PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Cavelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Cavelli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Cavelli

197 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xander Cavelli!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavelli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Cavelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly misses with a combination
letting Cavelli counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cavelli slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Cavelli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Cavelli is working for a submission of some sort.
Cavelli not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cavelli lands strikes from half guard.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet.

Cavelli decides to stand and escape the position.
Kelly is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavelli connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Kelly misses with a combination

and Cavelli counters with a shoot takedown. Kelly fights it but they end up in guard.
Cavelli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cavelli landing some decent shots from guard.
Cavelli slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavelli postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.

Cavelli stands up from Kelly's guard - Cavelli perhaps looking for a knockout.

Cavelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cavelli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cavelli.
Kelly looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavelli throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Cavelli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Cavelli is working for a kimura but Kelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelly is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Cavelli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cavelli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kelly!
Cavelli working Kelly over with strikes here.
Cavelli raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cavelli raining down shots from the mount!
Cavelli landing strikes from the mount.
Kelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is in a horrible position here. Cavelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Cavelli.
Kelly taking shots to the head.
Cavelli working the ground and pound effectively.

Cavelli is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kelly to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kelly shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to reverse the position but Cavelli maintains control.
Cavelli is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kelly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cavelli with the ground and pound from mount.
Kelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cavelli lands a heavy elbow.
Cavelli lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavelli wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavelli avoids the attempt from Kelly to control.
Cavelli controlling the pace for now.
Cavelli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cavelli is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kelly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Cavelli looking for a guillotine from mount but Kelly is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavelli with the ground and pound from mount.
Cavelli in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cavelli with the ground and pound from mount.
Xander Cavelli has got the better of the ground game so far.

Cavelli is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kelly has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kelly!
Cavelli pulls Kelly in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Cavelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cavelli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Cavelli postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Cavelli swings around for an armbar but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cavelli's guard.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly trying to control but Cavelli is working from the bottom.
Kelly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Cavelli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cavelli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cavelli counters with a takedown into side control.
Cavelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Cavelli seems to be working for a kimura but Kelly defends the submission attempt.
Cavelli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cavelli not doing much here.
Cavelli lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cavelli seems to be working for a kimura but Kelly defends the submission attempt.
Cavelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly trying to control but Cavelli postures up.
Cavelli stops Kelly from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavelli controlling the pace.
Cavelli prevents Kelly from standing back up.

Cavelli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kelly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelly tries to kick Cavelli off but Cavelli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Cavelli seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kelly is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Xander Cavelli!
Xander Cavelli is the new heavyweight champion!