PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Kelly (ranked 4681 p4p, 4620 weight class) and Antonio Macias (ranked 406 p4p, 402 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kelly
vs
Macias

165 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franklin Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Macias!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Macias is trying to defend but Kelly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Macias kicks off Kelly and gets to his feet.
Macias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly is looking to clinch.

Kelly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Macias to the ground. Kelly is now in Macias's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Macias blocks nicely.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Macias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Macias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Macias wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Macias blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macias is looking to stand up but Kelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Macias has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kelly stands up and waves to Macias to follow him.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Kelly stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Macias looks winded!
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Macias's leg but Macias calmly moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Macias counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macias.
Macias wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly leaves Macias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Macias.
Macias shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Macias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Macias moves away and avoids it.
Macias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Franklin Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Macias.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Macias.
Macias shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Kelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macias.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Macias moves out of range.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macias darts in looking for a takedown but Kelly gets double underhooks and turns Macias into the cage.

Kelly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Macias tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Kelly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin 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 throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Macias - that will leave a mark!
Kelly throws a right hand that Macias ducks under and follows up with a left that Macias also avoids with ease.
Macias goes for a double leg but Kelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kelly continues to drive forward.
A counter left hand to the body from Kelly misses its target.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Macias moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Franklin Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Macias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Macias shoots in.
Franklin Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Macias.
Macias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly throws a big counter combination but Macias scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macias tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Macias stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macias wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Macias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Macias scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Kelly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Macias on his heels. He'll look to pass Macias's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Macias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macias can do to turn this around?
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Macias is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Macias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly postures up in Macias's guard and throws a big left but Macias blocks it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Macias avoids it well.

Macias clinches.

Macias manages to break the clinch.
Macias has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Macias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Macias against the cage.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macias has him pressed against the cage.

Macias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Macias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macias shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Franklin Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Macias.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Macias forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Macias.
Kelly can't break the clinch.

Macias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macias throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Macias tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Macias will be more careful next time no doubt.
Macias shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Macias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Kelly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Macias closes the distance and clinches.

Kelly has picked Macias up - he's going for a ride! Kelly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Macias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kelly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kelly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Macias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Macias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Macias kicks off Kelly and gets to his feet.
Macias throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Macias wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Macias avoids them all with ease.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly throws a big counter combination but Macias scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Macias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macias is looking for a sweep.
Macias defending against the ground and pound.
Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Macias to see if he's OK.
Macias taking punishment in the form of punches.
Macias defending against the ground and pound.
Kelly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Kelly stands up and beckons Macias to his feet.
Macias tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Macias shoots in.
Kelly misses with a double jab.

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.
Macias throws a counter combo.

Macias forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Macias won't allow it.
Kelly tries to circle away but Macias has him pinned against the cage.

Macias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franklin Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Macias.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.

Macias pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Macias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macias shoots in but no luck this time.
Macias showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Macias tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Macias ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Macias is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.

Macias takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

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