PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley. Kelly has chosen (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Garvey
vs
Kelly

170 cm
25
152 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

183 cm
28
145 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garvey pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garvey is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcus Garvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garvey misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly looks to land a combination. Garvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garvey tries to clinch up
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Garvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Garvey.
Garvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Garvey's leg. Garvey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garvey jabs at Kelly's body.
Garvey throws a lazy uppercut

and Kelly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garvey!

Garvey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kelly.
Kelly thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly controlling the pace for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelly trying to control but Garvey is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garvey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kelly thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelly is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Garvey to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Garvey shrugs it off.
Garvey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garvey tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
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.
Kelly wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Garvey tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Garvey is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly has hold of Garvey's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Garvey manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Garvey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kelly trying to control but Garvey is having none of it.
Garvey prevents any damage by holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Garvey is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Garvey blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Garvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Garvey.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garvey sprawls well. Garvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Garvey.
Garvey throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Garvey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garvey leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelly moves out of range as Garvey strikes.
Marcus Garvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Garvey scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Garvey shows good takedown defense.
Marcus Garvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Kelly.
Garvey throws a nice head kick!
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Garvey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kelly with a jab.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Garvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly thuds his right hand into Garvey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garvey will feel that in the morning.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garvey.
Garvey misses with a low kick.
Garvey lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garvey, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey takes one to the chin there.

Kelly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kelly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kelly lands a big elbow.
Garvey is desperately trying to improve his position but Kelly has a good base and remains in mount.
Kelly misses with a head shot.
Garvey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kelly.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garvey can't escape the position.
Kelly thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to control but Garvey wriggling away.
Kelly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Garvey wants to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Connor Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly controlling the pace for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvey is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Connor Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kelly cracks Garvey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kelly drives through with a takedown into Garvey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Garvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Garvey is keeping the position.
Garvey controlling the position.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kelly drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Garvey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kelly has Garvey in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kelly is proving hard to escape from.
Kelly seems keen to control Garvey's posture.
Garvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garvey ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Garvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Garvey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garvey throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Garvey only half commits.
Garvey blocks a low kick nicely.
Garvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garvey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Garvey, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Garvey against the cage but Garvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garvey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A lazy body kick from Garvey
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Garvey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garvey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garvey throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garvey.
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garvey swivels and escapes.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Garvey to work.
Garvey keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Garvey.
Marcus Garvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey prevents Kelly from breaking the clinch.
Kelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Garvey has double underhooks.
Garvey gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garvey misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Garvey.
Marcus Garvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Kelly.
Garvey staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Garvey.
Garvey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Connor Kelly.
I've got Kelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Connor Kelly!
Our winner, Connor Kelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.