PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Specter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Spaceboy. Ryfus Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Specter

175 cm
33
155 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

165 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Harvey Specter!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Specter feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Specter connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Specter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Specter throws a sloppy body shot
and Kelly counters with a big head kick but Specter shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Specter checks a leg kick.
Specter takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Specter thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Specter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kelly tries to avoid it but Specter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kelly to the ground. Kelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Specter.
Specter catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Specter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Specter.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly lunges at Specter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Specter's hand.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Specter connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Specter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Specter scores with a leg kick.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
Specter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Specter lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Specter throws a nice outside leg kick.

Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Specter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kelly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Specter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Specter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryfus Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Specter wants the takedown. Kelly is fighting it off but Specter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kelly's guard against the cage.
Specter landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to keep a closed guard but Specter is proving a slippery customer.
Specter throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Specter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Specter lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Specter connects with a couple of short punches.
Specter stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Specter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Kelly wants to stand up but Specter is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Specter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Specter.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly defending well as Specter loads up on a big left hand.

Kelly rushes Specter and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly looking for a takedown.
Kelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Specter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Specter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryfus Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Specter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Specter thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Kelly connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Specter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Specter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Specter is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Specter circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Specter's shoulder, as Specter tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Specter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Specter with a nice cross.
Specter just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Specter misses with a wild body shot.
Specter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Specter throws a big shot that misses.
Specter misses with a body kick.
Harvey Specter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown. Specter tries to sprawl out of it but Kelly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Specter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Specter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Specter as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Specter throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Specter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly slips under a jab from Specter.

Kelly looking to score a takedown here. Specter is defending well but Kelly drives through and ends up in Specter's guard.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Specter trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Specter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kelly haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kelly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Specter is on top in guard.

Kelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Specter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Specter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Specter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has his hands on Specter's head, controlling the position.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kelly being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Specter landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harvey Specter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Specter tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Specter to the ground. Specter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Specter throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Specter throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Specter. Specter obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly walks into a straight right hand from Specter.
Specter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Specter misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Kelly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Specter's guard.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Specter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Specter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Specter has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses. Specter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelly's guard. Nice move by Specter!
Specter won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Specter wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Specter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Specter is stalling in the full guard.
Specter connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has momentary wrist control but Specter slips an elbow through the middle.
Specter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kelly trying to control from the bottom.
Specter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kelly's thigh. Kelly counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kelly trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Specter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Ryfus Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Specter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Specter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Specter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Kelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Specter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Specter throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Specter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Specter throws an elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Specter's guard. Nice move by Kelly!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Specter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Specter 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Specter!