PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitkhun Chakraborti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kelly
vs
Chakraborti

182 cm
24
281 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Fightwear
Firebird Designs

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitkhun Chakraborti!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakraborti is looking to score with low kicks.
Chakraborti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Chakraborti's leg. Chakraborti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitkhun Chakraborti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Chakraborti misses.
Chakraborti misses with a body kick.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Chakraborti.
Kelly takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Chakraborti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Chakraborti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chakraborti looks gassed!
Chakraborti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Kelly closes the distance and pushes Chakraborti back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
Chakraborti has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Chakraborti takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Chakraborti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Chakraborti.
A short left from Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.

It looks like Mitkhun Chakraborti has been cut.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Chakraborti in his tracks for a moment.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Chakraborti tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the ropes.
Kelly gets through Chakraborti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Chakraborti 's eye.
Chakraborti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Chakraborti shrugs off.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chakraborti takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly works on Chakraborti's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chakraborti backwards.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chakraborti with a big uppercut! Chakraborti tries to clinch up but Kelly pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Chakraborti to the mat! Chakraborti covers up and Kelly unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Kelly!