PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kelly (ranked 2490 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Fisher (ranked 17048 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher has chosen Wasiu - Bout 02 Blow as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kelly
vs
Fisher

191 cm
23
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
32
200 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Fisher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kelly.

It looks like Nathan Fisher has been cut.
Fisher throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fisher in his tracks.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Fisher counters with a takedown into side control.

Kelly explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fisher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Fisher is rocked!
Fisher misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Fisher slips under a jab from Kelly.
Fisher seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kelly scores with a nice strike.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Fisher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Fisher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly cracks Fisher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jack Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a left hand

and Fisher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fisher stays in close to Kelly's body and controls the position.
Fisher prevents Kelly from getting back to his feet.

Kelly wriggles free and stands up.
Jack Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Fisher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fisher lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Fisher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
Fisher checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fisher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kelly scrambles back to his feet.
Kelly jabs Fisher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Fisher throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly attempts a counter takedown but Fisher avoids it well and moves away.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Fisher throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fisher scrambles back to his feet.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Kelly misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fisher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fisher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Fisher's head.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Fisher shoots in.
Fisher takes one to the chin there.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly slips under a jab from Fisher.
Fisher moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Fisher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly cracks Fisher with a good jab.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Fisher is out of range.
Fisher feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Fisher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
A left lands for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly motions for Fisher to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Fisher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Fisher persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Fisher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly slips under a jab from Fisher.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fisher on the side of the head.
Kelly tries to bum rush Fisher with a series of wild strikes but Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Fisher now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fisher slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Fisher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly misses with the body kick
and Fisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Fisher's leg but Fisher calmly moves out of range.
Fisher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fisher.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range.
Kelly throws a leg kick

so Fisher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher slips nicely into half guard.

Fisher seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kelly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Fisher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kelly sees it coming and defends easily.
Nathan Fisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fisher prevents Kelly from standing back up.
Fisher wants to free his trapped foot but Kelly is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Fisher seems to be looking for submissions.

Kelly kicks Fisher off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fisher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fisher drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Fisher blocks a leg kick.
Fisher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target.
Fisher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
Fisher is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kelly drops Fisher with a nice combination! Kelly dives into Fisher's guard, looking to finish!
Fisher looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fisher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kelly has managed to get both his arms back between Fisher's legs - danger averted.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Kelly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly wants to stand but Fisher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fisher looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Jack Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fisher tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Fisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher takes one to the chin there.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
Fisher slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Fisher's head back.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher is looking for the big counter here.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Fisher throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Fisher jabs at Kelly's body.
Nathan Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fisher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fisher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Fisher.
Jab from Fisher.
Kelly throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fisher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fisher drops his shoulder and cracks Kelly with a huge uppercut! Kelly goes down! Can Fisher finish him?

Kelly is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kelly's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nathan Fisher!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nathan Fisher made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.