PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kluba (ranked 1333 p4p, 703 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 193 p4p, 108 weight class). Kluba comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss The Girl. Kelly has chosen I'm a Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kluba
vs
Kelly

179 cm
31
177
17 - 16 - 0

180 cm
29
180
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been informed that Kelly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kluba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kluba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kluba is looking to counter punch.
Kluba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Kluba misses with a double jab.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kluba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
A big right from Kluba misses.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly takes a swing at Kluba's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kluba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kluba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Kluba moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kluba misses the target.
Kluba misses with a body shot
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kluba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kluba checks a leg kick.
Kelly scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kluba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kluba connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Kelly with the inside leg kick.
Kluba throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kluba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Kluba.
Kelly scores with a jab.
Kelly misses with a leg kick
and Kluba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly slips under a jab from Kluba.
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Kluba misses with a hook.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Kluba sizes up Kelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kluba ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelly rushes Kluba and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kluba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba blocks an uppercut.
Kelly blocking some punches.

Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly lands a jab.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kluba throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kluba ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.

Kelly has Kluba up against the cage in a clinch.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kluba to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kluba.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kluba circles away quickly and effectively.
Kluba misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kluba tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly misses with a jab to the body
letting Kluba counter with a right hand.
Kluba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kluba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluba slips a jab from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kluba moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Kluba off the cage and back into range.
Kelly thumps Kluba with a low kick.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kluba counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.

Kelly rushes Kluba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Kluba tries to tie him up.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Kluba against the cage.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ned Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kluba moves away.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kluba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly lands a high kick!
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!
Kluba ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kluba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kluba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kelly. Kluba shrugs it off though.
Kluba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kelly gets a clinch.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kluba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kluba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kluba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly wants to land a leg kick but Kluba is out of range.
Nice shot by Kluba.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kluba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kluba connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kluba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelly throws a push kick but Kluba slaps the foot to one side.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kluba.
Kelly throws a hook but Kluba blocks it.
Kluba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kluba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Kluba counters with a left to the body.
Kluba missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kluba counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses
and Kluba counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly cracks Kluba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kluba checks a leg kick.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kluba misses the jab.
Kelly sizes up Kluba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kluba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kluba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kluba misses with a hook
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kluba is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kluba lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
A jab from Kluba misses.
Kluba throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Kluba's body.
Kelly misses with a right hand

and Kluba counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kelly! Kluba lets Kelly back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Kelly is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kluba. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Kluba finish him?
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly connects with a leg kick.
Kelly ducks into an uppercut from Kluba and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastian Kluba!
A relieved looking Sebastian Kluba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.