PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickael Riviere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kelly
vs
Riviere

175 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Clube Da Esquina Nutrition ($10 Q156 Rec)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickael Riviere!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Riviere slips a jab from Kelly.
Riviere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riviere tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riviere ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Riviere's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riviere slips a jab from Kelly.
Ryfus Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Riviere is just out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Riviere's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a body punch but Riviere moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Riviere throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Riviere staying out of range there.
Kelly thumps Riviere with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.

Riviere closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly tries to buck Riviere off but Riviere is having none of it.

Riviere is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kelly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Riviere has knee on belly momentarily but Kelly bucks him off and regains half guard.
Riviere is keen to just control but Kelly is a slippery customer.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Riviere is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riviere sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.

Riviere is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Riviere is taking a breather. Kelly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is staying active underneath Riviere, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Riviere is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelly takes a swing at Riviere's ribcage but misses.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.

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.
Kelly lunges at Riviere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riviere's hand.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Riviere didn't see that one coming.
Kelly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Riviere throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Riviere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riviere.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riviere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryfus Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Riviere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riviere manages to avoid it.
Riviere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riviere dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly digs a good hook to Riviere's body.
Riviere shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Mickael Riviere has been cut.
Kelly drops Riviere with a big left hand! Riviere is injured, injured bad! Kelly jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryfus Kelly!