PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 7250 p4p, 500 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 1720 p4p, 220 weight class). Kelly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vigilante. Edwards has chosen Damian Marley - Road to Zion as his entrance music. Ife Edwards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kelly
vs
Edwards

180 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly jabs Edwards right on the nose. Edwards blinks but takes it well.
Edwards slips a jab from Kelly.
Edwards works the jab nicely.

It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Edwards tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Edwards checks it
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwards shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edwards staying out of range there.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Edwards's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Edwards cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Kelly slips under a jab from Edwards.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly tried to counter with a leg kick but Edwards avoided it.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Edwards defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Edwards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
Edwards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Edwards moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edwards throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
Kelly misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Edwards counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Edwards wants to clinch.
Kelly throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Kelly tries to work over Edwards's front leg with a kick but Edwards checks it.
Edwards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Edwards throws a fast counter high kick but Kelly manages to duck under it in time.
Donk. Kelly catches Edwards right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Edwards. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards thinks about the counter body kick.
Edwards blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Edwards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly slips under a jab from Edwards.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Kelly works Edwards's body with a nice hook.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Edwards. That snapped Kelly's head back.
Kelly throws a lazy head kick

and Edwards counters with a head kick that drops Kelly to the mat! Kelly scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Kelly is rocked!
Ned Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Edwards counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Kelly badly! He tries to strike back but Edwards puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Kelly out cold! Oh man, Kelly will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.