PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 97 p4p, 18 weight class) and Remi Highjack (ranked 382 p4p, 55 weight class). Highjack has chosen Iron Maiden - Run to the hills as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Highjack

193 cm
33
220 lbs
28 - 6 - 1

191 cm
35
205 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remi Highjack!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Highjack counters with a nice uppercut.
Highjack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Highjack has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kelly is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Highjack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly jabs Highjack right on the nose. Highjack blinks but takes it well.

Highjack closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.
Highjack blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Kelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Highjack.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highjack wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Highjack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Highjack.
Highjack scoring well with a low kick there.
Highjack jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Highjack wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly throws a hook but Highjack blocks it.
Kelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Highjack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.

Highjack pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Highjack misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Highjack.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Highjack manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Highjack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Highjack. Highjack obviously looking to wear him down.
Highjack misses with a head kick.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Highjack lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly throws a head kick but Highjack moves out of range.
Highjack lands a body shot.

Highjack darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Highjack misses with the head strike.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Highjack.
Highjack connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Highjack.
Knees in the clinch landing for Highjack.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Highjack missing with knees to the body.
Highjack blocking some punches.
Highjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Highjack.
Highjack blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Highjack.
Highjack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack blocking some punches.
Highjack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Highjack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Highjack controls his hands.
Highjack blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly thumps Highjack with a low kick.
Highjack scores with a leg kick.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Highjack's head backwards.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Highjack misses with a low kick.
Highjack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Highjack.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Highjack.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Highjack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly slips under a jab from Highjack.
Highjack tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highjack tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Highjack.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Highjack wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highjack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Highjack avoids a kick to the body.
Highjack wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly thuds his shin into the meat of Highjack's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Highjack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

That kick from Highjack tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Highjack's body.
Gerry Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Highjack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Highjack just manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Highjack was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Highjack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Highjack avoids it well.
Highjack's corner calls for a 1-2. Highjack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Highjack scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highjack lands a jab to the head.
Kelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Highjack. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly throws a jab when Highjack was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Remi Highjack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Highjack scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Highjack avoids it.
Highjack swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Highjack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Highjack tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Highjack avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Highjack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Highjack to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Highjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Highjack moves out of range.
Highjack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Highjack jabs at Kelly's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highjack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Highjack scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Highjack.

Highjack rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly looking to stall.
Highjack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Highjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Highjack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Highjack.
Highjack misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Highjack working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Highjack.
Remi Highjack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Highjack looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Highjack lands a right hand.
Highjack can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Highjack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Highjack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Highjack.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Highjack tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Highjack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highjack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Highjack defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 nice combination there by Kelly.
Highjack looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Highjack tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Kelly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hook but Highjack blocks it.
Highjack cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Highjack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Highjack working aggressively here.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Highjack.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Highjack is keeping busy.
Highjack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Highjack misses with a punch to the body.
Highjack throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Highjack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Highjack blocks a head kick by Kelly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Highjack.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Highjack lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Highjack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Highjack's leg. Highjack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Highjack lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Highjack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highjack slips under a jab from Kelly.
A nice side step and Highjack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Highjack connects with an inside leg kick.
Highjack throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Highjack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
Highjack tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Highjack ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Highjack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Highjack.
Kelly misses with a combination
and Highjack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Highjack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Highjack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head.
Highjack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Highjack connects with a nice looking jab.
Highjack slips under a jab from Kelly.
Highjack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Highjack connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Highjack thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Good exchange - Highjack coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Highjack, as that shot connected.
Highjack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Highjack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Highjack moves out of range easily.
Kelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelly.
Highjack thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Highjack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Highjack.
Highjack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Highjack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Highjack misses with a hook.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Highjack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Highjack.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Highjack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Highjack as he connects with a hook.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Highjack moves away and avoids it.
Highjack moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Highjack moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Highjack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Highjack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.

Highjack closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highjack lands with a short shot to the head.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Highjack lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Highjack really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Highjack lands a jab to the head.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Highjack counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Highjack with a hook.
Highjack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Highjack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Highjack.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly tries to move into range but Highjack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Highjack closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Highjack's elbow.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Highjack won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack lands an uppercut.

Kelly is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Highjack fails to land.
Highjack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Highjack blocks with his arms.
Kelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Highjack.
Highjack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Highjack.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Highjack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Highjack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Highjack.
Highjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Highjack lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Highjack misses with a body punch.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
Highjack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Highjack.
Highjack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 is struggling to control the position.
Highjack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Highjack throws a head punch that misses.
Highjack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Highjack misses with the head strike.
Highjack working aggressively here.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highjack misses with a body punch.
Highjack lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack blocks an uppercut.
Kelly is trying to push Highjack away but Highjack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kelly.
Highjack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Highjack fails to land.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Highjack scores with a shoulder strike.
Highjack working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly wants to stall.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly tries to stall but Highjack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Highjack.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Highjack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Highjack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Highjack.
Highjack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Highjack blocks it.
Highjack presses Kelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Highjack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the cage.
Highjack is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Highjack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Highjack dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Highjack ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Highjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Highjack. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Highjack connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Highjack's head.
Highjack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a low kick but Highjack avoids it.
Highjack connects with a jab.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highjack throws a shot to the body.
Highjack connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Highjack wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Highjack tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Kelly.
Highjack cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Highjack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Highjack throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Highjack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Highjack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
letting Highjack counter with a right hand.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Highjack.
Highjack tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Highjack throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Highjack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack moves forwards but Kelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Highjack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Highjack. That snapped Kelly's head back.
Kelly needs to keep his hands up - Highjack had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Highjack counters with an outside leg kick.
Highjack takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Highjack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Highjack connects with a body shot.
Highjack tries to clinch up.
Highjack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Highjack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Highjack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Highjack wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Highjack.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Highjack counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Highjack tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Highjack is avoiding it.
Highjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly cracks the inside of Highjack's front leg.
Highjack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Highjack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highjack lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Highjack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Highjack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Highjack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Highjack avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Nice cross by Highjack.
Highjack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gerry Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remi Highjack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Highjack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remi Highjack!
Remi Highjack decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.