PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Beef (ranked 4496 p4p, 4457 weight class) and Travis Kelce (ranked 0 p4p, 531 weight class). Beef's entrance music is Man's Not Hot. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beef
vs
Kelce

180 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Kelce!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef tries for a takedown but Kelce circles away easily
and Kelce counters with a right hand to the body.

Beef closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Beef is looking for a kimura but Kelce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beef to get the leverage.
Kelce is doing well to control the position and prevent Beef from advancing to side control.
Kelce is trying to control but can't.
Beef is pressing down on Kelce's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kelce is holding on for now.

Beef is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kelce sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelce trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelce is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Beef is staying active.

Kelce actively working from the bottom here.
Kelce tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Beef is keen to just control but Kelce is a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A right-left combo lands from Kelce.

Kelce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelce is trying to break the clinch but Beef is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelce gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Beef trying to control but Kelce postures up.
Beef slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Beef looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beef managing to control the position.
Beef is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelce landing some decent shots from guard.

Beef is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kelce stands and throws Beef's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kelce lands a nice forearm strike.

Kelce stands up and beckons Beef to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beef thinking.
Kelce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Kelce drives through with a takedown into Beef's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kelce is working Beef over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kelce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kelce passes Beef's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beef is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelce instigates a clinch.
Beef jumps guard but Kelce turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beef tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelce just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kelce pulls guard.
Kelce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Beef trying to hold on to Kelce's head to control him but Kelce postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelce is trying to control. Beef wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kelce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beef wants to improve his position but Kelce is controlling well.
Kelce seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelce's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nice strikes from Kelce there.

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.
Beef trying to control from the bottom.
Kelce is trying to control. Beef wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kelce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beef knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Kelce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beef regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beef is trying to hold Kelce in close to prevent damage but Kelce has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelce slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelce moves nicely into side control.
Beef sneaks back into half guard.
Kelce slips a nice elbow through Beef's hands, connecting with Beef's forehead.
Beef tries to get to full guard but Kelce has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beef moves into full guard.
Kelce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kelce trying to control the position from guard on top but Beef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kelce clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beef tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Beef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beef is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kelce to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Kelce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beef's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Beef shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelce tries to sprawl out of it but Beef keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Beef tries to keep at a distance but Kelce has taken the fight into the clinch.

Beef successfully pulls guard.
Travis Kelce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beef wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelce landing with the ground and pound.
Kelce trying to control the position from guard on top but Beef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kelce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kelce stands and throws Beef's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelce moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kelce wants to control for a moment but Beef uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Kelce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kelce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beef's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kelce wants to pass the guard but Beef is defending well.
Beef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beef shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelce sprawls well. Kelce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beef gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Kelce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beef misses with a takedown
and Kelce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Beef. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kelce scores with a takedown into Beef's guard.
Kelce controlling from the top position.
Kelce wants to control from the top but Beef keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelce is looking to stand up but Beef won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Kelce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelce 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Travis Kelce!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Travis Kelce!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Travis Kelce!

Travis Kelce wins by unanimous decision!