PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 2882 p4p, 24671 weight class) and Thomas O Farrelly (ranked 380 p4p, 689 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kelly
vs
O Farrelly

191 cm
19
208
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
205
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas O Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Farrelly looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.

O Farrelly tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Farrelly backwards.

O Farrelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Farrelly manages to avoid it.

Kelly gets a clinch.
Kelly digs a right hand into O Farrelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Farrelly's gas tank.
O Farrelly is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Kelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

O Farrelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kelly closes the distance and pushes O Farrelly back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
O Farrelly is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
O Farrelly looks winded!
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly pushes O Farrelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly digs a right hand into O Farrelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Farrelly's gas tank.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly works on O Farrelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly has O Farrelly pressed against the cage.
O Farrelly tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Farrelly is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly is leaning against O Farrelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly is leaning against O Farrelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly cracks O Farrelly with a nice body shot.
O Farrelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly pushes O Farrelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Farrelly backwards.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of O Farrelly backwards.
Kelly cracks O Farrelly with a nice body shot.
Kelly cracks O Farrelly with a nice body shot.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of O Farrelly's head.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Farrelly.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath O Farrelly's ribcage. O Farrelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly gets through O Farrelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

O Farrelly is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Farrelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of O Farrelly backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath O Farrelly's ribcage. O Farrelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Kelly.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with O Farrelly pressed against the cage. Kelly frees himself up and cracks O Farrelly with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! O Farrelly crumples to the floor, out cold! Kelly jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.