PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phelan Kell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Lice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kell
vs
Lice

205 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

182 cm
28
200 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phelan Kell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kell misses with a looping right.
Lice ducks under a wild hook from Kell.
Kell throws a series of punches but Lice avoids them all with ease.
Lice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kell finds it's way round the side to connect with Lice's head.
Kell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lice.
Lice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kell moves away.
Kell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kell just misses with a punch to the body.
Kell cracks Lice with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Lice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lice.
A big left from Lice misses.
Kell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kell's corner calls for a 1-2. Kell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phelan Kell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kell cracks Lice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kell looks to land a combination but Lice avoids it well.
Lice misses with a series of wild punches.
Lice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lice misses with a looping left.
Lice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kell lands a nice shot that snaps Lice's head back.
Kell connects with a single shot there.
Lice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kell thows a body shot but no joy.
Lice slips a straight right by Kell.
A lazy left from Kell finds it's target.
Kell throws the left hand but Lice avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Lice misses its intended target.
Kell scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lice fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Kell as he connects with a hook.
Lice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Phelan Kell has been cut.
Kell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lice is just out of range.
Kell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lice scrambles back to his feet.
Lice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kell lands a slapping body shot.
Lice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Kell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lice scrambles back to his feet.
Kell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kell throws a lazy uppercut
and Lice counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kell moves away.
Kell just misses with a punch to the body.
Lice lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Kell does it's job there.
Kell misses with a body shot.
Kell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lice backs up against the cage.
Kell throws out a loose jab but Lice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kell cracks Lice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lice throws a shot from downtown. Kell moves away and avoids it.
Kell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kell throws a shot from downtown. Lice moves away and avoids it.
Kell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kell misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Kell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lice jabs at Kell's body.
Kell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kell misses the shot to the body.
Kell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lice was well out of range. Poor timing from Kell.
Lice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lice throws out the jab.
Lice is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Kell finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Lice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phelan Kell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phelan Kell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lice looks to score with a jab to the body but Kell is just out of range.
Kell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lice.
Lice swings for the body but Kell moves out of range.
Lice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kell walks into a stiff left hand from Lice.
Kell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kell finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Kell misses with an uppercut
and Lice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kell misses with a hook.
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Kell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lice is just out of range.
Lice lands with a right that hurts Kell. Kell looks to clinch but Lice throws a short knee that drops Kell. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Kimbo Lice!
Kimbo Lice decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.