PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Boykus (ranked 4391 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 4412 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Boykus
vs
Kelly

182 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Boykus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boykus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kelly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boykus is stalling in the full guard.
Boykus cracks Kelly with a solid left hand.

Boykus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boykus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boykus wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.

Boykus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boykus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykus passes Kelly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boykus not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boykus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Boykus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kelly defends it well.
Boykus prevents Kelly from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kelly can do anything to dispel that myth.

Boykus is trying to work for a kimura but Kelly is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boykus.

Boykus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Boykus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Boykus wants to work for an arm triangle but Kelly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kelly!

Boykus working for a guillotine from mount but Kelly is in no mood to give up.

Boykus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Boykus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boykus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelly is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Boykus.
Boykus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Boykus looking for a guillotine from mount but Kelly is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Boykus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kelly forces Boykus back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boykus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boykus is trying to pull guard but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Boykus wants a takedown.
Boykus is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Boykus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Boykus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Boykus working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boykus takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Vlad Boykus has been cut.
Kelly lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Boykus shrugs off.

Boykus is rocked!
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Boykus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly jerks Boykus to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Boykus's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Kelly steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ned Kelly!