PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramen has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
Ramen

170 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
149 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramen dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramen wants to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.

Ramen moves into the clinch.
Ramen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramen misses with a knee strike.
Ramen pushes Kelly back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ramen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd are getting on Ramen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Ramen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.

Ramen moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Ramen misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly jumps guard but Ramen stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly jumps guard but Ramen stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ramen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Ramen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramen.
Ramen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly tries to bum rush Ramen with a series of wild strikes but Ramen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramen slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramen misses with a straight left.
Ramen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Ramen tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Ramen tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Ramen tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramen misses the target.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Ramen misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Ramen with a jab.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Ramen avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly tries to bum rush Ramen with a series of wild strikes but Ramen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Ramen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramen misses with a looping left.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Ramen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Ramen.

Ramen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ramen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ramen takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramen.

Ramen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly tries to bum rush Ramen with a series of wild strikes but Ramen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a right hand that Ramen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramen also avoids with ease.

Ramen clinches with his opponent.
Ramen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Ramen lands a nice elbow.

It looks like John Kelly has been cut.
Ramen lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramen.
Ramen lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Ramen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ramen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramen is looking to clinch.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Ramen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Kelly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramen feints a jab and as Kelly dips his head, Ramen unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kelly right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kelly falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Ramen smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenji Ramen!