PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gangster Keith (ranked 23835 p4p, 4769 weight class) and Test One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith comes into the arena with Gangster's Paradise blaring out of the sound system. Gangster Keith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Keith
vs
One

210 cm
22
236
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
18
226
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gangster Keith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test One!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Keith.
Keith staying out of range there.
Keith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? One is fending him off so far but Keith persists. Nope, One circles away and we're back to standing.
Keith dives in for a single leg takedown but One sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
One displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Keith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gangster Keith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
Keith fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keith misses with a double jab.
One is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keith with a body shot.
One avoids the head kick by Keith.
Keith fails with a takedown attempt.
Test One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One throws a hook to the side of Keith's head but Keith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
One doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keith punishes One's body with a nice straight punch.
One swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
One moves out of range of the body kick.
Keith ducks under a wild hook from One.
Gangster Keith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keith shoots in and drives through. One sprawls well.
Keith ducks under a wild hook from One.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith wants to slow One down by chopping away at his legs.
One dodges the punch combination from Keith.
One let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has One pinned against the cage. One gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keith is breathing heavily.
Keith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from One.
Keith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as One sprawls well. One wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Keith gets slowly back to his feet.
One doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and One is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keith.
And Keith counters with a quick kick to the body but One blocks it.
One throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Keith with that takedown attempt.
One throws a series of punches but Keith avoids them all with ease.
One throws a sloppy body shot

and Keith counters with a shoot takedown. One fights it but they end up in guard.
Keith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Keith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
One is trying to keep Keith in close.
Keith tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keith is controlling him.
One looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keith throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
One working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from One.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Test One dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Keith closes the distance and clinches up with One, looking for a takedown. Keith pushes One against the cage but One circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Test One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keith fails with a takedown attempt.
Keith has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gangster Keith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Keith feints and as One raises his hands in defense, Keith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One trying to control the position.
Keith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One wants to get back to his feet but Keith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
One controls Keith momentarily but Keith frees himself.
One looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
One is trying to control the position from the bottom.
One looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gangster Keith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One misses the shot to the body.
One blocks the body kick.
Keith blocks a jab.
It appears Keith was looking to counter with a kick there.
Keith slips under a jab.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keith moves away.
The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Keith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. One did well to prevent Keith getting side control.
One trying to hold on to Keith's head to control him but Keith postures up.
Keith controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to roll over but Keith keeps him under control.
One has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Keith is working away from the top position though.
Keith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Keith wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
One tries to get to full guard but Keith has control of the leg.
Keith wants to free his trapped foot but One is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Keith wants to work for an arm triangle but One is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Keith prevents One from improving his position.
Keith prevents One from standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keith drops an elbow to the side of One's head.
Keith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
One has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Keith is working away from the top position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gangster Keith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

One misses with a wild body shot.
One is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
One stuffs the takedown attempt from Keith. Keith gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and One releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Keith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but One avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice side step and One releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One looks to land a left hand but Keith moved out of range nicely.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keith moves away.

Keith has managed to clinch.

One breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith tries to clinch there but One circles away.

Keith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
One is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
One is looking for a sweep.
Keith working the ground and pound but One is defending the strikes.
Keith wants to lay and pray for a moment but One keeps working.
One is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Keith stalls from top position.
One is looking for a sweep.
Keith trying to control the action but One is working from the bottom.
Gangster Keith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
One tries to escape but Keith is in control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith moves away from the strike by One.
Keith tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
Keith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gangster Keith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keith shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keith.
One throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
One throws a lazy right hand but Keith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
One displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Keith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Keith or perhaps it was just good defense by One, which made it look bad.
One now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
One misses with an uppercut.
One throws the left hand but Keith avoids the punch easily.
One swings for the body but Keith moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from One.
One looks to throw the jab but Keith is out of range.
Keith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One loads up on a big right hand but Keith slips the punch.
Keith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keith moves to clinch but One breaks away
and One counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Test One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think One 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test One!
Gangster Keith was interviewed post fight and said 'How? How Did This Happen!? I Demand a Rematch!!!'.