PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. Garvey has chosen One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marcus Garvey enters the cage!

Kelly
vs
Garvey

175 cm
32
155 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

170 cm
30
152 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Garvey sees coming a mile off.
Ryfus Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Garvey coming out on top.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Garvey slips the punch.
Garvey misses with a few strikes there.
Garvey moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Garvey misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Garvey throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Garvey.
Garvey throws a leg kick that misses.
Garvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Garvey checks a leg kick.
Garvey works Kelly's body with a nice hook.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Garvey.
Kelly lands a head shot.
Garvey digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Kelly lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garvey defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garvey's hands.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garvey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Garvey checks it
and Garvey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Garvey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Garvey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garvey.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly tries to work over Garvey's front leg with a kick but Garvey checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly punishes Garvey's body with a nice straight punch.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Garvey scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garvey moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garvey defends well and Kelly ends up having to push Garvey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garvey lands a body punch.
Garvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garvey smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryfus Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garvey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garvey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Garvey scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garvey manages to avoid it.
Kelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garvey defends it nicely.
Garvey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Garvey's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.

Garvey closes the distance and clinches.

Garvey manages to break the clinch.
Garvey cracks Kelly with a good jab.
A jab lands there for Garvey.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garvey.

Garvey has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garvey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garvey misses with a punch to the body.
Garvey blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Garvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Garvey.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garvey counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garvey.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Garvey throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garvey.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Garvey.
Marcus Garvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garvey throws out the jab.
Garvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Garvey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garvey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Garvey's leg but Garvey calmly moves out of range.
Garvey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garvey swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Garvey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Garvey connects with a single shot there.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly slips a straight right by Garvey.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Garvey misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garvey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to 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 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garvey.

Garvey clinches with his opponent.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Garvey holds him up against the cage and eventually Kelly drops back down to his feet.

Kelly pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Garvey controlling him for the moment.
Garvey tries to stand but Kelly is controlling from the bottom.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garvey!
Poor strikes thrown by Kelly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Garvey wants to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garvey gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly thows a huge punch but Garvey dodges it nicely.
Garvey preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Garvey trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey wants to stand back up but Kelly manages to pass into side control.
Kelly wants to control but Garvey is keeping him busy.
Kelly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Garvey is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kelly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Garvey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey taking a bit of punishment here - Kelly scoring with strikes.
Kelly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kelly goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Garvey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kelly's guard! Nice work there by Garvey!

Kelly working for a triangle but Garvey defends it easily.
Garvey wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryfus Kelly dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvey moves out of range of the body kick.
Garvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Garvey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
Garvey checks the leg kick.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Garvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Garvey.
Garvey moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Garvey moved away.
Garvey checks a leg kick nicely.

Garvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Garvey holds him up against the cage and eventually Kelly drops back down to his feet.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Garvey tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Garvey working aggressively here.
Garvey digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Garvey lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Kelly pulls guard.

Kelly is working an open guard so Garvey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garvey lunges at Kelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelly's hand.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly throws a low kick but Garvey moves out of range easily.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Garvey.
Garvey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garvey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garvey tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Garvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelly's hands.
A head kick misses from Garvey.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelly slips a straight right by Garvey.
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garvey counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryfus Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Garvey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garvey.
Garvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garvey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly swings for the body but Garvey moves out of range.
Garvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelly's hands.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garvey wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Marcus Garvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garvey scoring well with a low kick there.
Garvey checks a leg kick.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Garvey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Garvey.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Garvey's body.
Garvey stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
Kelly is looking to wear down Garvey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garvey lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garvey digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Garvey lands a right hook to the body.
Garvey scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Garvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Garvey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Garvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garvey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Garvey!
A very excited looking Marcus Garvey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.