PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stash Kadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. A fine choice. Kadowski has chosen Rammstein - Ohne Dich as his entrance music. 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
Kadowski

182 cm
38
281 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

210 cm
36
288 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 28 - 11 - 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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Stash Kadowski!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadowski misses with a wild body shot.
Kadowski misses with a hook.
Kadowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kadowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kelly scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Stash Kadowski has been cut.
We've been informed that Kadowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Kadowski moves his leg out of the way.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Kadowski.
Kelly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kadowski.
Kadowski cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly delivers a nice body kick.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Kadowski.
Kadowski throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Kadowski blocks the leg kick.
Kelly misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kadowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kelly.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kadowski.
Kadowski closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jim Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kadowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly works on Kadowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kadowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Kadowski.
Kadowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Kadowski shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadowski blocking some punches.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kadowski.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kadowski looks winded!
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kadowski avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly misses with an elbow strike.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kadowski's defenses.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Kadowski's ribcage.
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kadowskis head.
Kadowski avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Kadowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kadowski.
Kadowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Kadowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stash Kadowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadowski avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kadowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
Kelly delivers a nice body kick.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kadowski with the counter takedown but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Kadowski off balance momentarily.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly thumps Kadowski with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kadowski wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Kadowski with an uppercut!
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!
Kadowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kadowski throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Kadowski's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kelly clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kadowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Kelly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Kadowski moved out of range.
Jim Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Kadowski.
Jim Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kadowski. That did some damage!
Kelly throws a leg kick
enabling Kadowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly throws a hook but Kadowski blocks it.
Kadowski looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Donk. Kelly catches Kadowski right on the button with a cross.
Kadowski lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kadowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kelly. That one must have hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Kadowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kadowski throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kadowski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly sends Kadowski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kelly is motioning to the referee to let Kadowski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kadowski's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Kadowski.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kadowski can do to turn this around?
Kelly throws a head kick but Kadowski moves out of range.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Kadowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly catches Kadowski with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kadowski forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Kelly!
Jim Kelly bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.