PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonam Dorji (ranked 5728 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Kelly (ranked 24187 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dorji
vs
Kelly

188 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
27
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonam Dorji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorji leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Dorji takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dorji leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dorji uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Dorji - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorji defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
A counter left hand to the body from Dorji misses its target.
Sonam Dorji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kelly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Dorji is looking to counter punch.
Dorji throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorji lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly shoots and misses
and Dorji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Dorji, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Dorji against the cage but Dorji circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dorji jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Dorji slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly walks into a stiff left hand from Dorji.
Dorji scores with the left hand. Kelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dorji sprawls well. Dorji wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Dorji is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dorji counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly shoots in but Dorji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dorji misses the target.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dorji.
Dorji fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dorji fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dorji ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorji connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorji throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly fails with the takedown.
Jimmy Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly fails with the takedown
and Dorji counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dorji lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dorji misses with a hook.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dorji's waist but Dorji gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dorji as he avoids it easily.
Dorji is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelly looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Dorji manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dorji tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorji connects with the punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Dorji, which made it look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly misses with a takedown
enabling Dorji to counter with a crisp jab.
Dorji lands a really nice looking cross but Kelly seems unphased.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Dorji stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dorji listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelly lands with a kick to the temple. Dorji shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Dorji circles away easily
and Dorji counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dorji's waist but Dorji gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Dorji lands the left hand.
Kelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Dorji lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Dorji throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorji slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sonam Dorji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly shoots for a takedown but Dorji saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Dorji lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.
Dorji lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dorji displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly.
Kelly looks for a takedown but Dorji sprawls well.
Dorji scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Dorji does no damage.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dorji is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Dorji misses.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly goes for a double leg but Dorji avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dorji continues to drive forward.
Kelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kelly with a poor takedown
enabling Dorji to counter with a crisp jab.
Dorji fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dorji connects with a single shot there.
Dorji lands with a shot to the body.
Dorji pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kelly back to the cage. Dorji follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorji thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Kelly blocks a jab.
And Kelly tries to counter it with a takedown but Dorji pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Dorji.
Sonam Dorji is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt
and Dorji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorji scores with a jab.
Kelly shoots and misses
and Dorji counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonam Dorji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dorji scores with a jab to the body.
Dorji scores with a nice head shot.
Dorji keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorji lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Dorji is looking to counter punch.
Dorji will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dorji circles away.
Dorji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorji lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly misses with a takedown
and Dorji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonam Dorji dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jab, jab by Dorji - just one landing.
Dorji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dorji to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly dives in and grabs Dorji's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dorji pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Dorji sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dorji swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Jimmy Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dorji counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonam Dorji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorji scores with the left hand. Kelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Dorji misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly misses with a takedown
and Dorji counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Dorji to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorji works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Dorji circles away easily
and Dorji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorji lands with a right hand.
Dorji lands with an overhand left.
Dorji scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kelly shoots and misses
and Dorji counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Dorji.
Dorji swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dorji is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

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!
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dorji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Dorji. Beautiful body shot.
Dorji scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dorji cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kelly might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dorji has got the better of the exchanges.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dorji feints a jab promting Kelly to slip. Dorji then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails with the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, jab by Dorji - just one landing.
Dorji lands the left hand.
Dorji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
Kelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Dorji sprawls well. He's pushed Kelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dorji lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelly's head.
Dorji scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelly doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dorji as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dorji on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dorji.
Dorji connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Dorji uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorji displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly.
Dorji is looking for a counter combo.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jimmy Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonam Dorji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dorji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonam Dorji!
Sonam Dorji decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.