PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 1091 p4p, 1638 weight class) and Amir Ziyaeddin (ranked 144 p4p, 220 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vigilante. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ziyaeddin's choice of entrance music: Machine Head by Bush. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kelly
vs
Ziyaeddin

180 cm
25
187
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
199
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Ziyaeddin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ziyaeddin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ziyaeddin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziyaeddin moves away.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Ziyaeddin is out of range.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziyaeddin.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ziyaeddin scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Ziyaeddin shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Ziyaeddin.
Ziyaeddin scores with a nice strike.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Ziyaeddin.
Ziyaeddin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with the left hand. Ziyaeddin knows he should have avoided that one.
Ziyaeddin misses with a body shot.
Ziyaeddin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Ziyaeddin lands a jab.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziyaeddin manages to avoid it.
Kelly stuns Ziyaeddin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ziyaeddin ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Ziyaeddin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelly scores with a shot to the body.
Ziyaeddin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kelly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Ziyaeddin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Kelly is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ziyaeddin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly delivers a nice body kick.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ziyaeddin misses with a left hand
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Ziyaeddin - just one landing.
Ziyaeddin scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ziyaeddin moves away from the strike by Kelly.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Ziyaeddin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyaeddin throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ziyaeddin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ziyaeddin forces his way into half guard.
Ziyaeddin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kelly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Ziyaeddin trying to control from half guard but Kelly is working away.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly wants to sweep but Ziyaeddin has passed to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ziyaeddin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ziyaeddin shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ziyaeddin can do to turn this around?
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Ziyaeddin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ziyaeddin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ziyaeddin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ziyaeddin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ziyaeddin lands a nice looking body shot.
Ziyaeddin shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ziyaeddin! But no joy.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ziyaeddin throws out the jab.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Ziyaeddin.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses

and Ziyaeddin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kelly working for submissions but it's allowed Ziyaeddin to get to half guard.
Ziyaeddin with the ground and pound but Kelly uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Ziyaeddin tries to pass.
Ziyaeddin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziyaeddin looking to pass the guard.
Amir Ziyaeddin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ziyaeddin throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Ziyaeddin from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ziyaeddin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelly looking to control.
Ziyaeddin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ziyaeddin wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ziyaeddin is staying tight to Kelly's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ziyaeddin misses the target.
Ziyaeddin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ned Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly jabs at Ziyaeddin's body.
Ziyaeddin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziyaeddin throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Ziyaeddin misses with a wild body shot.
Ziyaeddin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly swings for the body but Ziyaeddin moves out of range.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziyaeddin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ned Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziyaeddin.
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 throws a leg kick

and Ziyaeddin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.

Kelly throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kelly misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Kelly dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ziyaeddin avoids the head kick by Kelly.
It looks like Kelly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kelly motions for Ziyaeddin to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly throws the left hand but Ziyaeddin avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Ziyaeddin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ziyaeddin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ziyaeddin misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Ziyaeddin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Ziyaeddin misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Ziyaeddin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Ziyaeddin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ziyaeddin misses with a straight left.
Kelly with the inside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Ziyaeddin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Ziyaeddin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziyaeddin. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziyaeddin manages to avoid it.
Kelly throws a leg kick

and Ziyaeddin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ziyaeddin wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly is looking to escape.
Amir Ziyaeddin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Ziyaeddin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.

Ziyaeddin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kelly is staying active underneath Ziyaeddin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Ziyaeddin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Ziyaeddin is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly gets full guard.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly has his hands on Ziyaeddin's head, controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ziyaeddin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ziyaeddin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ziyaeddin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ziyaeddin shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Ziyaeddin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziyaeddin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Ziyaeddin misses its intended target.
Kelly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Ziyaeddin off the cage and back into range.
Ziyaeddin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ziyaeddin takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Ziyaeddin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Kelly!
A victorious Ned Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Amir Ziyaeddin had this to say: 'Stubbed toe....'.