PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Turtchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen R Kelly - Real talk as his entrance music. Rodrigo Turtchin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Turtchin
vs
Kelly

180 cm
26
170 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Turtchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turtchin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Turtchin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Turtchin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kelly because Turtchin loaded up on that one.
Turtchin looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelly tries to hold on but Turtchin postures up.
Kelly is squirming around, avoiding Turtchin's attempts to control the action.
Turtchin punching from mount but Kelly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
Turtchin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Turtchin working for a submission but Kelly is keeping him at bay.

Kelly bucks Turtchin off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Turtchin shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turtchin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turtchin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Turtchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Turtchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turtchin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Turtchin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turtchin shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turtchin wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin wants to clinch.
A left lands for Kelly.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turtchin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turtchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turtchin throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Turtchin fails to land the takedown.
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.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Rodrigo Turtchin has been cut.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Kelly scores with a takedown into Turtchin's guard.
Turtchin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turtchin keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Turtchin is retaining full guard.
Kelly is stalling in the full guard.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Kelly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turtchin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turtchin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Turtchin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kelly tries to hold on but Turtchin postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelly really wants to buck Turtchin off and get back to his feet.
Kelly is squirming around, avoiding Turtchin's attempts to control the action.
Kelly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Turtchin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Turtchin trying to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turtchin prevents Kelly from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Turtchin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Turtchin moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Turtchin with an uppercut!

Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Turtchin wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Turtchin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turtchin trying to control here.
Kelly works his foot free and advances to mount.
Turtchin tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turtchin looks a forlorn figure.
Turtchin tries to lock up and control but Kelly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turtchin is working to get back to half guard.
Turtchin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turtchin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kelly landing shots from mount.
Kelly raining down shots from the mount!
Kelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Turtchin hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin can't escape the position.
Kelly breaks from Turtchin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Turtchin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kelly landing strikes from the mount.
Turtchin is looking to improve his position but Kelly isn't that keen on the idea.
Kelly looking to control but Turtchin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turtchin is looking to improve his position but Kelly isn't that keen on the idea.
Kelly trying to control but Turtchin is having none of it.
Kelly punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kelly lands a big shot there that rocks Turtchin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Turtchin is rocked!
Turtchin is in a horrible position here. Kelly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Turtchin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly landing strikes from the mount.
Kelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turtchin seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Turtchin hang on?
Turtchin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turtchin looks a forlorn figure.
Kelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Turtchin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turtchin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turtchin taking shots to the head.
Kelly controlling from mount.
Turtchin wants to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turtchin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kelly with shots to the head and body - Turtchin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the head.
Kelly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Turtchin is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Kelly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly cracks Turtchin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turtchin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Turtchin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Turtchin tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turtchin.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Turtchin ducks down to avoid it.

Turtchin tries to sprawl but Kelly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Turtchin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kelly is working away from the top position though.
Kelly working Turtchin over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Turtchin is trying to control but can't.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turtchin defending well though.

We're going to have a standup here because Rodrigo Turtchin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kelly lands a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turtchin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turtchin shoots and misses
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turtchin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kelly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turtchin!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Turtchin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly controlling from mount.
Kelly with good strikes from the mount here!
Kelly in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kelly punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kelly lands a big elbow.
Turtchin is bucking up trying to escape but Kelly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kelly working Turtchin over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly landing strikes from the mount.
Kelly with a couple of short strikes.
Kelly postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Turtchin badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kelly around the waist but Kelly pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kelly is the winner by TKO! Kelly jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kelly!