PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanlee Kelly Jr (ranked 4113 p4p, 3508 weight class) and Jude Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kelly Jr
vs
Huber

185 cm
20
265
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
265
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanlee Kelly Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jude Huber!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kelly Jr laying and praying for a moment but Huber takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kelly Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Kelly Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Huber is just riding it out for now. Kelly Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Huber gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly Jr wants to control from the top but Huber keeps moving.
Kelly Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Huber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huber wants to stand up but Kelly Jr is controlling him.
Kelly Jr throws an elbow that misses. Huber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelly Jr's guard. Nice move by Huber!

Kelly Jr working a defensive guard but Huber passes into half guard.
Huber seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Kelly Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Huber in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kelly Jr is trying to stand up here but Huber is controlling him well.
Kelly Jr trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huber controlling from mount.
Huber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Huber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Huber landing punches.
Kelly Jr is breathing heavily.
Huber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelly Jr is looking to escape.
Huber controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber takes Kelly Jr's back.
Huber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huber biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Huber is working for a rear naked choke. Kelly Jr is not defending it well and Huber has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Kelly Jr refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Kelly Jr's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jude Huber!