PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 198 p4p, 29 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 250 p4p, 34 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kelly
vs
Vurny

193 cm
33
220 lbs
26 - 6 - 1

187 cm
34
203 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vurny misses the jab.
Vurny throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Vurny throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick from Kelly.
A leg kick checked by Vurny.
Vurny takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Vurny misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Vurny misses the target.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Vurny avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vurny defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Vurny ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Vurny moved out of range nicely.
Vurny looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lunges at Vurny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vurny's hand.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Aldo Vurny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Vurny.
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
Vurny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vurny just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKelly.
A punch combination from Vurny misses.
Vurny looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.

Vurny decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Kelly has one foot on Vurny's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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 staying out of range there.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Vurny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vurny showed some decent athleticism there.

Vurny is working for a kimura but Kelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Vurny throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vurny throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.
Vurny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Vurny is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kelly has managed to free his arm - good work.

Vurny is looking for a kimura but Kelly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vurny to get the leverage.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kelly to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vurny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vurny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vurny advances to half guard.
Kelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Kelly is defending well.
Vurny slips a nice elbow through Kelly's hands, connecting with Kelly's forehead.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Vurny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vurny thows a huge punch but Kelly dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vurny is working for a kimura but Kelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelly is trying to stand up here but Vurny is controlling him well.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelly tries to kick Vurny off but Vurny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Vurny there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aldo Vurny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Decent striking displayed by Vurny there.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vurny.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vurny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Vurny's ribs.
Vurny fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Vurny moves out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Vurny's ribcage but misses.
Vurny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vurny lands with a hook. Kelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurny looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Vurny might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly tries to counter by clinching up but Vurny breaks away and moves out of range.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Vurny moves out of range easily.
Kelly moves forwards but Vurny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vurny lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vurny.
Vurny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelly lands a head kick!

That has opened up Aldo Vurny's cut even more.
Vurny shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Vurny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Vurny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vurny off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Vurny slips the punch.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Vurny's ribs.

Kelly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vurny throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vurny lands a couple of elbows.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurny trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Vurny forces his way into half guard.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny stalling away here and it's allowed Kelly to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gerry Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly throws the left hand but Vurny avoids the punch easily.
Vurny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vurny throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Vurny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vurny lands a lovely overhand right.
Vurny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Kelly clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vurny blocks it with crossed arms.

Vurny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vurny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Vurny misses.
Vurny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vurny scores with a punch to the head.
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 Gerry Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vurny tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vurny throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vurny is defended easily by Kelly.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Vurny.
Vurny dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Vurny's head and hops out.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerry Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vurny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vurny with a hook.
Vurny shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Vurny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurny moves away.
Vurny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Vurny persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vurny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Vurny misses.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vurny.
Kelly throws a right hand that Vurny ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurny also avoids with ease.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Vurny against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Vurny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vurny.
Vurny gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vurny goes for a takedown attempt but Kelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gerry Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Vurny.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
The crowd cheers as Vurny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Vurny misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly misses the jab.
Vurny connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vurny shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vurny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
No luck for Vurny with that takedown attempt.
Kelly throws a hook but Vurny blocks it.
Vurny avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Vurny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
Kelly cracks Vurny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vurny is defended easily by Kelly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vurny.
Vurny has a takedown stuffed.
Vurny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly defending well as Vurny loads up on a big left hand.

Kelly pushes Vurny up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurny.
Vurny has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vurny can turn it around.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vurny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Vurny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly has Vurny pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kelly lands a jab.
Kelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vurny.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vurny's calf.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vurny.
Vurny misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Vurny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny misses with a leg kick.
Kelly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vurny manages to circle out of the way.
Vurny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vurny checks a leg kick.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vurny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelly scores with a nice head shot.

The cut above Aldo Vurny's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vurny lands a nice shot to the body.
Vurny dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Vurny's head and hops out.
Kelly misses with a combination
and Vurny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vurny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kelly.

Aldo Vurny's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vurny prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Vurny controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurny.
Kelly is pushing Vurny up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly just leaning against Vurny, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Vurny throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly is looking for a counter combo.
Vurny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly throws a right hand that Vurny ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurny also avoids with ease.
Vurny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Vurny persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vurny.
Kelly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vurny misses the jab.
Vurny wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Vurny.
Kelly tries to bum rush Vurny with a series of wild strikes but Vurny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vurny moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly retains his light heavyweight title!
Gerry Kelly thanked the fans post fight for their support.