PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kelly (ranked 25209 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Huge (ranked 6556 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Huge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Huge

185 cm
25
256 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
258 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Huge!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huge takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huge circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Huge wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.

Kelly drops Huge with a right and a left! Kelly comes rushing in but Huge regains his composure and manages to keep Kelly in guard.

Huge is rocked!

It looks like Tony Huge has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huge pulls Kelly in to control the position.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly wants to stand but Huge has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.

Huge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kelly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Huge slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Kelly backs off Huge throws a huge counter combo but Kelly manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Kelly backs off Huge throws a huge counter combo but Kelly manages to avoid it all.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Huge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Huge avoids them all with ease.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huge moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.

Huge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huge stops Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Huge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huge is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huge has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Kelly kicks off Huge and gets to his feet.
Huge tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Huge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Huge darts in looking for a takedown but Kelly gets double underhooks and turns Huge into the cage.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huge lands with a kick to the temple. Kelly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kelly throws a series of punches but Huge moves out of range.

Huge manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kelly on his heels. He'll look to pass Kelly's guard now, I'm sure.
Huge is standing up over Kelly. Kelly looks to escape but Huge dives into side control.

Kelly tries to escape but Huge is in control.

Huge has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dan Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Huge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huge can't get the takedown.
Dan Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Huge.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Huge has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Huge keeps him there for the moment.
Huge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huge has him pressed against the cage.
Huge is looking for a takedown.

Huge manages to break the clinch.
Huge dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huge gets slowly back to his feet.
Huge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huge shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Huge.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Huge is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Huge slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Huge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss

and Huge decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.
Kelly is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Huge dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Huge drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huge is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kelly's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huge passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kelly!
Huge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huge controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Huge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huge tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Huge is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Huge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kelly's guard.
Tony Huge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Huge trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Huge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Huge stops Kelly from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kelly scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Huge tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huge can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huge wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.

Huge looking to score a takedown here. Kelly is defending well but Huge drives through and ends up in Kelly's guard.
Huge is standing up over Kelly. Kelly looks to escape but Huge dives into side control.

Huge is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kelly looks calm but he's in trouble here. Huge gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kelly is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Huge lets go of the hold and Kelly can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Huge!
A relieved looking Tony Huge thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.