PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammed comes to the cage accompanied by Smooth Criminal Saudi edition. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!John Keynes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Muhammed
vs
Keynes

190 cm
20
211 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
221 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Keynes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Muhammed.
Muhammed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muhammed digs a good body shot into Keynes's ribs.
Donk. Muhammed catches Keynes right on the button with a cross.
Muhammed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keynes.
Muhammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keynes moves out of range of the body kick from Muhammed.
Keynes throws a head kick but Muhammed moves out of range.
Keynes misses with a looping right.
Keynes misses with a straight left.
Muhammed blocks a head kick by Keynes.
Muhammed throws a body punch but Keynes moves out of range.

Muhammed feints and as Keynes raises his hands in defense, Muhammed changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muhammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muhammed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muhammed passes into half guard.
Keynes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keynes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muhammed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muhammed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keynes defending well though.
Muhammed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Muhammed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Muhammed passes to side control.

Muhammed swings around for an armbar but Keynes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Muhammed's guard.
Muhammed has a closed guard, preventing Keynes from standing up.

Muhammed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keynes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keynes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Muhammed is looking for a triangle but Keynes pushes his legs off easily.
Muhammed is breathing heavily.
Keynes wants to stand but Muhammed is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muhammed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keynes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muhammed is keeping the position for now.
Keynes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Muhammed looking for a sweep. Not yet Muhammed, not yet.
Keynes wanted to stand there but Muhammed had control of the position.
Muhammed being controlled here, momentarily.

Muhammed looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Keynes has picked Muhammed up and slammed him! Muhammed can't keep hold of the triangle and Keynes manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed is looking for a sweep.

Keynes stands up and beckons Muhammed to his feet.
Muhammed checks the leg kick.
Keynes cracks Muhammed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keynes. That's going to slow Muhammed down.
Nice defenses there by Muhammed.
Muhammed takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Muhammed Muhammed has been cut.
Keynes drops Muhammed with a right and a left! Keynes comes rushing in but Muhammed regains his composure and manages to keep Keynes in guard.

Muhammed is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Muhammed is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Keynes frees his head nicely. Oh but Muhammed has switched to an armbar! Keynes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Muhammed Muhammed!