PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 1601 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Cameron Bye (ranked 232 p4p, 160 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kelly
vs
Bye

185 cm
24
190
11 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
195
8 - 3 - 0

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Bye!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with the combination.
Kelly is looking to chop away at Bye's legs.
Bye avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Bye lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bye misses with a shot to the body
and Bye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kelly cracks Bye with a good jab.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Bye.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Bye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Bye counters with a series of strikes. Kelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bye.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Bye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Bye counters with a right hand to the body.
Bye ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bye to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bye takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bye defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Bye is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kelly with a body shot.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Bye.
Kelly throws a one two combo.
Kelly lands the left hand.

Bye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelly has Bye pressed against the cage.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Bye controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoiding damage.
Kelly working hard to break the clinch.
Bye blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly is working Bye over against the cage.
Kelly misses with the head strike.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Bye keeps the fight on the outside.
Bye throws a head kick that misses.

Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bye is controlling Kelly's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Bye blocks nicely.
Kelly won't allow Bye to get back to his feet.
Bye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Bye told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bye managing to control the position.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bye attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly misses the jab.
Bye throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Pat Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bye misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bye throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bye misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bye takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Bye walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bye counter with a right hand.
Bye misses with a body kick.
Bye takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Bye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bye misses with a straight right.

Kelly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly postures up in Bye's guard and throws a big left but Bye blocks it.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly won't allow Bye to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly trying to control but Bye is working from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Bye has wrist control.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Bye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kelly stands and steps away. Bye gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bye moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Kelly with that takedown attempt.
Bye just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves out of range as Bye strikes.
Bye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly checks a low kick from Bye.
Bye slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Bye circles away easily
and Bye counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Bye moved away.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly throws a hook but Bye blocks it.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Bye counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bye lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bye.
Bye throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bye misses the jab.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Bye counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Bye counters with a straight right hand.
Bye ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bye misses with a wild body shot.
Bye lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bye moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pat Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kelly scores with a nice head shot.
Bye tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Bye.
Bye digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bye avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Bye looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Kelly misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye lands a head shot.
Bye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kelly misses with a low kick.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Bye controls his hands.
Bye gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bye blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.

Bye breaks the clinch.
Kelly takes a swing at Bye's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bye! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
Bye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bye.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly goes for a double leg but Bye avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bye continues to drive forward.
Kelly presses Bye against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bye prevents a body shot from Kelly.

Bye breaks the clinch.
Bye closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Bye pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Bye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Bye.
Bye looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Bye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cameron Bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bye counter with a right hand.
Bye dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelly. That did some damage!
Bye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bye has his takedown stuffed
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Bye in a clinch.
Kelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bye is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Bye breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Bye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Pat Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!