jab from Doolittle.
Kelley lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Doolittle finds it's way through Kelley's defenses.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Doolittle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Doolittle slips a jab from Kelley.
Doolittle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Doolittle moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Doolittle blocks a leg kick.
Doolittle tests Kelley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Doolittle finds it's target.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Doolittle ducks down to avoid it.
Doolittle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doolittle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelley cracks the inside of Doolittle's front leg.
Doolittle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doolittle.
Kelley feints a counter leg kick.
Doolittle misses with a body kick.
Doolittle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Doolittle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelley keeps Doolittle at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle slips a jab from Kelley.
Kelley lands a jab to Doolittle's midsection.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doolittle's sensitive parts.
Kelley swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.
Kelley is looking to score with low kicks.
Doolittle cracks the inside of Kelley's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley throws a jab when Doolittle was well out of range.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley scores with a head kick.
Doolittle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doolittle with a body shot.
Kelley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doolittle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Doctor Doolittle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Doolittle looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with the body kick
and Kelley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelley misses with a hook.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A jab from Kelley finds it's way through Doolittle's defenses.
Kelley misses with a hook
and Doolittle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doolittle.
Doolittle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doolittle sizes up Kelley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doolittle avoids the head kick by Kelley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle lands a head shot.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Doolittle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doolittle throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Doolittle as he connects with a hook.

Kelley is rocked!
Doolittle throws a leg kick which misses Kelley's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelley tries to avoid it.
Kelley is still on wobbly legs! Can Doolittle finish him?
Kelley throws a series of punches but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Doolittle tenderised Kelley's leg. Kelley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelley wants to stay close but Doolittle steps back to make room for something. Kelley seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Doolittle and Kelley drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Doctor Doolittle!
Doctor Doolittle retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Doctor Doolittle 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.
In defeat, Liam Kelley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.